Tag Archives: steve grindlay
A history of Westwood House and its surroundings
Posted on 03. Oct, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Talk by Steve Grindlay – 6.45 pm, Wednesday October 6
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SAF Sunday 2 July – More Sydenham and Forest Hill Artists
Posted on 01. Jul, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Talk by Steve Grindlay at Kirkdale Bookshop, 7.30 pm-9 pm
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The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker
Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by Syd Soc.
Talk on the history of commerce in Forest Hill by Steve Grindlay – Thursday February 23
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History of Kirkdale Institute
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Steve Grindlay relates the history of this recently listed building
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Cinemas of south-east London
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Talk by Steve Grindlay – Golden Lion, Tuesday November 8 at 7.45pm
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Sydenham and The King’s Speech
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Steve Grindlay reveals how George VI’s speech therapist Lionel Logue lived with his family on Sydenham Hill
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A history of Perry Vale fire station
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by Syd Soc.
An application to redevelop Perry Vale fire station into flats has just been received by Lewisham Planning Department. www.sydenhamsociety.com/2010/11/perry-vale-fire-station-to-become-a-church/ Local historian, Steve Grindlay, tells the history of this distinctive building: Before the opening of Perry Vale Fire Station on 22 March 1902 fire defence in Sydenham and Forest Hill was fairly haphazard. From the 1860s there was [...]
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