Beckenham Place Park: Beckenham Place Park is a large park located near Beckenham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies close to the border with London Borough of Bromley.
Cator Park: Cator Park is named after the Cator family which once owned land which encompassed a vast area around Beckenham and Blackheath. John Cator had bought Blackheath Park and its mansion in 1783. He had been made Lord of the Manor of Beckenham in 1773 and was to supervise the building of Beckenham Place which became his home. Doctor Samuel Johnson was a friend and frequent visitor.Crystal Palace: The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Beckenham Place Park: Beckenham Place Park is a large park located near Beckenham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies close to the border with London Borough of Bromley.Cator Park: Cator Park is named after the Cator family which once owned land which encompassed a vast area around Beckenham and Blackheath. John Cator had bought Blackheath Park and its mansion in 1783. He had been made Lord of the Manor of Beckenham in 1773 and was to supervise the building of Beckenham Place which became his home. Doctor Samuel Johnson was a friend and frequent visitor.Crystal Palace: The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
This walk runs from Beckenham Place Park to Crystal Palace, a section steeped in heritage, with a Victorian Dinosaur Park at Crystal Palace Park and a rather unusual Edward VIII pillar box at Stumps Hill, made at Carron Ironworks.