Sunday 28 July 2024

The history of Eltham in just 20 objects ........Nu 2 eight miles to London Bridge

The challenge is to write a history of Eltham in just 20 objects which are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random.

Anyone who wants to nominate their own is free to do so, just add a description in no more than 200 words and send it to me.

So here we are with a mile stone announcing that it is just eight miles to London Bridge, and reminds us that for most of its history Eltham was a place in its own right and only relatively recently became a part of London.

Location; Eltham, London

Picture; courtesy of Jean Gammons

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 April 2023 at 14:22

    Outside the Chequers

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  2. Anonymous29 April 2023 at 10:18

    My old pub

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  3. Anonymous9 February 2024 at 17:34

    In St John’s Church the Parish Church of Eltham is The uniform of the Parish Beadle of Royal Eltham worn by my Grandfather in 1925. Traditionally the local law authority in the Parish long before the inception of the modern police. Part of his traditional duties was to keep beggars away from the Parish boundaries. The Poor Law supported the local poor. His staff of office was used to beat the men awake during the vicars sermon attached to it was a feather to tickle the women awake during the sermon. He was also responsible for supervising the ducking of nagging wives.

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