Robert Smith, who founded the Ladywell Society in 1984, has carried out years of research into the Lady Well which gave this neighbourhood its name.…
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Memories of the Playtower: remember what it was like to use the building? Come and share your stories
by TonyAs part of Brockley Max, the community festival celebrating its 25th year, the Ladywell Society will be hosting a film night on the Playtower at…
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CommunityFeaturedLocal News
Ladywell Dry Cleaners celebrates 60 years of “trusted service to the community”
by TonyThe oldest business in Ladywell is about to celebrate its 60th year. As Geoff Hurst was sealing a World Cup victory with a first final…
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Foxborough Gardens residents celebrate the restoration of two William Mitchell murals, important examples of local authority art
by TonyFoxborough Gardens residents are celebrating the restoration of two beautiful murals in the entrances of two six-storey housing blocks on the estate. The murals date…
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CommunityLadywell SocietyLocal News
UPDATE: RUSS aims to raise £5,000 in crowd funding campaign to submit Expression of Interest to council in developing the Playtower for the community
by TonyRUSS, the commuity land trust that developed 36 flats at the Church Grove site, is aiming to raise £8,000 so that it can submit “a…
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How St Dunstan’s college moved from the City to ‘green and leafy’ Catford
by TonySt Dunstan’s College traces its roots back to the parish of St Dunstan-in-the-East in the City of London, Shea Hollis, archivist at St Dunstan’s College,…
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The Lewisham Local History Society holds history talks once a month and on November 27 the society will be hearing about the history of Algernon…
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A long forgotten Lewisham Street that disappeared from local maps in the 1950s is about to re-emerge – as Ladywell Park Gardens, the development on…
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Grade II listed Coroner’s Court and Mortuary in Ladywell set to be sold for residential and workspace development
by TonyThe old Coroner’s Court and Mortuary on Ladywell Road is one of four council owned sites that Lewisham has decided are surplus non-strategic assets and…
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Mike Guilfoyle 1955-2023 – the engaging conversationalist with a deep knowledge of military history and criminal justice
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, a local historian, writer, podcaster, longtime supporter of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries and inveterate taphophile was an enthusiastic and prolific…