Bromley Borough Local History Society
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BROMLEY BOROUGH LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
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Orpington High Street in 1965. This site was later occupied by Bonmarché until 2020, between Knoll Rise and Homefield Rise.
Another view of the site at 255 High Street.
253 High Street, also part of the site occupied by Bonmarché
Another view of 253 High Street. The building beyond has, for some reason, survived.
The side of 253 High Street, the soon to be demolished building.
House being demolished in Sevenoaks Road, near the railway arch. The site is now occupied by a Texaco garage.
A close-up of a window on the 1000 seat Commodore cinema, near the war memorial. It closed in 1982 and was demolished a year later, 50 years after opening.
A muddy reflector post in Orpington High Street opposite the Village Hall in 1967.
240 High Street in 1967 and also still in use, currently a barbers.
St. Nicholas School in Knoll Rise, once the golf club, and demolished in the 1970s.