2016

TQ4667 : Poverest Road

taken 8 years ago, near to St Mary Cray, Bromley, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Poverest Road in this square
Poverest Road
Poverest Road
Road linking St Mary Cray with Petts Wood. Old maps show a narrow lane leading from St Mary Cray to Poverest Farm, situated where Poverest Baptist Church (see TQ4667 : Poverest Road Baptist Church) now stands. However, although the present road followed the route of part of this lane, the section here was on the route of a footpath, the original lane following the route of what is now Marion Crescent.

The area was developed before or after the Second World War, although exact timing is unclear: the 1944 Kent XVI NE 6" map based on 1938 revisions has housing shown in outline, whereas the 1946 London Sheet T also based on 1938 revisions still shows open countryside. The former map shows this section as Sherwood Road, consistent with the Robin Hood theme of much of the area, with the Poverest Road name still being applied to the then largely undeveloped Marion Crescent. By the 1960s, the names had changed, presumably reflecting the through road status of Poverest Road.

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Suburb, Urban fringe Place: Orpington Poverest other tags: Poverest Road Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TQ4667, 164 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 17 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 28 November, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 465 677 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.3674N 0:6.2710E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 464 676
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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