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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
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Petts Wood Walk (part 2)
South London late summer stroll.
Click here to see the route (6.4 m/10.2k).
Photos/words © urban75, 1st September 2007.

Continuing the walk into Petts Wood and Hawkwood and Chiselhurst.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Petts Wood sign.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Through Hawkwood.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Passing an old cottage.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Hawkwood farm, with its delightful Gothic windows.

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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Checking us out.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Walking into Chiselhurst.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
"Where's the bride?!!" Anxious faces at St Mary's church.

The French Emperor Napoleon III was originally buried in the graveyard in 1873. The remains were later removed to Farnborough Abbey.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Unusually, this house had a Welsh name, 'Nant Gwyn' (Nant is Welsh for stream, and Gwyn is a man's name).

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Walking across the small triangle of common land between Watts Lane, School Road and Church Row.

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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
The Crown Inn on School Road, Chiselhurst.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Stone angel carving by the entrance to ancient St Nichols Church.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
The graveyard at St Nichols Church.

Former Land and Water Speed Record Holder, the Chislehurst-born Malcolm Campbell, is buried here next to his parents.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Delicate glass work inside the church's porte-cochere.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Memorial to Capt T Marsham Townshend, who 'died of wounds' on the 24th Jan, 1944.

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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
View inside St Nichols Church.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Attractive church entrance.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
'The Manor House' in Chislehurst.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Interesting half timbered house in Bull Lane, apparently originally constructed as a working mans club around the turn of the last century. Substantial funding came from a local merchant banker, Henry Frederick Tiarks.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Big road sign.

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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
The striking architecture of the former gate house on Old Perry Street, Chislehurst. Sadly, it's surrounded by some truly hideous modern buildings.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Walking through Park Wood. There were paper signs everywhere for the 'Moated Manor site,' so we took a look.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Heading west through open countryside.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Lodge house by the entrance to Park Wood.

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Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Memorial to Francis Edlmann who 'saved the wood' in 1927 and landowners Robert and Francesca Hall who gave the land to the National Trust in 1957.

The woodland hosts oak, birch, rowan, alder, ash, hornbeam and sweet chestnut trees.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
The enormous Daylight Inn, named after local boy William Willett who campaigned for daylight saving time.

Petts Wood Walk, London Borough of Bromley, south London, England, UK
Train home!


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