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Apparently #thicktrunktuesday is a thing, so here's one from #Lewisham village: The famous horse chestnut next to the old Roebuck on the High St (opposite St Stephen's church). Said to have stood from 1680s until the 1860s, shown here in an 1830s cyclopedia and c1850s painting.

Just added a 1959 map of the Lewisham market area - newly available via NLS Map Collections - to the recent blogpost on post-bombing rebuilding. Compared with the late 1940s map, it illustrates nicely the difference in reconstruction on the east and west sides:

Bakerloo line extension pre-contracts awarded ➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/baker… The long path to the Bakerloo line extension has taken a step forward after Transport for London (TfL) awarded feasibility design contracts for the four new stations.

Lewisham Gateway edges towards completion to the benefit of pedestrians fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2024/10/19/new…

Makes me think of the old footbridge between Chiesmans/Army & Navy and Lewisham Shopping Centre (image from sites.gold.ac.uk/inlivingmemory…)

We are surprised and saddened by the statement from Lewisham Council today having agreed with them a new 10 year operational deal, the terms of which were confirmed in May 2024. Full statement here: facebook.com/photo?fbid=105…

Jubilee line's alleged 1970s Lewisham safeguarding debunked ➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/jubil… Many years ago, I read somewhere that when the Jubilee line was planned in the 1970s, they made space for its tunnels to pass through Lewisham town centre.

Love this little online exhibition about Hori Tribe who lived near Lee Green and worked in Greenwich Park.