A Walk Around Historic Crayford
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A view of Crayford by local artist William Hubbard from around
1850
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The London Borough of Bexley's Community Archivist, Oliver Wooller, will lead
a guided walk through the ancient town of Crayford on 22 July.
Crayford is the reputed location of a Roman settlement called Noviomagus and
scene of an epic battle between Britons and Saxons that was to enter Arthurian
legend.
The walk will take in places of historical interest including the Parish Church
of St Paulinus and the old High Street as well as the sites of the fair established
by Richard II in 1396 and the Princess Theatre opened by Princess Helena in 1916.
The walk is accompanied by an attractive guide book 'Cavalcade Through Crayford'.
The walk begins at 7.15pm outside Crayford Town Hall and should last approximately
two hours.
Tickets are £3 each and can be purchased in advance from Bexley Local
Studies and Archive Centre, Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath.
