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INTRODUCTION
Today’s memories and photographs will become the history of tomorrow. Photographs give us the opportunity to glimpse and wonder at our town's past, evoking cherished memories but they also encourage us to take a fresh look at the history we are creating ourselves day by day. This site is by no means the definitive history of Beckenham, there are many books that can be found in our libraries and on sale in local bookshops that will aid you should you require further detailed information. Why not visit Bromley Library and view the many thousand historical photos that are available to the public? Beckenham’s link with the past has been recorded by Robert Borrowman, H. Rob Copeland, T W Thornton, Geoffrey Tookey, Paul Fabian, J.A Bennett, Muriel Searle, Eric Inman, Nancy Tonkin, John Wagstaff, Doris Pullen, David Johnson, Cliff Watkins, Simon Finch, Nicholas Reed, F. J Clark, Patricia Allderidge, A.Godfrey, Miss A. Hayes, H.P Hollman, Pat Manning and Ian Muir. All have played their part in dedicating time and energy in the research and writing of historical books and for that we thank them all. Sincere apologies to the many that are missing from this list. A special thanks to Simon Finch of Bromley Library for the use photographs from the archives. Thanks also to Tony Johns for permission to use the works of H. Rob Copeland. Last but not least thanks to Bill Tonkin for the use of some of the postcards in the Nancy Tonkin collection. Many of the images on this site have never been published before. All the images are to be found in The Photo Gallery. When using the PHOTO GALLERY, if you place (not click) your mouse over a photo that you have selected from an album, a short description about the image will pop up. The Photo Gallery includes historical images of Beckenham, Penge, Crystal Palace, Shortlands, West Wickham and Crystal Palace. Please note that no part of the website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means,electronic or manual, without prior permission from the website author. More images will be added on a regular basis. Stay awhile and enjoy these pictures that reflect some of our past. If you are having problems with downloading contact webmaster |
