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Lewisham Hill, Blackheath, 1823

Lewisham Hill, Blackheath, 1823
Engraving by T.M.Baynes, 1823

The cottages seen on the right of this view from the top of the hill were built in the second half of the eighteenth century. They were replaced by large detached houses for middle class settlers c.1870.

 

Lewisham Hill Map - Click to enlarge

Development in Lewisham Hill probably began in the middle of the seventeenth century with Colfe's Grammar School, but progress was slow.


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