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2018_shelter2018-04-08T16:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2018/04/08/the-woodman-1845-1931/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/woodman-1931.jpgWoodman 1931The Woodman in 1931, shortly before it was replaced by the new Woodman Inn.https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/woodman_1906.jpgWoodman_1906The Woodman in 19062018-04-08T15:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/people/2018-04-08T15:33:00+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2018/04/07/michael-heaslip-of-blackfen-farm/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2596.jpgIMG_2596https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2595.jpgIMG_2595Our Lady of the Rosary RC Church, 2018https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2594.jpgIMG_2594The strawberry fields of Blackfen Farm were located where the RACS Stores was later built - now (in 2018) Katie's Playpen, Browne's Chemist and Bargain Booze2018-04-07T09:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2018/04/09/a-long-way-to-go-to-church/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/st-marys-church-bexley-1910.jpgSt Mary's Church Bexley 19102018-04-07T08:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2018/04/07/cllr-john-cronin/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/arp-warden-recruit.jpgARP warden 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16https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-15.jpgRailing painting 15https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-14.jpgRailing painting 14https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-13.jpgRailing painting 13https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-12.jpgRailing painting 12https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-11.jpgRailing painting 11https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-10.jpgRailing painting 10https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-9.jpgRailing painting 9https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/railing-painting-8.jpgRailing painting 82017-05-07T09:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2017/04/22/smartening-up-nicely/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08607.jpgDSC08607https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/blackfen-clean-up_4.jpgBlackfen clean-up_4https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08610.jpgDSC08610https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08605.jpgDSC08605https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08592.jpgDSC08592https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08594.jpgDSC08594https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc08602.jpgDSC086022017-04-22T16:01:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2017/03/31/southeastern-the-future/2017-03-31T19:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2017/03/26/blackfen-community-easter-event/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/easter-2017.jpgEaster 20172017-03-26T18:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2017/03/14/whos-who-of-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sir-vesey-george-mackenzie-holt_1921_npg.jpgSir Vesey George Mackenzie HoltSir Vesey George Mackenzie Holthttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sir-charles-philip-martel_1919_npg.jpgSir Charles MartelSir Charles Martelhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mike-rann.jpgMike RannMike Rannhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/talk-advert.jpgTalk 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Blackfen Rd nr Sycamore Avehttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dsc04004.jpgDSC04004https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dsc04014.jpgDSC040142022-05-19T15:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/06/12/homepride-to-beauty-lounge/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/beauty-lounge_bexley-times_june-2016.jpgBeauty Lounge_Bexley Times_June 20162016-06-12T09:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/04/23/sidcups-great-war-a-living-pageant/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sidcup-sparkles-event-dec-2015_with-liz-and-janet-2.jpegSidcup Sparkles event Dec. 2015_with Liz and Janet 2https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/poppy-trail-front-cover.jpgPoppy trail front coverhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sgw_leaflet_page2.jpgSGW_leaflet_page2https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sgw_leaflet_page1.jpgSGW_leaflet_page12016-04-23T07:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/04/19/new-shops-in-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mens-room.jpgMen's RoomThe Men's Room about to open March 2016https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kent-meze-and-grill.jpgKent Meze and GrillPosh Paws and Kent Meze & Grill opening soon (March 2016)2016-04-19T20:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/04/19/danson-house-in-2016/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/danson-manor-1950.jpgPCD_291.tif curves.Danson House, 19502016-04-19T20:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/04/19/the-broken-drum-1st-anniversary/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tombola.jpgTombolaBlackfen Community Association Tombola at Broken Drum in aid of Alzheimer's Society, April 2016https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1191.jpgIMG_1191"The Broken Drum"! Containing Tombola tickets.https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1189.jpgIMG_1189The Broken Drum First Anniversary Cupcakeshttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_1190.jpgIMG_1190The Broken Drum First Anniversary Cake2016-04-19T20:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/01/17/gypsies-in-blackfen/2016-01-17T14:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2016/01/02/blackfen-in-1822/2016-01-02T15:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/08/09/sir-john-kirkland-at-beckenham-place/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beckenham-place-golf.jpgBeckenham Place golfBeckenham Place golf coursehttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beckenham-place_gardens.jpgBeckenham Place_gardensBeckenham Place stable block and formal gardenshttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beckenham-place-back.jpgBeckenham PlaceBeckenham Place facing its splendid groundshttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/beckenham-place.jpgBeckenham PlaceFront of Beckenham Place, 20152016-01-02T15:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/11/22/boundary-changes-proposals/2015-11-22T09:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/06/christmas-2012/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/christmas-in-blackfen.jpgChristmas in BlackfenChristmas in Blackfen 20122015-10-11T07:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/09/04/mr-nejati-ali/2015-09-04T19:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/08/16/pickpockets-at-the-club/2015-08-16T20:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/08/16/leechcroft-in-blackfen-swanley-and-wallington/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/swanley.jpgSwanleyKingswood Estate, Swanley. Recognise more street names?https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wallington.jpgWallingtonEstate built by Leech in Carshalton/Wallington. Recognise the street names?2015-08-16T20:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/houses/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cottages-in-burleigh-avenue.jpgcottages in Burleigh Avenuehttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/united-dairies-mid-1930s-ih.jpgUnited Dairies mid 1930sUnited Dairies at Days Lane mid 1930s2015-08-11T21:20:46+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/emigration/2015-08-11T21:19:09+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/02/15/half-term-at-blackfen-library/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/162.jpgLibrary events Feb. 20152015-08-11T21:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/poem-in-and-out-at-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nih-estate-blackfen-rd-1930_phbos_2_448.jpgFarmland 1930sStill farmland in 1931, but only just. Site of New Ideal Homesteads Penhill Park Estate. Some houses in the distance have already been built2015-08-09T20:07:14+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/do-you-remember/2015-08-09T20:05:47+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/armchair-guided-walk-of-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beer2.jpgbeer2https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shuttle-at-berwick-crescent.jpgShuttle at Berwick Crescent, 2010Shuttle at Berwick Crescent, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/houses_lime-grove.jpgHouses built by LeechHouses built by C. R. Leech on the site of Queenswood House, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gloucester-parade.jpgGloucester Parade, 2014Gloucester Parade, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/former-racs-stores-2010-pd.jpgformer RACS stores 2010Former RACS Stores, now Katie's Playpen, Browne's Chemist and Blackfen Off-licence (2010)https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fenways.jpgFenways Car Sales, 2010Fenways Car Sales, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/co-op.jpgCo-op, Westwood Lane, 2010Co-op, Westwood Lane, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/woodman-house-westwood-lane-2011-pd.jpgWoodman House, Westwood Lane 2011Woodman House, Westwood Lane 2011https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/homepride.jpgHomepride, 2010Homepride, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kitchen-concepts-116-blackfen-road-2010-pd.jpgKitchen Concepts, 116 Blackfen Road 2010Kitchen Concepts, 116 Blackfen Road 20102015-07-23T07:44:28+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/07/07/strawberries/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0907.jpgFormer RACSFormer RACS Stores which opened in 1931. Before that, the site of the strawberry field at Blackfen Farmhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0916.jpgStrawberries2015-07-20T21:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/06/22/blackfen-stabbing-women-saved-his-life/2015-06-22T21:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/06/21/stabbing-in-blackfen-road-19-june-2015/2015-06-21T20:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/05/09/blackfen-community-association-meeting-6-may-2015/2015-05-10T18:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/04/16/blackfens-new-micro-pub-the-broken-drum-opens-its-doors/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/broken-drum_andy-wheeler.jpgAndy Wheeler with cakeAndy Wheeler with cake to celebrate the grand openinghttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/broken-drum-2.jpgBroken Drum and Woodman ParadeBroken Drum and Woodman Parade, 20152015-04-20T07:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/03/25/blackfen-library-community-management-response-by-bexley-council/2015-03-29T13:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/02/28/blackfen-community-association-meeting-18-february-2015/2015-03-25T22:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/then-now/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/a2-and-woodman-parade.jpgWoodman ParadeAn accident at junction of Westwood Lane and Rochester Way, late 1930s (note the pedestrian crossing). The view today is mostly obscured by the widened A2 but the top of the crescent-shaped Woodman Parade can still be seen.https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/library.jpgLibraryBlackfen Library in Cedar Grove in 1949, and the same view in 2010, now housing.https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chapel-house.jpgChapel HouseChapel House in Blackfen Road c1900 (Penhill Road is on the left) and in 2010, now at a busy roundabout.https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/plaza-cinema-1937-safeway-supermarket-1960s-co-op-supermarket-2010.jpgPlaza Cinema 1937, Safeway supermarket 1960s, Co-op supermarket 2010Plaza Cinema 1937, Safeway supermarket 1960s, Co-op supermarket 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blackfen-parade-1960s-and-2010.jpgBlackfen Parade 1960s and 2010Blackfen Parade 1960s and 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/copelands-in-days-lane-1930s-and-2010.jpgCopelands in Days Lane, 1930s and 2010Copelands in Days Lane, 1930s and 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/days-lane-towards-blackfen-1900-and-2010.jpgDays Lane towards Blackfen, 1900 and 2010Days Lane towards Blackfen, 1900 and 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/racs-stores-1931-now-katies-playpen-brownes-chemist-and-blackfen-off-licence-2010.jpgRACS Stores 1931; now Katie's Playpen, Browne's Chemist and Blackfen Off-licence, 2010RACS Stores 1931; now Katie's Playpen, Browne's Chemist and Blackfen Off-licence, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/westwood-lane-1954-and-2010.jpgWestwood Lane, 1954 and 2010Westwood Lane, 1954 and 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blackfen-road-at-westwood-lane-junction-towards-the-woodman-mid-1930s-and-2010.jpgBlackfen Road at Westwood Lane junction, towards The Woodman, mid 1930s and 2010Blackfen Road at Westwood Lane junction, towards The Woodman, mid 1930s and 20102015-03-22T21:10:26+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/03/16/blackfen-community-association-next-meeting-6-may/2015-03-16T22:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/02/25/parks-and-open-spaces-sell-off/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bexley-council-open-land-sell-off-plots_2-feb-2015.jpgOpen spaces sell-off: sites at Blackfen RoadOpen spaces sell-off: sites at Blackfen Roadhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bexley-council-open-land-sell-off-plots-feb-2015.jpgOpen spaces sell-off: sites at Berwick CrescentOpen spaces sell-off: sites at Berwick Crescent2015-02-25T19:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/24/talks-on-blackfens-history/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/talk-sold-out.jpgTalk sold outhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/leaflet.jpgLeaflet2015-02-15T11:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/02/14/next-meeting-of-the-new-community-association-for-blackfen/2015-02-14T09:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/08/17/tombstone-at-the-chapel-house/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chapel-house-2010-2.jpgChapel House 2010 (2)The Chapel House in 2010, now looking neglectedhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chapel-house-tomb-2010.jpgChapel House tomb 2010Not much remains of the skull and crossbones on the 'tombstone', 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chapel-house-2010.jpgChapel House 2010The Chapel House in 2010, with its tomb-covered well2025-10-21T15:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/parks/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ah003.jpgAvery Hill Park, 2010Avery Hill Park, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/062.jpgView from Severndroog Castle, 2014View from Severndroog Castle, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/149.jpgDanson Park on a cold winter's day, 2014Danson Park on a cold winter's day, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/penhill-park_2013.jpgPenhill Park in 2013Penhill Park in 2013https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/parish-wood_2013.jpgParish WoodParish Woodhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/danson-lido.jpgDanson Lidohttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hollyoak-wood.jpgHolly Oak WoodHolly Oak Wood Park in 20102015-01-02T23:58:16+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/01/02/last-day-of-business-for-the-golf-zone/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/012-2.jpgThe Golf Zone, Blackfen Parade, Jan. 2015The Golf Zone, Blackfen Parade, Jan. 20152015-01-02T18:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/10/31/c-r-leech-of-brighton/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/158.jpgBrighton PavilionBrighton Pavilion from Old Steine (2014). Leech's view probably would not have included the ice rink cafe!https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/161.jpgWar memorial, BrightonWar memorial and gardens, looking towards 12 Old Steine (2014)https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/196.jpgBrighton PierBrighton Pier from Old Steine (2014)https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/153.jpg12 Old Steine, Brighton12 Old Steine, Brighton (2014)2015-01-01T22:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2015/01/01/sir-john-kirkland-of-queens-wood-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/012.jpgKirkland Close, 2013Kirkland Close, 2013https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/016.jpgOsborne HouseOsborne House in 20112015-01-01T22:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/about-blackfen/2015-01-01T22:19:16+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/31/bexley-council-strategy-2018-budget-consultation/2014-12-31T23:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/31/danson-park-swimming-pool/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/188.jpgNorth wall of Danson Pool, 2014North wall of Danson Pool, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1671.jpgDanson Pool wallSouthern wall of Danson Pool in copse of trees, 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/google-earth_danson-pool-1960-and-2014.jpgGoogle Earth_Danson Pool 1960 and 2014https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/danson-pool-c-1936-pcd_1590.jpgDanson Pool 1936Danson Pool 1936https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/danson-pool-c-1950-pcd_1592.jpgDanson Pool 1950Danson Pool 19502024-07-31T10:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/19/libraries-decision-full-report/2014-12-23T12:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/churches/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/maranatha.jpgMaranathaMaranatha Bible Study Grouphttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/our-lady-of-the-rosary.jpgOur Lady of the RosaryOur Lady of the Rosary, Burnt Oak Lane in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/baptist-church.jpgBaptist ChurchBaptist Church, Days Lane in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/church-of-the-good-shepherd.jpgChurch of the Good ShepherdChurch of the Good Shepherd, Blackfen Road in 20102014-12-21T21:08:29+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/18/save-blackfen-library-council-decision/2014-12-21T21:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/10/27/save-blackfen-library/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/library.jpg???????????????????????????????Children's corner, books and computers at Blackfen Library, March 2014. (Please note that I was not allowed to include people in the photograph, which is why it doesn't look busy. I actually had to wait quite a while before it cleared so I could take it!).2014-12-11T23:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/11/birth-of-the-blackfen-association/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/christmas-lights-dec-2014.jpgChristmas lights Dec. 20142014-12-11T22:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/shops/shops-1/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/premier-autocentres-2010-pd.jpgPremier Autocentres 2010Premier Autocentres, Blackfen Road in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/copelands-1950s-ih.jpgCopelands 1950sCopelands, Days Lane in the 1950shttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/j-ayre-2010-pd.jpgJ. Ayre 2010J. Ayre bakers in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/homepride-1948-blsac.jpgHomepride 1948Homepride in 19482014-12-09T13:26:50+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/12/09/rip-homepride-1932-2014/2014-12-09T13:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/11/15/blackfen-library-ranks-4th-busiest/2014-11-15T10:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/11/11/book-out-now/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/front-cover.jpgFront cover2014-11-11T12:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/11/08/travelling-from-a-to-b-in-the-real-world/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aa-route-planner.jpgAA Route PlannerTravelling from Parish Gate Drive to Welling Railway in the real world, according to AA Route Planner2014-11-08T09:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/stories/2014-11-08T08:25:12+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/10/29/divided-into-three-ward-boundaries/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/falconwood-and-welling.jpgFalconwood and Welling ward mapFalconwood and Welling ward maphttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blendon-and-penhill.jpgBlendon and Penhill ward mapBlendon and Penhill ward maphttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blackfen-and-lamorbey.jpgBlackfen and Lamorbey ward mapBlackfen and Lamorbey ward map. In fact the map, taken from Bexley Council's website in 2014, is an old one as it still shows the old library building in Cedar Avenue which closed in 2005.2014-10-29T22:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/10/23/blackfens-scout-group-a-plea/2015-02-14T09:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/10/06/officer-shot-during-arrest/2014-10-10T07:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/09/01/the-broken-drum-blackfens-new-alehouse/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/woodman-parade.jpgWoodman Parade in 2010Woodman Parade in 2010. 'Simply Nails' is currently an empty shophttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/115.jpgThe Broken DrumEmpty shop, soon to be The Broken Drum2025-03-02T09:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/09/29/bexley-councils-proposal-for-blackfen-library/2014-12-31T19:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2014/08/10/where-the-shuttle-flows/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/shuttle-at-hollyoak-park.jpgShuttle at Hollyoak ParkThe Shuttle at Holly Oak Wood Park in 20102014-08-10T17:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/08/guided-walk-of-blackfen/2013-10-08T21:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/07/pie-and-mash/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pie-mash_jan-2013.jpgPie & Mash, Jan. 2013Pie, mash and liquorhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pie-mash-shop_jan-2013.jpgPie & Mash shopPie & Mash shop in Blackfen Road, Jan. 20132021-03-01T15:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/06/archaeology-in-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/archaeology-at-767_finds.jpgFindsFinds... all 20th century!https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/archaeology-at-767.jpgTest pitTest pit2013-10-06T18:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/06/boris-in-blackfen-2011/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0281.jpgBoris visits Parish WoodBoris visits Parish Wood2013-10-06T18:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/06/oval-fair-2011/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oval-autumn-2010-pd.jpgThe OvalThe Oval2023-02-26T17:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/2013/10/06/library-display-2010/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/library-display-2010.jpgLibrary display 2010Library display 20102013-10-06T18:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/1931-80-years-ago/2013-10-06T17:47:17+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/leisure/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/former-woodlands-hall-2010-pd.jpgformer Woodlands Hall 2010Former Woodlands Hall, Blackfen Road in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/former-dance-hall.jpgformer public hallFormer public hall in Westwood Lane (now Sidcup Windows)https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/plaza-cinema-opening-1937.jpgPlaza cinema opening 1937Plaza cinema, Westwood Lane, 19372013-10-06T17:30:38+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/shops/shops-3/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/h-ashby-hairdressers-1966-blsac.jpgH. Ashby Hairdressers 1966H. Ashby Hairdressers, Blackfen Road in 1966https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wally-racher-cobbler-1966-blsac.jpgWally Racher 1966Wally Racher, boot and shoe repairer, Blackfen Road in 1966https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/m-a-lipscombe-1966-blsac.jpgM. A. Lipscombe 1966M. A. Lipscombe, grocer, Blackfen Road in1966https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/f-j-reynolds-1966-blsac.jpgF. J. Reynolds 1966F. J. Reynolds, grocer, newsagent and Post Office, Blackfen Road in 1966https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ethels-stores-1966-blsac.jpgEthel's Stores 1966Ethel's Stores, Blackfen Road in 19662013-10-06T17:13:26+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/shops/food-shops/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/safeway-mid-1960s-blsac.jpgSafeway mid 1960sSafeway, Westwood Lane, mid 1960shttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/racs-stores-1931.jpgRACS stores 1931RACS Stores, Blackfen Road in 19312013-10-06T16:51:16+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/schools/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/days-lane-school-1930s-ih.jpgDays Lane School 1930sDays Lane School 1930s2013-10-06T16:30:11+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/houses/1920s/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/queenswood-rd-2010-pd.jpgQueenswood Rd 2010Queenswood Road, 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chaynies-35-queenswood-rd-2010-pd.jpg'Chaynies' 2010Chaynies in Queenswood Road in 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chaynies-35-queenswood-1922-blsac.jpg'Chaynies' Queenswood 1922'Chaynies' in Queenswood Road in 19222013-10-06T16:18:47+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/houses/1930s/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chester-rd-mid-1930s-ih.jpgChester Rd mid 1930sChester Road, mid 1930shttps://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/blackfen-rd-nr-curran-ave-mid-1930s-ih.jpgBlackfen Rd nr Curran Ave mid 1930sBlackfen Road near Curran Avenue, mid 1930s2013-10-06T16:18:28+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/houses/1950s-onwards/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/158-160-blackfen-rd-april-2010-pd.jpg158-160 Blackfen Rd April 2010Houses at 158-160 Blackfen Road being demolished in April 2010https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/woodman-house-westwood-lane-2011-pd.jpgWoodman House, Westwood Lane 2011Woodman House, Westwood Lane in 2011https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/merino-place-2010-pd.jpgMerino Place 2010Merino Place, Blackfen Road in 20102013-10-06T16:18:04+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/about-blackfen/what-is-blackfen/https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/blackfen-map.jpgBlackfen map2013-10-06T15:51:10+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/about-blackfen/where-is-blackfen/2013-10-06T15:45:52+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/contact/2013-10-06T10:51:50+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.com/work/2013-10-06T08:34:27+00:00weekly0.6https://blackfenpastandpresent.comdaily1.02026-01-14T20:24:15+00:00