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High Street, ORPINGTON, BR6 0NW

One of the exceptions to the mainly 1970s built offices/shops that line much of the eastern side of High Street is this mock Tudor parade, built in the 1950s or so. Old maps show that no 267 (now a lighting shop) once housed a library. Beyond on the left is Bancroft House (see Image).

One of the exceptions to the mainly 1970s built offices/shops that line much of the eastern side of High Street is this mock Tudor parade, built in the 1950s or so.

Work underway the Orpington High Street Improvement scheme (see below). Although initial work was on the pavements, late March/early April saw the southern end of the High Street closed to traffic for work on the roadway itself. This is the closure at the junction with Knoll Rise (on the left).

A later addition to the parades that line most of the west side of High Street, situated at the junction with Knoll Rise.

Providing access to car parking behind some of the shops.

One of a pair of foundation stones incorporated in the wall of 282 High Street (see Image). They were originally from some oast houses that were built on this site in the 1860s and in use until 1924, after which the building was converted and used as offices by "The Kentish Times" for a time. In 1938 the building was demolished and replaced by a parade of shops of which this is a part. The initials on this stone were of the two workers on the Mayfield estate (of which the oast houses were part), William Laslett and R. Pettit, and of James Wink, local churchwarden, and J. Bond, master plumber. For the other foundation stone, see Image Two other foundation stones were also originally in the oast houses but have been lost.

Part of Market Parade, one of a number of 1930s shopping parades in Orpington High Street, with shops below and housing above. Note the second shop from the right - whilst undergoing shopfitting for a new occupant (an Indian restaurant, replacing a previous tea shop), the signage for a long past previous occupant is temporarily being revealed, the hardware and ironmongers, Edmund Goodrich, a brand which disappeared in the c1990s. For closer view, see Image

Premises in Market Parade, one of a number of 1930s shopping parades in Orpington High Street, with shops below and housing above. Whilst undergoing shopfitting for a new occupant an Indian restaurant, Masala Dabbas (replacing a previous tea shop, Mystic Brew), the signage for a long past occupant is temporarily revealed, the ironmonger and hardware merchant, Edmund Goodrich, a brand which disappeared in the c1990s. For a wider view, see Image

Work underway the Orpington High Street Improvement scheme (see below). Although initial work was on the pavements, late March/early April saw the southern end of the High Street closed to traffic for work on the roadway itself. Here is one of the raised areas at the site of a light controlled crossing.