Inspired by the BBC’s gripping fictionalised account of Sir John Franklin’s tragic 1845 expedition to the Arctic, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley…
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Famous Dutch Elm, Lewisham’s great survivor, to be joined by two saplings grown from its seeds by local resident
by TonyDutch elm disease, one of the most serious tree diseases in the world, swept through British woodlands in the 1920s and then again in the…
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A famous painting by an Italian war artist of troops on the eve of battle reveals a link to Ladywell and Brakespeares Rd
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, had a hunch that this World War One painting by an Italian artist had…
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Merchant adventurer Peter Hauff, one-time resident of ‘Jaerningham Rad’, found fame and fortune in his travels along the Mekong
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, finds his research takes him to the Mekong River, Vietnam and Laos as he…
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From mineral springs to community spirit – Ladywell Society has campaigned since 1984 to promote the character and history of the neighbourhood
by TonyCommunity groups: The Ladywell Society has been a campaigning force in the village for almost 40 years, writes Robert smith, founder and first chair. The…
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How printer turned Sotheby’s clerk George Snowden helped force a record bid for a Gutenberg Bible
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, uncovers the life of George Snowden, a printer turned Sotheby’s clerk who became a…
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Mike Guilfoyle is in a suitably Dickensian mood before Christmas. Here the vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries recalls the short life…
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A prince, a baroness, two wives and a French aristocratic furore made in Ladywell
by TonyLeafing through local archives Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, discovered a tangled tale of two French aristocrats who lived in…
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The oldest shop in Ladywell – can you guess which one it is?
by CereliaIt’s none other than Ladywell Junction Express Dry Cleaners! Set up in 1966 by Arif Salih Enver and now run by his daughter Emine Enver,…
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A swashbuckling performer who was murdered by an out of work actor outside the Adelphi Theatre
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, discovers another famous photograph from the George Mitchells studio in Lewisham and it leads him…