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A2016 Bronze Age Way leading to Erith
As seen from
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This dual carriage way leads from Thamesmead, towards Erith and Slade Green.
In the background is the spire of
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Image: © David Anstiss
Taken: 7 Aug 2011
0.04 miles
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Plaque on the Jubilee wall
The plaque reads:
"This wall was erected in the jubilee year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria 1887". See
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For context, see
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Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 15 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
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Clearing up the wood, St John's Church
There must have been some tree felling or storm damage here. Bits of wood were all over the place around the lych gate and in the churchyard at St John the Baptist's Church. A team with a shredder was clearing it up.
The Green Chain long distance path passes here.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 25 Sep 2023
0.04 miles
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Railway to Erith
As seen from
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This railway leads from central London (via Belvedere) to
Dartford (via Erith).
On the right is the A2016 Bronze Age Way (dual carriage way) leading from Thamesmead to Erith.
Image: © David Anstiss
Taken: 7 Aug 2011
0.04 miles
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Entrance to St John the Baptist Church, Erith
The most surprising feature about St John the Baptist Church is its setting between the busy Lower Road and West Street on one side and the dual carriageway of Bronze Age Way on the other. Despite this the churchyard is very attractive and if the traffic can be ignored then it still has the feel of the country churchyard it once was.
John Newman in The Buildings of England: West Kent and The Weald describes St John the Baptist Church as "Longish, lowish, and not very attractive inside or out. In a heavy and silly restoration of 1877, the south porch and north side were added ... all windows renewed, and the west tower largely rebuilt." There are, however, Norman traces, especially inside the chancel.
This is the entrance through the lych gate from Jessett Close.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 19 Apr 2016
0.04 miles
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Jubilee wall, Erith
The ragstone wall borders the churchyard of St John's church
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The shadow on the wall is that of the nearby footbridge
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Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 15 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
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St. John the Baptist, Erith
Image: © Chris Whippet
Taken: 30 Mar 2014
0.05 miles
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The war memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, Erith
An attractive display of bluebells sets off the war memorial. The houses beyond the churchyard are in Lower Road.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 19 Apr 2016
0.05 miles
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St John's church
parish church of St John the Baptist, Erith (Anglican) with its lych gate
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 8 Jul 2006
0.06 miles
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Brick structure at corner of Corinthian Manorway
This feature across the road from Erith parish church is a bit of a puzzle. The best guess is that it is associated with the culverted Bedon Stream, which appears to outfall through the river wall at the end of Corinthian Manorway, the road in the foreground. It is of oblong section, the small dimension is seen in this view. Perhaps it is an access to the sewer, elevated to prevent flood in the event of water backing up at high tide.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 5 Mar 2012
0.06 miles