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Hayfield Road, ORPINGTON, BR5 2DN

Late 1920s or early 1930s housing built in to cut part of the corner of a large bend in the former Poverest Road (now Marion Crescent and part of Cray Valley Road).

A large primary school in an enviable semi-rural location, with obviously happy children enjoying their lunch break.

Road linking St Mary Cray with Petts Wood. Old maps show a narrow lane leading from St Mary Cray to Poverest Farm, situated where Poverest Baptist Church (see Image) now stands. However, although the present road followed the route of part of this lane, the section here was on the route of a footpath, the original lane following the route of what is now Marion Crescent. The area was developed before or after the Second World War, although exact timing is unclear: the 1944 Kent XVI NE 6" map based on 1938 revisions has housing shown in outline, whereas the 1946 London Sheet T also based on 1938 revisions still shows open countryside. The former map shows this section as Sherwood Road, consistent with the Robin Hood theme of much of the area, with the Poverest Road name still being applied to the then largely undeveloped Marion Crescent. By the 1960s, the names had changed, presumably reflecting the through road status of Poverest Road.

Road linking St Mary Cray with Petts Wood. Old maps show a narrow lane leading from St Mary Cray to Poverest Farm, situated where Poverest Baptist Church (see Image) now stands. However, although the present road followed the route of part of this lane, the section here was on the route of a footpath, the original lane following the route of what is now Marion Crescent. The area was developed before or after the Second World War, although exact timing is unclear: the 1944 Kent XVI NE 6" map based on 1938 revisions has housing shown in outline, whereas the 1946 London Sheet T also based on 1938 revisions still shows open countryside. The former map shows this section as Sherwood Road, consistent with the Robin Hood theme of much of the area, with the Poverest Road name still being applied to the then largely undeveloped Marion Crescent. By the 1960s, the names had changed, presumably reflecting the through road status of Poverest Road.

Road built partly in the late 1930s and partly in the late 1940s/early 1950s connecting Cray Avenue and Poverest Road. This is the later section, with a distinctive standard design of housing used in parts of this road, Threntham Drive and Tillingbourne Green.

Late 1920s or early 1930s housing built in to cut part of the corner of a large bend in the former Poverest Road (now Marion Crescent and part of Cray Valley Road).

The road descends from this point into the Cray Valley south of St Mary Cray station.

Part of an area south of Poverest Road developed before or after the Second World War, although exact timing is unclear: the 1944 Kent XVI NE 6" map based on 1938 revisions shows much of the area with housing shown in outline, whereas the 1946 London Sheet T also based on 1938 revisions still shows open countryside. Most of the road names in the area have connections with Robin Hood, inspired by the name of an area of woodland called Robin Hood Shaw which was on part of the site.

Road linking St Mary Cray with Petts Wood. Old maps show a narrow lane leading from St Mary Cray to Poverest Farm, situated where Poverest Baptist Church (see Image) now stands. However, although the present road followed the route of part of this lane, the section here was on the route of a footpath, the original lane following the route of what is now Marion Crescent. The area was developed before or after the Second World War, although exact timing is unclear: the 1944 Kent XVI NE 6" map based on 1938 revisions has housing shown in outline, whereas the 1946 London Sheet T also based on 1938 revisions still shows open countryside. The former map shows this section as Sherwood Road, consistent with the Robin Hood theme of much of the area, with the Poverest Road name still being applied to the then largely undeveloped Marion Crescent. By the 1960s, the names had changed, presumably reflecting the through road status of Poverest Road.