Bromley Borough Local History Society
Unless otherwise stated, we meet on the
first Tuesday of the month at
7.45 pm in the Church Hall, St. George's Church in Bickley Park Road, BR1 2BE. There is a small car park accessed via St. George's Road and free street parking in the area . Buses 162 and 269 pass the door and the SL3 stop and Bickley station are a few minutes walk.
Access is on the flat and disabled toilets are available. Tea and coffee are normally provided free of charge at meetings.
For a map and more information, go to Where We Meet.
Non-members of all ages are very welcome to join us. You are invited to make a contribution of £2 towards the cost of the meeting (£1 for Members).
Tuesday 7th October - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
The history of our local hospitals
One of our medical members will tell us about the PRUH (Farnborough) which started life as a workhouse, and Orpington, which was created for Canadian soldiers.
Dr Adrian Thomas
Tuesday 4th November - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
From Village to "rising town."
A talk on the development of Orpington before 1914 with particular reference to the community at Broom Hill.
Peter Robson
Tuesday 2nd December - 7.45 in Church Hall, St. George's Church, Bickley Park Road
A Transport of Delight
The development of bus services in Bromley.
Cllr. Nicholas Bennett
