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Slagrave Farm, y Lewisham, 1846

Slagrave Farm, Ladywell, 1846
Painting by W. Fenoulhet, 1846

The tower in the back-ground of the painting is that of St. Mary's Church.

 

Map of Dressington Avenue - Click to enlarge

Slagrave Farm was purchased in 1894 by the Bermondsey Poor Law Union, who built a workhouse for the elderly poor on the site.

Part of this remains as Ladywell Lodge, the rest having been replaced by Dressington Avenue.


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Images of LAdywell
 
The Lady Well, Ladywell Road, Ladywell, 1827
The Lady Well,
Ladywell Road,
Ladywell, 1827
 
J. W. Heath & Son, Chudleigh Road, Ladywell, 1894
J. W. Heath & Son,
Chudleigh Road,
Ladywell, 1894
 
Vicar's Hill Dairy, Algernon Road, Ladywell, c. 1910
Vicar's Hill Dairy,
Algernon Road,
Ladywell, c. 1910
 
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