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The station was originally named Chislehurst and Bickley Park when it was first opened on 1 July 1865: the South Eastern Railway had opened part of its cut-off line to Dover on that date. On 2 March 1868 a new station was opened south of the original on completion of the cut-off to Tonbridge. At the beginning of the 20th century the tracks ...
Napoleon III (1808–1873), last Emperor of France, lived and died in exile at Camden Place in Chislehurst [3] William Pitt the Elder, Earl of Chatham (1708–1778), statesman, lived and died at Hayes Place, a former house in Hayes [7] William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), statesman and Prime Minister, born in his father's house in Hayes [7]
The railway lines of Chislehurst Junction are used as the boundaries of three electoral wards, and three postcode districts in the BR postcode area, they are, Bickley, BR1 to the west, Chislehurst, BR7 to the north and Petts Wood, BR5 to the southeast; this also makes it the boundary between the two parliament constituencies, of Bromley and ...
Chislehurst Common is an open space in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London. It is jointly managed with St Paul's Cray Common. The common was used for cricket matches in the 18th century. It was the home venue of Chislehurst Cricket Club which played several known matches against London Cricket Club from 1738
The buildings at the north end of Ruislip High Street, Nos 1 to 15, the Duck House restaurant and the Swan public house, which has since been operated as Cafe Rouge, form the core of the original village and are Grade II listed. [13] This area formed the village square, [56] at the junction of the High Street, Bury Street and Eastcote Road. The ...
Rambler (automobile) and Nash Rambler, American automobile brands made by Thomas B. Jeffery Company (1900–1914), Nash Motors (1950–1957), and AMC (1958–1969) Holiday Rambler, an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles; HMS Rambler, four ships of the Royal Navy; Rambler 100, a racing yacht that capsized in the Fastnet Race on 15 ...
Remains of the manor house of Scadbury. Scadbury is a historic manor in the parish of Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley, England.Much of the estate is preserved today as Scadbury Park, a 300-acre (120 ha) Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. [1]
The Muddy Basin Ramblers are a jug band formed in 2002 [1] by a group of American and British expats residing in Taipei, Taiwan. Their music is heavily influenced by 1920s and 1930s blues , jazz , and traditional string bands . [ 2 ]