On the right is Elm Road Baptist
Church which opened in 1883 and was designed
by Edward Mountfield, architect of the Old
Bailey. The houses around it were built as
part of the same development. In the right
foreground is the future site of Clock House
Parade.
Clock House Station, behind the photographer,
opened in 1890 making this part of Beckenham
particularly attractive for new development.
This
view of Beckenham Road shows the changing
scene as Beckenham turned from country village
to suburb.
On the left is the Clock House, one of a number
of houses owned by the Cator family, the prime
movers behind the development of both Beckenham
and Blackheath in the 19th century.
Dating from 1723 it is about to make way for
the Beckenham Technical Institute and Baths.