IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0JG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to High Street, BR6 0JG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (299 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Elm Villas
A terrace of houses built in 1898 at the north end of the High Street. So called because of the elm trees that used to line the road here.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 25 Jun 2008
0.01 miles
2
7 - 9 High Street
A motor cycle business and a music shop in a former house at the north end of High Street.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 16 Nov 2011
0.02 miles
3
River Park View
A small development at the northern end of Orpington High Street, backing on to Priory Gardens near the ponds which serve as the source of the River Cray.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 21 Oct 2011
0.03 miles
4
High Street
Late Victorian housing at the north end of High Street.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 19 Mar 2013
0.03 miles
5
Petrol and tyres
The reason for including this very ordinary scene is that it is near the site of the garage built by Frank Smith and Jack Milroy in 1912. Here they created the Orpington Car, a two-seater convertible, with a dickey seat, and a 10 horsepower engine, first shown at the 1920 Motor Show. It won a number of awards, but was killed off by competition from mass production, with the last one being produced in 1925.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 3 Dec 2007
0.03 miles
6
West House
Small office block in High Street. This was the site of the original Orpington Baptist Church built in 1882 which was demolished in the late 1970s following completion of new premises off Station Road (see Image), the building of which was finished in two phases, ending in 1967 and 1977 respectively.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 11 May 2012
0.04 miles
7
Water channel in Priory Gardens, Orpington
This water channel is next to the lake in Priory Gardens. Priory Gardens is named after The Priory, a fine example of a medieval hall house just to the south of the gardens. The house was acquired by Orpington Urban District Council in 1947, and now houses a museum and until recently a public library. The garden forms an attractive public park, and contains the natural lake which is the source of the River Cray.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 5 Aug 2011
0.04 miles
9
Priory Pond
A side pond to the main area of water in Priory Gardens. The houses on the left are in River Park View (see Image).
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 3 May 2013
0.04 miles
10
Kelsey House redevelopment
Completed redevelopment of the former Kelsey House site for affordable housing.
Image: © Ian Capper
Taken: 13 Jun 2012
0.05 miles