Brockley
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London borough	Lewisham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
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Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE4
Dialling code	020
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Coordinates: 51°27′10″N 0°02′04″W / 51.4529, -0.0345 Brockley could be: Brockley, London Brockley, Somerset Brockley, Suffolk Brockley Combe Brockley Coomb Brockley Hall Stables SSSI Brockley Whins Category: ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The SE (South Eastern) postcode area, also known as the London SE postcode area[2], is the part of the London postal district covering much of south east London, England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... 020 is the dial code for Greater London in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Brockley is an area of the London Borough of Lewisham in England. Situated about 5 miles (8 km) south east of London Charing Cross, it is covered by London postal district SE4. The name 'Brockley' is derived from either 'Broca's woodland clearing', or a wood where badgers are seen (broc is the Old English for badger). and lies on the old boundary between the Lewisham and Deptford parishes in the county of Kent, becoming a part of the county of London when the London County Council (LCC) was formed in 1889. In 1965 the LCC became the Greater London Council GLC and the old Metropolitan Borough of Deptford (including Brockley) was absorbed into the newly formed London Borough of Lewisham. The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The back of Charing Cross railway station showing the additions designed by Terry Farrell. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ... Map of SE postal districts SE4 is the postcode for Brockley and part of Ladywell in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Genera  Arctonyx  Melogale  Meles  Mellivora  Taxidea For other uses, see Badger (disambiguation). ... Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... This article is about the district in London. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... The term GLC may refer to: Greater London Council Great Lakes Commission This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Deptford was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. ... The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms part of Inner London. ...

The oldest surviving house in the area is the 'Stone House' on Lewisham Way (opposite Lewisham College) built in 1773 by the architect George Dance the Younger. Most of the area remained agricultural until the mid nineteenth century, the most notable building of the time being the 'Brockley Jack',(since rebuilt) a hostelry reputed to be a favourite amongst highwaymen. Brockley Hall (demolished 1931) stood nearby and this area formed the original small hamlet of Brockley. The name Crofton Park was invented by the railway company and has no historical significants. The market gardens were famous for the enormous Victoria rhubarb which were fertilised by night soil from London. There were orchards too and some ancient pear trees survive in local gardens. Until the late 19th century a small stream flowed northward from Crofton Park and east of Malpas Rd to join the Thames via Deptford Creek. Stone House is one of the oldest and most distinctive buildings in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Lewisham College is a further education college in Lewisham, south-east London. ... George Dance the Younger (1741 - 14 January 1825) was a British architect and surveyor. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ... Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe robbers who targeted people traveling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... Crofton Park is the southern part of Brockley, SE4 which is a postal district of London, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... The River Ravensbourne is a tributary of the River Thames in South London, England. ...

Industrial development arrived in 1809 in the form of the Croydon Canal running fron Croydon to Bermondsey. This was later filled in and replaced by the London & Croydon railway line which runs through the original canal cutting between Brockley and New Cross Gate stations. The west side of the cutting now forms a woodland nature reserve managed by the London Wildlife Trust. Some of the oldest houses in Brockley are the tiny cottages which form a small terrace on Coulgate street. These are believed to date from 1833 and were probably originally associated with the canal. Until the 1920s Brockley Lane Station provided access to the Nunhead to Lewisham railway line and the remains of the old station entrance are still visible at Brockley Cross. The Croydon Canal ran 9. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The London & Croydon Railway (L&C) was incorporated in 1835, and the line to West Croydon was opened June 5 1839. ... Brockley railway station is on the railway line between London Bridge and Brighton, but only served by local trains between London and Caterham and between London and West Croydon, and by the London Bridge to London Victoria loop line via Crystal Palace. ... Historic image of New Cross Gate Station from 1989 New Cross Gate station is a London Underground and railway station in New Cross. ... London Wildlife Trust is one of 47 UK Wildlife Trusts which form a nationwide network of local nature conservation charities. ... Crest of the LCDR on the first Blackfriars Railway Bridge The London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) was a railway company that operated in south-eastern England between 1859 and 1923 before grouping with three other companies to form the Southern Railway. ...

In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the Wickham and Drake families developed the north of Brockley with large villas, terraces and semi-detached houses. Development started around Lewisham Way in the 1860's and spread south toward Hilly Fields. Open land remained south of Brockley Grove into the early 1930's.

Many grand houses in Brockley were occupied by the owners and managers of factories in neighbouring industrial areas ie Deptford and Bermondsey etc. For example at 63 Breakespears Rd lived Edwin Watts, who owned 'ER Watts and Son', a mathematical instrument making company in Camberwell Rd. Charles Booth's Map of London Poverty (1900) describes the residents of Wickham Rd and Breakspears Rd as "well-to-do" or "wealthy". The terraced streets west of Brockley Rd where more mixed: "comfortable and poor" (the very poor lived east of Deptford High Street,an area which Booth considered one of the poorest neighbourhoods in London). (Godfrey 2002) Rt. ... Life and Labour of the People of London was a book by Charles Booth. ...

Brockley contains three fine churches: St Peter's, Wickham Rd (Completed 1870) St Andrews, Brockley Rd (1882) originally a Presbyterian Church, which contains the modern stained glass New Cross Fire memorial window (2002) and St Hilda's, Crofton Park 1908. The latter was designed by J E Newberry in the Arts and Crafts movement style and still contains its original interior .^[1] Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... On Sunday 18 January 1981, 13 young black people, all between the ages of 15 and 20 years old, were killed in a fire at a birthday party at 439 New Cross Road, in South East London. ... Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ...

After World War I Brockley began to lose its exclusivity as the wealthy began to move away, to the fresher air of the newer suburbs around Bromley and Beckenham. The typical inter-war houses in Upper Brockley Gardens and on Harefield Rd are clearly more modest than their Victorian neighbours. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Beckenham is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

The Rivoli Ballroom (originally a cinema) dates from 1913 and has an outstanding Art-Deco interior, which has featured in many films, videos and fashion shoots (see Guardian Magazine 10 Nov 07). In 2007 The White Stripes played a secret gig there. The Rivoli Ballroom is one of the few remaining ballrooms in London, England. ... The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928–1930 City Hall of Buffalo, New York, an Art Deco building Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1920 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as... This article is about the American duo. ...

The area suffered significant V-1 flying bomb and other bomb damage in World War II and the post-war blocks of council flats at the south end of Wickham Rd and at the west end of Adelaide Ave are evidence of this. During the war an anti-aircraft gun implacement was located on Hilly Fields. After the war many of the big houses became sub-divided for multiple occupation. In the 1950s and 1960s these houses provided accommodation for the newly arrived African-Caribbean population, many of whom found employment in nearby Deptford and New Cross. In 1948, 5 passangers bound for England from Jamaica on the Empire Windrush gave Wickham road as their intended address on arrival in London.(Anim-Addo 1995) The V-1 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1) was the first guided missile used in war and the forerunner of todays cruise missile. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... This article is about the district in London. ... , New Cross is a district on the north tip of the London Borough of Lewisham. ... The Empire Windrush The Empire Windrush was a ship that is an important part of the history of multiracialism in the United Kingdom. ...

Much of north Brockley was designated a Conservation Area in 1974 and in the same year the Brockley Society was formed with the aim of preserving and protecting the character of the area. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ...

The 1970's saw the begining of a 'bohemian' influx of artists, designers, musicians and students attracted by the rambling, neglected and (at the time cheap) Victorian housing and the close proximity to Goldsmiths College and Camberwell School of Art. Some artists even built studios in their large gardens. In the 1990's, 68 Wickham Rd was the scene of many legendary parties and events hosted by musician and club promoter Simon Palmer. Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. ... Goldsmiths College (founded in 1891 by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as Goldsmiths Technical and Recreative Institute) has been a part of the federal University of London since 1904, when it took its current name. ... Categories: Stub | University of the Arts London | Art schools | Visual arts in the United Kingdom ...

By the late 1990's SE London's 'best kept secret' was being well and truly 'discovered' by young professionals trading in their flats in north and west London for more spacious accommodation in a greener environment. The planned East London Line Extension is encouraging new residential development around Brockley Cross. In 2002 the Brockley Cross Action Group was set up with the aim of influencing the regeneration of the Brockley Cross area and has been instrumental in the restoration of Brockley Common east of the station. The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ...

Blythe Hill from Hilly Fields

Although mainly urban and residential in character, there are several open green spaces in the area, amongst them Blythe Hill, Brockley (formerly Deptford) and Ladywell Cemetery(opened in 1858) and Hilly Fields. The latter was saved from development by the Commons Preservation Society and local groups in the 1880s and 1890s (including Octavia Hill, one of the founders of the National Trust). In 1896, after being bought with the proceeds of private donations and funding from the London County Council, the fields were transformed from old brickpits and ditches into a park. The park became a regular meeting place for the Suffragette movement between 1907 and 1914. The old West Kent Grammar School (then later renamed Brockley County Grammar School), now Prendergast School, a Grade II listed building, is situated at the top of the hill (with listed murals dating from the 1930s by Charles Mahoney, Evelyn Dunbar and other students of the Royal College of Art, considered some of the best examples in the country of the Neo-Romantic style. Close by, a stone circle was erected in 2000 as a millennium project by a group of local artists, which won a Civic Trust Award in 2004. The Hilly Fields Midsummer Fayre has been running for over 30 years and is a much celebrated annual community event. At 160ft above sea level Hilly Fields has views from Shooters Hill to Crystal Palace and the North Downs in Kent. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 149 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Brockley ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 149 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Brockley ... Octavia Hill (Wisbech, 1838 - 1912) was an English social reformer, particularly concerned with the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, specifically London, in the second half of the 19th century. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette (also occasionally spelled suffraget) was given to members of the womens suffrage movement, originally in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Prendergast School, is an all girls secondary school, located in Hilly Fields Lewisham. ... The Forth Bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler, opened in 1890, and now owned by Network Rail, is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland. ... The Darwin Building at Kensington Gore The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a university in London, England. ... The term neo-romanticism is synonymous with post-Romanticism or late Romanticism. ... Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Civic Trust of England and Wales is a charitable organisation founded in 1957. ... Shooters Hill is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. ... For other uses, see Crystal Palace. ... Geology of the South East, Chalk is light green (6) A cross-section , showing the Wealden Dome, and relating it to the towns of Kent The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills located in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Hampshire through Surrey...

The Lewisham Art House housed in a grand Edwardian building (which was formerly Deptford Library) on Lewisham Way, provides art classes, studio and exhibition space. The library building is a Carnegie Library made possible by the philanthropy of the indrustialist Andrew Carnegie. It opened in 1914 and is designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas.^[2] Each summer local artists host a thriving Brockley Open Studios weekend. Since 2004 Brockley has also hosted the Brockley Max festival involving many local musicians and performers. The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period 1901 to 1910, the reign of King Edward VII. It is sometimes extended to include the period to the start of World War I in 1914 or even the end of the war in 1918. ... A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ... Andrew Carnegie (last name pronounced IPA: )[1] (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of Pittsburghs Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ... Sir Alfred Brunwell Thomas (1868-1948) was an architect born in Virginia Water, Surrey who trained at Westminister Art School and became an exponent of the Baroque Revival, a style of architecture prevelant for public buildings in the early years of the 20th Century. ...

Combined with neighbouring Ladywell ward, Brockley has 6 Green Party councillors making it politically one of 'greenest' districts in the country. Ladywell is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... A Green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of Green politics. ...

Famous Residents

• Rosie Barnes, MP for Greenwich (1987 - 1992), Chief Executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (1996 - date), lives on Tressillian Road.
• Alan Brownjohn, the poet and novelist attended Brockley County School
• Kate Bush, the singer, lived on Wickham Road
• Gabrielle, the singer, lived in Brockley
• David Haig, the Actor and writer, lives on the corner of Harefield and Wickham Road.
• Matt Hales, singer, songwriter of Aqualung ^[3]
• Darren Johnson, Green Party politician
• David Jones, modernist poet and artist, was born in Brockley in 1895 and lived in Howson Road for much of his earlier life. He attended Camberwell School of Art in 1909.
• Lily Langtry, the actress and mistress of King Edward VII, lived at 42, Wickham Road ^[4]
• Marie Lloyd, the music hall singer, lived at 196 Wickham Terrace in 1891-2. ^[5]
• David Lodge (author), grew up in Brockley and writes about the area in his novels The Picturegoers and Therapy.
• Tony Malone (designer), A frequent local resident, having family ties to the area, but recently moved to neighbouring Deptford
• Sybil Phoenix, former Mayoress of Lewisham and first black woman to receive the M.B.E., to become a Freeman of the City of London and Freeman of the Borough of Lewisham, local resident.
• Montague Summers, eccentric writer, taught at Brockley County School
• Edgar Wallace, author and original screenwriter of King Kong, lived at 6 Tresillian Crescent, Brockley, between 1900 and 1932.
• Sir Willard White (C.B.E), famous opera singer, born Jamaica 1946, once lived in Montague Avenue, Brockley.
• Henry Williamson, writer and author of Tarka the Otter, was born in 1895 at 66 Braxfield Rd and lived at 21 Eastern Road, Brockley, during his childhood in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He describes turn of the century Brockley in great detail in his semi-autobiographical novels, The Dark Lantern and Donkey Boy.
• Shaun Wright-Phillips, the footballer, grew up in Brockley and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College.
• Members of the band indigo Moss are known to have at some point lived in this area.
• Athlete (band),(formed 1999) keyboard player Tim Wanstall grew up around and still lives in Brockley. The band used to rehearse at the Bear Cafe in Deptford High St.
• Anita Klein, artist and printmaker has lived in Brockley for many years.
• Emily Davidson, suffragette, born Blackheath 1872 died at the Epsom Derby in 1913 after stepping in front of the kings horse. Lived for a time in Brockley.
• Paul Theroux, His 1976 novel The Family Arsenal is set in Cliff Terrace off St Johns Vale.
• Nick Nicely, Musician. His 1982 cult psychedelic classic Hilly Fields was inspired by the park of the same name.
• Paul Drury, Artist, born Tressillian Rd 1903. Taught Goldsmiths College of Art.
• Bobby Valentino: singer; songwriter; musician and actor has lived in Brockley for the past 30 years. He is best known as the co-writer and violinist of the Bluebells it single "Young at Heart".
• The comedian Spike Milligan (1918-2002), lived at 50 Riseldine Road (which is on the cusp of Crofton Park and Honor Oak) after coming to England from India in the 1930s.

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A Green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of Green politics. ... David Jones CH (November 1, 1895-1974) was both an artist and one of the most important first generation British modernist poets. ... Categories: Stub | University of the Arts London | Art schools | Visual arts in the United Kingdom ... Lillie Langtry (née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, nicknamed the Jersey Lily) (13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929) was a British actress born on the island of Jersey in 1853. ... Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (9 November 1841&#8211;6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (February 12, 1870 - October 7, 1922), was a British music-hall singer . ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... David Lodge (born January 28, 1935 at London, England) is a British author. ... The Picturegoers (1960) is the first novel by British novelist David Lodge. ... Therapy (1995) is a novel by British author David Lodge. ... Tony Malone, 10 October 2006, © www. ... This article is about the district in London. ... Motto: Domine dirige nos Latin: Lord, guide us Shown within Greater London Sovereign state Constituent country Region Greater London Status City and Ceremonial County Admin HQ Guildhall Government  - Leadership see text  - Mayor David Lewis  - MP Mark Field  - London Assembly John Biggs Area  - Total 1. ... Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 - 10 August 1948) was an eccentric British author and clergyman. ... Prendergast School upper site Prendergast School is a Comprehensive girls secondary school, located on Hilly Fields, Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... The Mixer (1927), 1962 Arrow paperback edition. ... King Kong in the 1933 film. ... Henry Williamson (December 1, 1895 - August 13, 1977), prolific English author known for his natural and social history novels. ... Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a novel by Henry Williamson. ... Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. ... Haberdashers Askes Hatcham College was formerly a Grammar school, then a comprehensive City Technology College, now an Academy operating between two sites near New Cross Gate in South-East London. ... indigo Moss are a Alternative, Rock and Roll, Bluegrass band based in London, England. ... Athlete is an indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott (lead vocals and guitar), Carey Willetts (bass and backing vocals), Stephen Roberts (drums and backing vocals) and Tim Wanstall (keyboards and backing vocals). ... Emily Davison from Northumberland County Council, retrieved 23rd Feb 2006</ref> – June 8, 1913 Epsom) is remembered as the woman who died by throwing herself under the hoofs of Anmer, King George Vs horse on June 4, 1913 at the Epsom Derby in support of the British suffragette movement. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette (also occasionally spelled suffraget) was given to members of the womens suffrage movement, originally in the United Kingdom. ... Blackheath is a suburb of London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... 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Nearest places

• Crofton Park
• Catford
• Deptford
• Greenwich
• Honor Oak
• Ladywell
• Lewisham
• New Cross
• Nunhead
• Sydenham

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Nearest railway stations

• Brockley railway station
• Crofton Park railway station
• Ladywell railway station
• St Johns railway station

Brockley railway station is on the railway line between London Bridge and Brighton, but only served by local trains between London and Caterham and between London and West Croydon, and by the London Bridge to London Victoria loop line via Crystal Palace. ... Crofton Park railway station is in Crofton Park, near Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. ... Ladywell railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 3. ... St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham, in southeast London. ...

References in popular culture

Linton Kwesi Johnson mentions Brockley in his poem "Inglan Is A Bitch". He spells it "Brackly" as this is roughly how it sounds in Jamaican patois: Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, in Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British-based Dub poet. ... Patois, although without a formal definition in linguistics, can be used to describe a language considered as nonstandard. ...

dem a have a lickle facktri up inna Brackly

inna disya facktri all dem dhu is pack crackry

fi di laas fifteen years dem get mi laybah

now awftah fifteen years mi fall out a fayvah

The musician Nick Nicely’s 1982 cult psychedelic track “Hilly Fields” was inspired by the park of the same name. Drum and bass artist Remarc made a record called "Sound Murderer (Loafin' in Brockley)" on Juno Records in the mid-1990s. Another drum and bass artist, Chris Inperspective has a track called "Brockley Central". Nick Nicely is a British musician. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Juno Records is a UK-based online dance music retail store, selling vinyl records, CDs, music downloads and music accessories. ...

External links

• Brockley Community website
• Brockley Community Church
• Brockley Jack Theatre
• Brockley Max Festival
• The Brockley Society
• Edgar Wallace's Home in Brockley
• The Edgar Wallace Collection
• South London Guide to Brockley
• Brockley Open Studios
• Brockley Cross Action Group
• Brockley Stone Circle
• Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries
• Moonbow Jakes Coffee Bar

References

1. ^ http://www.croftonpark.com/sainthildas/archive/1900-1919.htm
2. ^ http://www.arthouse.dircon.co.uk/Arthouse/Arthouse%20NEW%20website/history.html
3. ^ Guardian Film and Music Pages Film & Music: Pop: Beetle mania: Chris Salmon 29 June 2007
4. ^ http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9E839563-78A8-496E-8643-E0625BFC6181/0/BrockleyCAA4_112.pdf Lewisham Government Guide to the Conservation Area 2006
5. ^ http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9E839563-78A8-496E-8643-E0625BFC6181/0/BrockleyCAA4_112.pdf Lewisham Government Guide to the Conservation Area 2006

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