Bickley
Bickley is a town located in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located east of Bromley and is situated 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross. Well known for its large and expensive houses, Bickley boasts being one of the richest areas within England.
Properties
Bickley has large and expensive houses on roads such as Highfield Road, Oldfield Road, Southborough Road, Page Heath Lane and Blackbrook Lane. Bickley Park contains a range of large houses, making it one of the most expensive areas within the Capital to live, it is the area between Chislehurst Road and Bickley Park Road extending to the railway at Chislehurst station. This area was the estate of Bickley Hall, a classical house designed by Robert Mylne, FRS, for John Wells, shipbuilder, in 1780 (demolished 1963). His brother William,[2] shipbuilder and a director of Greenwich Hospital, inherited the estate, and his son John commissioned additions by Robert Smirke in 1810. Residential development started in the 1860s and was completed in the 1960s.
Notable residents
- Evelyn Hellicar (1862–1929), architect.
- Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983) wood engraver, print maker and sculptor.
- Ethel Hurlbatt, principal of Bedford College, London.
- Pixie Lott (born 1991), singer-songwriter.
- Ernest Newton (1856–1921), architect.
- Charles Henry Bourne Quennell (1872–1935), architect and writer.
- Marjorie Quennell née Courtnay (1884–1972), artist, writer and museum curator.
- Peter Courtney Quennell (1905-1993), biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic.
- John Wells (1761-1846), of Bickley Hall, High Sheriff of Kent. MP for Maidstone
Parks in Bickley
Jubilee Country Park
With entrances in Thornet Wood Road and Blackbrook lane, there are 62 acres (25 hectares) of wildflower meadows, hedgerows and semi-natural ancient woodland. There is a cycle route through this park to Petts Wood. The London LOOP footpath also goes through Jubilee Park and it is linked to National Trust countryside at Petts Wood and beyond that to Scadbury Park Nature Reserve.[3]
Whitehall Recreation Ground
A large play area on Southlands Road with children's playground.
Widmore Recreation Ground
A small local park with a children's playground which has entrances in Pembroke Road, Lewes Road and Tylney Road.
Education
Schools in Bickley
- Bickley Park (Independent)
- Bickley Primary School
- Breaside Preparatory School (Independent)
- Bromley High School (Independent)
- Bullers Wood School
- Scotts Park Primary
- St. George's Bickley Primary
Transport
Bickley station serves the area with services to London Victoria, Kentish Town, Orpington and Sevenoaks . Bickley is served by several Transport for London buses, connecting it with areas including Beckenham, Bexleyheath, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Eltham, Locksbottom, Orpington, Petts Wood and Sidcup.
Nearby Areas
- Southborough
- Chislehurst
- Bromley
- Elmstead
- Sundridge Park
- Petts Wood
- Shortlands
- New Eltham
- Sidcup
- Downham
- Locksbottom
- Mottingham
- St Pauls Cray
- Orpington
- Beckenham
Places of Worship
- St George's Church
- St. Augustine's Church
- Southborough Lane Baptist Church[4]
References
- ^ Bromley.org 2001 Census information for the Bickley ward "Bickley ward population - 13904"
- ^ MacDougall, Philip (2004). "Wells, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64870. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wythes, George. "George Wythes". Grace's Guide.
External links
- Chislehurst, Petts Wood & Bickley Village News
- Bickley Park Cricket Club
- Bromley Councillors
- 162 bus timetable
- 208/N47 bus timetable
- 269 bus timetable
- 314 bus timetable
- 336 bus timetable
- R7 bus timetable
