Split over two levels in the heart of intu bromley our store is a must visit for any fan of books. Bromley farm was founded by emmet bromley for cattle ranching in 1883. The first definite reference to bromley is in the charter of 862. This probably means beohhas village in anglo saxon. His main academic interest was the history of computers. When he grew tired of the english at westminster, he would retire to this small peaceful village. The film downham a home in the country, shows downham in 1986, 30 years ago, where the older generation talk of the towns earlier time.
Search 968 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Bromley and downham old boys club the national archives. Roger ford, abbot of glastonbury, was killed at bromley palace in the year 1261, being on a journey which he took to defend the rights of his church. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This was about 42% of all the recorded bromleys in the usa. Bromley football club a centenary history by muriel v searle. Early in the creation of public housing in boston, it was decided by the boston housing authority that developments would be named for a major street or landmark in which they were located. The ancestry of the name bromley dates from the ancient anglosaxon culture of britain. Bromley surname origin locality from bromley, a small town in england, so called from brome or broom, and ley, a field or common.
It comes from when the family lived in bromley abbots or bromley bagots in staffordshire. Bishop warner was a fellow there, and for a much of the colleges earlier history, each chaplain had previously been a fellow of magdalen. It is mainly in the london borough of lewisham and partly in the london borough of bromley. The village has a long history and first appears in the parish records in 1560.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bromley common. Corporations estate in downham out of bromley or to deter them from taking a short cut thanks to. Bromley common photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Coulsdon, chipstead and woodmansterne photographic memories. Built by the lcc in 1930, it could accommodate 1,000 customers. The past and future of the bromley north branch london.
It is brought to life by the many photographs we have from the 19th century, including some that have only been identifiable through my work on the family tree. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described great bromley like this. History of great bromley, in tendring and essex map and. Libraries historic collections london borough of bromley. If youd like to dive into this librarys past, you can attend the crofton park history dropin, where you can find out what crofton. For statistics for historical units named after bromley go to units and statistics. The bromley central library is part of a large building, also containing a theatre, in the middle of bromley high street. Bromley is first recorded in a charter of 862 as bromleag and means woodland clearing where broom grows. Bromley and downham old boys club this page summarises records created by this organisation the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Allan bromley was an associate professor at the university of sydney. The towns significance was the result of its early link with the bishops of rochester who established a residence in the area at a early date. Historical records of the london borough of bromley and its predecessor authorities. Bromley football club a centenary history by muriel v.
We are the main service for tracing your family history in the london borough of bromley and its predecessor authorities. Bromley house librarys 200year anniversary was celebrated in april 2016, with its colourful history beginning in 1816, when some of the great and good of the city founded it first on carlton street, then moving to bromley house on angel row a few years later. Bromley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beckenhams history dates back at least to 1086 when it appears in the domesday book referred to as bacheham. In 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described bromley like this. Bromley borough local history society home facebook. There are already 69 users and 2,727 genealogy profiles with the bromley surname on geni. The history of bromley is closely connected with the see of rochester. Rather more recently, jane austen mentions the bell in bromley in pride and prejudice although it is not the original building and is now, for some reason, called the royal bell and for fans of her books there is the jane austen society. Downham 1986 part 3 lewisham bromley history youtube. Etymology this place is supposed to have derived its name from the saxon words bromleag, signifying a field or heath where broom grows. The living is a rectory in the diocese of st albans. Beckenham soon developed into a significant village administered from the manor house opposite the church. A view of the old palace, as it appeared in 1756, was engraved for hasteds history of kent.
A further thousand homes were added in north downham in 1937. A history of the nottingham subscription library, more generally known as bromley house library john russell on. We are proud of our rich 200 year history and years of experience offering comfortable. Discover book depositorys huge selection of william bromley cadogan books online. The senior citizens of downham in 1986 talk of earlier times. Other genealogy records include birth, marriage and death records as well as biographies, military records, family history books, and historical newspapers. Oct 15, 2005 bromley park today is one half of the twentythree acre public housing development in the north end of jamaica plain known as bromley heath. It is not without errors, ive never seen any historical record that is, but considering when it was written, 1911, long before computers and all the other difficulties of communication and transportation of those days, it is a remarkable work. Find out the opening times and contact details for downham library, and see what events are. The tavern was built in 1920 and was licensed for 1200 people. In the early 17th century it became home to king james i who built a palace and scottish settlement. The branch line from grove park to bromley north is only one and a half miles long. Yes the wall was at the bottom of valeswood road i think that it was built to divide the haves from the have nots.
Traffic by london standards is pretty minimal and indeed there is. Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts 1 we have not used ocroptical character recognition. The true story of supporting the worst football team in britain by roberts, dave isbn. This was about 42% of all the recorded bromley s in the usa.
New york had the highest population of bromley families in 1840. If you need to rest your head in a hotel in bromley, kent, look no further than the bromley court. Bromley tended hundreds of acres of farmland until the early 20th century, according to researchers with history colorado. Libraries london borough of bromley bromley council. Historical archives of pubs in bromley, kent, england. The nottingham subscription library was founded on 1 april 1816 at carlton street. The bromley family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Bromley is a large town in greater london, england, and the principal town of the london borough of bromley.
Rate book, strongs and kellys directory entries for the brickfield. Explore bromley genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. A centenary history by searle, muriel v and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It has but two stations excluding grove park itself and those two are ridiculously close to each other. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more.
Explore the bromley family history for the english origin. More of the well known british snobbery that was rife at the time. A brief history and profile of downham, a cottage estate, earlier referred to as a garden city, situated midway between catford and bromley. An etymological dictionary of family and christian names with an essay on their derivation and import. Bromley historic collections is leading the heritage lottery funded project caring for the casualties of the first world war in bromley this project aims to discover the people, places and organisations that cared for both military and civilian casualties of the first world war in the bromley area. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of bromley in kent map and description, a vision of britain through time. Soon thereafter, the perry family began constructing a home on the property. According to the guinness book of records the downham tavern, which stood on. Our online searchable catalogue contains descriptions of the london borough of bromleys archives and museum collections. We meet at kings church, the green, downham way, bromley br1 5ls. Named bromleag, it is believed to mean the clearing where the broom bushes grow. Where to watch birds in the london borough of bromley and a checklist of the birds of the bromley area with details of birds recorded in the borough from 1976. Downhams quaint library is located next to downham health and leisure centre. Traffic by london standards is pretty minimal and indeed there is no service on sundays.
Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the bromley surname. There are also primitive methodist and wesleyan chapels. Bromley park today is one half of the twentythree acre public housing development in the north end of jamaica plain known as bromley heath. Bromley itself is derived from the old english word bromleigh which means clearing where brambles are found. Allan george bromley was born on 1 february 1947 and named after his uncle allan, who was killed in new guinea during world war ii, and his father george, who died on 8 august 1962. The prime meridian passes just to the west of downham. In 1840 there were 43 bromley families living in new york. South london libraries bookworms will love digging into in 2019. Jan 25, 20 the branch line from grove park to bromley north is only one and a half miles long. If you wish to learn about bromley origins and history in the united states i know of no other publication that provides so much information on the subject. I was a member of the bromley and downham boys club which was just a few metres from the great wall.
The church is a fine building of flint, rubble, and brick, chiefly in the perpendicular style. Bromley great, a village and a parish in tendring district, essex. The catalogue contains over 40,000 archive entries and 20,000 museum objects including. Find details such as family relationships, age, residence, occupation, year of immigration to the u. Bromley central library libraries high street, bromley.
Great bromley lodge is a chief residence, for many years in the possession of the unwin family. This home, called the landmark, still stands today on. Bromley bybow was one of the ancient tower hamlets required by law in the 16th century to provide yeomen for the tower of london. The settlement of bromley can be traced to the year 1784, when prettyman perry received a land grant from the united states government of 2,000 acres. As much as the varieties of sizes of book and height of bookshelves will allow, bromley houses own collection of local history is housed in the standfast library, although the gems of this collection are in the glass fronted cupboard next to the counter. The area of southend, even as late as 1924, was described in the official guide as a lovely rural place. According to the guinness book of records the downham tavern, which stood on downham way, was the largest public house in england. Book your free no obligation expert valuation here. Bromley suffered from periodic flooding throughout its history. Welcome to the bromley family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Downham is a district of southeast london, england, within the london borough of lewisham. The most bromley families were found in the uk in 1891. Bromleybybow was one of the ancient tower hamlets required by law in the 16th century to provide yeomen for the tower of london.
Great bromley, essex genealogy heraldry and history. A history of the nottingham subscription library, more. It straddled bromley road, the main road from kent into london, by which fruit and vegetables were transported to the markets. Brighton works to restore historic bromley farm for events. The downham estate provides an example of the programme of building council housing occurring in britain between the first and second world wars. It borders the london borough of bromley, and is located north of bromley and south of catford. Previous to this time, bromley residents who wished to attend high school enrolled in the ludlow schools. The downham tavern used to have a place in the guinness book of records as britains largest. The bromley family this is my paternal grandfathers family in all its glory. The downham estate is a london county council cottage estate in downham, south east london.
Bromley council provide a short history of bromley borough at this page. Downham was named in honour of lord downham, who was chairman of the london county council between 191920. A new bromley elementary school was constructed in 1950 by the kenton county school district. Check out the bromley history and family crestcoat of arms. For myself, i was able to see where my great grandfather birth is recorded and trace my family history back all the way to luke bromley arriving in america from england.
The downham tavern used to have a place in the guinness book of records as britains largest pub. We hold a number of national and local sources as well as an extensive collection of family history books and journals including guides to carrying out genealogical research. It possesses a college for clergymens widows, and a medicinal spring. You could also contact the beckenham bookshop for books on the subject. This segment features kays drapers shop which was due to close down shortly after this film was made. Come and lose yourself in one of our fiction alcoves or have an adventure in space in our very own tintin rocket on the dedicated childrens floor. It shares this old english etymology with great bromley in essex, but not with the bromley in tower hamlets. This library gives you no excuse not to join a book club. Page 43 church was erected in the year 1835, containing 323 sittings, and in consequence of a grant from the incorporated society for promoting the enlargement, building and repairing of churches and chapels, 193 of that number are hereby declared to be free and unappropriated for ever. Great bromley lodge is a chief residence, for many years in. It borders the london borough of bromley, and is located north of bromley. Road names were taken from old field names and, for no recorded reason, from devon resorts and arthurian legend. It was a planned suburb built by the london county council lcc on a green field site between catford and bromley. History of the brickfield and local area friends of havelock rec.
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