Barnehurst is very much a pre-war creation. There was fevered building activity both north and south of the railway during the 1930s, which involved many different building firms.

An exception was the site of Springfield, which can be seen in a derelict condition on the left, and the building of houses on Spring Vale in progress behind it in 1945.

Another relatively late develop-ment was Dorothy Evans Close, previousley the site of Barnehurst nursery.