There were four deaths from cholera in Blackheath
during the summer of 1849, "... two at
a filthy spot called Bath Place".
Lewisham included most of the surviving cottages
in its slum clearance programme in 1939 and
the rest were destroyed by a V2 rocket in March
1945. |
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Bath
Place was one of several groups of working
men's houses in or close to Blackheath Village.
They were mainly occupied by laundresses,
carpenters and others engaged in serving the
needs of the wealthy residents.
Built in stages from the 1790s, the Bath Place
cottages were ill drained and poorly supplied
with water which was only available from a
pump in the roadway. |
