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Historical Pictures of Blackheath

Blackheath and surrounding areas



"The country road from Blackheath to Lewisham in about 1823" from The London Encyclopaedia



Description:

"Blackheath is a comparatively new village which grew up in the 1820's to cater for the middle classes moving into the area prior to which there had only been a few cottages and two pubs. Development increased with the coming of the railway in 1849."







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