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Chislehurst Road, ORPINGTON, BR6 0DP

1920s housing on Chislehurst Road.

Late 1950s or early 1960s housing built in the grounds of Perry Hall House (now Perry Hall Farmhouse - see Image) in a section of the road otherwise largely developed in the 1920s.

A series of photos showing the diversity of housing in one gridsquare in outer suburbia. For others in series see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1905481. Any further information, such as building dates and what was on the sites before building, would be appreciated. Cambray Road, which the 1940 1 inch map at http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#546,166,1 shows as a close off Chislehurst Road, with the 1970 1 inch map showing as having an extension at the foot along the line of the current Perry Hall Road, which since then has been widened to form a replacement main A208 Orpington to Chislehurst road, with Cambray Road forming a link between the old and new roads.

A series of photos showing the diversity of housing in one gridsquare in outer suburbia. For others in series see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1905481. Any further information, such as building dates and what was on the sites before building, would be appreciated. Chislehurst Road, which as its name suggests was once the main Orpington to Chislehurst road, before this stretch was superseded in the 1970s (?) by Perry Hall Road, slightly further to the north. The original housing here appears to be pre war, with some subsequent in filling.

A series of photos showing the diversity of housing in one gridsquare in outer suburbia. For others in series see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1905481. Any further information, such as building dates and what was on the sites before building, would be appreciated. In contrast to the 20th century development of this gridsquare, this grade II listed building (for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064329 ) is one of the oldest buildings in Orpington, having been built in the 18th century, being the farmhouse for the farm that covered part of this area. It is a reminder that there was life before suburban sprawl!

Part of the Sandycroft Estate built around 1970 between Crofton Lane and Chislehurst Road on the site of a former orchard of the same name.

A series of photos showing the diversity of housing in one gridsquare in outer suburbia. For others in series see http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1905481. Any further information, such as building dates and what was on the sites before building, would be appreciated. Cowden Road is part of the 1970s (?) development near the junction of Crofton Lane with Chislehurst Road, in a separate section east of Mayfield Avenue.

A cul-de-sac developed in the 1950s off Sandy Lane, built on the site of what was marked on maps from 1930 to 1950 as a nursery.