Curwood postcard collection

Curwood Postcards

Below are reproductions of the postcards provided by BBLHS member Bob Withycombe. Some may be familiar. The cards were originally supplied to John Curwood's shop from a number of sources including W.J. Steed of Beckenham, W.A. Field of South Norwood and S.P. Phillips of Catford, as well as some larger companies. Those taken by Curwood, if not marked as such, probably include all those with the same florid caption style. The cards have been reproduced as far as possible in the style they were printed and in their current condition.

Interestingly, some of the cards were posted by friends and relations of Bob Withycombe's family - what they wrote can be seen by clicking on

"What The Postman Saw!"

Most of the cards are pictures of Bromley but also include Bickley, Chislehurst, Hayes and Shortlands among others.

Swanley - St Pauls church (Swanley station dropped the "Junction" in 1939)
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Swanley - St. Pauls church interior
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Christ Church in Lubbock Road, Chislehurst.
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St Nicholas Church Chislehurst from Church Row.
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St. Nicholas Chislehurst from Manor Park Road.
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Bickley - Belmont House School, Southborough Road
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Bickley Park Road at Bickley Point
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Beckenham Parish Church, taken by local historian William Baxter.
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Beckenham Lane as it crosses the Ravensbourne in Shortlands
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Church Road Shortlands - who is that lady on the right?
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Scotts Road Shortlands - that lady again, is it Mrs Curwood?
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St. Mary's church in Shortlands (card printed in France)
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St Mary's Shortlands again (the present church was built in 1953).
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This is probably Farnaby Road Shortlands (label unclear).
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Aerial view of Queen's Mead looking towards Shortlands station.
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Keston - The Wilberforce Oak in colour!
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St. Mary's again, but this time in Hayes.
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Entrance to Monks Orchard, in Wickham Road on the corner of Pond Cottage Lane.
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Cudham Street, now Cudham Lane South (Ash Tree Cottage on the left).
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The Baring Hall Hotel Grove Park, opposite the station.
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Bromley - Plaistow Lane at the junction with Edward Road.
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Plaistow Lane - near Widmore Green.
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Sundridge Park Mansion.
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Bromley - St Mary's College Road.
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Bromley - St Mary's nave and east window.
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Bromley National School , College Road.
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Bromley National school, later date judging from ivy growth!.
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Widmore Road cottages.
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Bromley Widmore Road.
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Baptist church at the junction of Widmore Road and Park Road.
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The rear of Bromley College in London Road.
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Another picture of Bromley College, apparently part of a series.
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Bromley upper High Street with The Swan on the right.
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Bromley High Street looking south to the Market Square - Greyhound on the left.
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Looking up the High Street, with the Greyhound on the right.
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Bromley High Street from the Market Square.
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Bromley High Street and a bus going to Penge.
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Entrance to Martins Hill Recreation Ground before the War Memorial was erected.
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Another view of the Martins Hill fountain (now moved to the bottom of the hill).
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Martins Hill 1914 with the Parish Church behind.
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Martins Hill with the newly erected War Memorial.
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Martins Hill recreation ground looking north from the entrance.
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Martins Hill looking into the Ravensbourne valley.
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Martins Hill with the Crystal Palace on the horizon.
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Glassmill Lane - a slightly odd perspective looking east up the hill.
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Bromley Parish Church before it was bombed in WW2.
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A John Curwood photo from the same viewpoint.
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And yet another by yet another photo card company.
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Bromley Parish Church from the south west.
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The font in Bromley Parish Church.
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Bromley Parish Church - view through a door.
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An interior shot, almost certainly Bromley parish church.
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West Street in Bromley looking towards the junction with East Street.
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Bromley the now closed General Post Office.
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Congregational Church in Widmore Road.
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Bromley Queen's Gardens looking north.
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Another view of Queen's Gardens.
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Another view of Queen's Gardens
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The Bishop's Palace and boating lake, now part of the Civic Centre.
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Unusual multi-image card of Bromley scenes.
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Bromley Market Square and old Town Hall.
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Bromley Market Square. Entrance to the White Hart on the right.
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Bromley Free Library looking towards the Market Square.
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A similar view with the Library on the left.
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Bromley Library - a trimmed copy of this photo is also on this site.
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Another view of Bromley Public Library, since replaced.
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Bromley Library Gardens near the High Street entrance.
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Bromley - Aberdeen Buildings, a tinted view of a B&W picture also on this site.
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Bromley lower High Street with Ringers Lane (now Road) on the right.
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Bromley - Simpson's Place at the bottom of Ringer's Lane, demolished 1869.
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Looking back up the High Street towards the Methodist Church.
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Bromley South station from the High Street.
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Bromley South station with Simpsons Road extreme right.
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Bromley South station and entrance to goods yard on the right.
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Bromley St Mark's Church in Westmoreland Road before being bombed in WW2.
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Bromley Cottage Hospital - now disappeared without trace.
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Bromley Cottage Hospital and (now) Cromwell Close.
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Bromley Masonic Hall (originally South Hill House) almost opposite the cottage hospital.
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Bromley County School in Hayes Lane, now Ravensbourne School.
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And finally, Holy Trinity church on Bromley Common, opposite Oakley Road.
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