2009
TQ3976 : Escape of the Catford Cat?
taken 16 years ago, near to Blackheath, Lewisham, England
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Escape of the Catford Cat?
A surprise visitor to the kite festival TQ3976 : Blackheath Bike & Kite Festival 2009 (1) was what appeared to be the large cat normally seen over the entrance to the Catford Centre TQ3773 : Catford Centre, SE6.
Blackheath
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland.
The name is recorded in 1166 as Blachehedfeld and means the "dark coloured heathland". It is formed from the Old English 'blęc' and 'hǣth' and refers to the open space that was the meeting place of the ancient hundred of Blackheath. The name was later applied to the village that developed in the 19th century and was extended to the areas known as Blackheath Park and Blackheath Vale