This page attempts to bring together all the posts on Catford in one place in a way in which it is easy to see at a glance the subjects that the blog has covered. It isn’t a complete history of Catford and will be added to over time.
Boundaries aren’t always clear but, generally, posts on this page will be those covering a SE6 postcode, but there is some overlap with the separate page on Hither Green and Lee
Lost Sports Stadia & Teams
The Mount – a former stadium in the south west corner of Mountsfield Park used by Charlton Athletic for a season in 1923/24
Catford Southend – the team that played at The Mount for a little longer – in 2 parts – before Charlton arrived and attempted merger with Charlton and the club’s downfall
The Catford Cycling Club Velodrome – a short-lived cycling stadium and athletics track on what is now Sportsbank Street, along with some of the early history of Catford Cycling Club
London Irish in Catford – the later to be Premiership rugby club, spent several years at Laurel Brook (later Dog Field) which is in Perry Hill in the early 20th century with poor results and small crowds
Dog Field, Perry Hill – Catford’s ‘other’ greyhound ‘stadium’ also home to midget car racing – neither of which last long in the 1930s
Greyhound Stadium – one of the earliest posts in the blog, it hasn’t stood the test of time that well though (one day I’ll re-write it….)
The Corbett Estate
The Farms before the Corbett Estate – including North Park, South Park and the wonderfully named ‘Longmisery’
A Victorian Walk around the Corbett Estate as part of Charles Booth’s investigations into Victorian Poverty
The Bombing of Sandhurst Road School in a daytime 1943 attack
Frederick Taylor – A Corbett Estate Builder – built homes in Birkhall and neighbouring roads
James Watt – A Catford Builder – one of the subcontractors used by Cameron Corbett who built a lot of homes in his own right elsewhere in Catford along with a chain of cinemas
Wartime
Too Young to Go to War but Old Enough to be Executed – the story of a young Catford man executed for desertion in WW1, but was too young to sign up
Possibly the Oldest World War 1 Soldier – Alfred Figes, the 79 year old World War 1 soldier from Catford
It isn’t far from Lee to Gommecourt – the story of some of the men who died on the first day of the Somme
Ghost Signs
John Campion – an almost hidden sign on Rushey Green with links to a series of businesses in Catford, Lee, Lewisham and Forest Hill
Sandhurst Road – several in the area around Sandhurst Road
A Catford Cornucopia
Excalibur Estate – a post on the pre-fab estate, written when the museum was open
Passfields – a listed social housing estate
Hither Green Quaggy or Ditch – a small stream that flowed alongside what is now Verdant Lane
The Governor General/Northover – a large pub that stood on the corner of Northover and Whitefoot Lane and its ‘walk on’ part in ‘The Long Good Friday’
The OldTown Hall – the original building, its foundation stone and a little about the man whose name appears on it –
Henry Woodham & the Catford Steamrollers – the family behind a yard on Sangley Road
Catford Studios – early film studios that were based in Southend
Elsa Lanchester, Bride of Frankenstein – star of the screen who was born in Farley Road
Ernest Dowson – the ‘decadent’ poet whose final days were spent in Sangley Road
Picture Credits – see the post linked to above for details of the credits
Running Past 