Beckenham Collection

Langley Park Golf Club, Beckenham
Series of caricatures of the members of Langley Park golf club in Beckenham, Kent which opened in 1910, and was originally known as Parklangley Club

The late Charles Darwin
Article on Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) with illustrations of his statue at the Natural History Museum, the exterior of his house at Down, near Beckenham, his study and green-house

Beckenham Place, Blackheath, London, the seat of John Cator Esq. This mansion dates from the mid 1770s

Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Photograph of Railway Hotel, Beckenham, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Jolly Woodman PH, Beckenham, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Margaret Finchs cottage
View of Margaret Finchs cottage on Gipsy Hill in 1808. She was called Queen of the Gypsies. She died in 1740 and was buried at Beckenham Parish Church where she had for many years sat at the Lych

Mural decorations in the Beckenham British Restaurant during the Second World War, on the theme of Wind in the Willows and carried out by the local art school

Beckenham Cottage Hospital, Kent. Date: 1909

Photograph of Bricklayers Arms, Beckenham, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Bridge on the road to Beckenham, Kent. 1827

St Georges Church, Beckenham, Kent (south-east London). Depicted here before December 1790, when a storm destroyed the steeple. circa 1780s

The Porch of Beckenham Church-yard, Kent. 1827

Man Reading 1940S
Grandfather sits in his armchair reading a copy of the Beckenham Journal, keeping up with the wartime news. Lots of public information leaflets, etc. are to hand. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Rail Accident Beckenham
Wreckage from the rail accident near Beckenham, on the London, Chatham and Dover railway line Date: 1866

Villa at Beckenham
A domestic villa at Beckenham, Kent - a substantial home on the outskirts of London Date: 1838

Bystander annual mixed foursome, Beckenham, Kent
People gathering at the Bystander annual mixed foursome at the Foxgrove Golf Club in Beckenham, Kent. Those attending include Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer

Suffrage N. U. W. S.s Croydon Branch 1909
Suffrage N.U.W.S.S Croydon Branch 1909. In November 1909, the Croydon Branch of the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies organised a Suffrage Week

Guard Room, Oakwood, Beckenham (Daytime). 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Guard Room, Oakwood Beckenham (Night Guard). 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Children at Beckenham Home, Kent
Young residents of St Hildas Home For Girls, Crescent Road, Beckenham. The home was opened in 1905 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Beckenham Oakery
The Oakery, at Beckenham, Kent. Date: 1838

Beckenham Elmer Lodge
Elmer Lodge, at Beckenham, Kent. Date: 1838

Beckenham Cator Home
The seat of Joseph Cator at Beckenham, Kent. Date: 1791

Mr Green on horseback with his balloon
Article and illustration, Ascension of Mr Green with his Balloon, on Horseback, on Tuesday from the Eagle Tavern, City Road, with an Account of his Descent at Beckenham in Kent. 1828

Envelope from the Titanic
An envelope, postmarked Southampton, 10 April 1912, addressed to Irvine Aitchison Esq of Sherwood, Beckenham, Kent. It contained a letter from his fiancee on White Star Line RMS Titanic headed paper

Gas Masks Fitted 1938
Two wardens for the Air Raid Precaution Scheme fitting children with gas masks during a house to house visit in Beckenham, Kent

Beckenham Church 1888
New Congregational Church Beckenham, Kent designed by the Architects J W & F F Beaumont. A plan of the church & school rooms is included

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