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The name derives from the place where wildcats crossed the River Ravensbourne in Saxon times. The European Wildcat ( Felis silvestris silvestris) is a subspecies of the Wildcat, that inhabits forests of Western, Central and Eastern The River Ravensbourne is a Tributary of the River Thames in South London, England. Catford's most prominent landmark is the Catford Cat, a giant fibreglass sculpture of a black cat above the entrance to the Catford Centre. This is a small shopping centre, housing Tesco and Iceland supermarkets as well as some independent shops in the punningly-named Catford Mews. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain Iceland is a Supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, partly owned by the Icelandic retailer conglomerate Baugur. There is a street market on Catford Broadway. Catford has several pubs and a variety of non-chain restaurants and cafes. Catford's oldest pub is the Black Horse and Harrow which existed at least as early as 1700, though the present building dates from 1897 (at which Karl Marx was a patron). Between 1932 and 2003, Catford Stadium was a successful greyhound racing track, but it is now closed. Catford Stadium was a historic Greyhound track in Catford, a suburb of London. Greyhound racing is the Sport of Racing Greyhounds The Dogs chase a lure (traditionally an artificial Hare or Rabbit
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Architecture
The 1960s and 70s had a considerable impact on the architecture of Catford. The old Town Hall, 'the Catford Cathedral' of 1875 was replaced by the current Civic Suite in 1968, soon after the merger of the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford. Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. Laurence House where many of the borough's offices are housed is on the site of St Laurence's Church. The brutalist Eros House, which replaced the Lewisham Hippodrome (Catford's music hall designed by the famous theatre architect Frank Matcham) in 1960, is now Grade II listed. The term Brutalist Architecture originates from the French Béton brut, or "raw concrete" a term used by Le Corbusier to describe Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 Frank Matcham (22 November 1854 Newton Abbot, Devon – 17 May 1920 Southend-on-Sea, Essex) was a famous English theatrical Ian Nairn, however, thought Eros House to be worthy of note, he wrote:
A monster sat down in Catford, and just what the place needed. Ian Nairn (1930 &ndash 15 August 1983) was a British architectural critic and topographer. No offence meant: this southward extension of Lewisham High Street badly wanted stiffening. Now there is a punchy concrete focus (`you know, that funny new building') both close to and at a distance, from the desolate heights of the Downham Estate, where it stands straight to the afternoon sun. Rough concrete is put through all its paces, front convex eaves on Sainsbury's to a staircase tower which is either afflicted with an astounding set of visual distortions or is actually leaning. Again, no offence meant. Unlike many other avant-garde buildings, particularly in the universities, this one is done from real conviction, not from a desire for self-advertisement. The gaunt honesty of those projecting concrete frames carrying boxed-out bow windows persists. It is not done at you, and it transforms the surroundings instead of despising them. This most craggy and uncompromising of London buildings turns out to be full of firm gentlenes
In Rushey Green outside Eros House, the old village hand-pump from the 1850s survives. In 1974 the Catford shopping centre was built by the brutalist architect Owen Luder. Owen Luder, CBE, (born 7 August 1928) is a British Architect who designed a number of notable and sometimes controversial buildings
Broadway Theatre, Catford which is a fine art deco building adjoins the town hall. The Broadway Theatre Catford is a Theatre on Rushey Green Catford in the London Borough of Lewisham. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial This is a curved stone structure decorated with shields and heraldic emblems and topped with an attractive copper-green spire. It was opened in 1932 as the Concert Hall and is now a Grade II listed building. The interior is in art deco style. The last cinema in the borough stood opposite the theatre until its closure in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Catford also boasts a Territorial Army centre and a large gothic police station (despite the largest police station in Europe being just down the road in Lewisham). The Territorial Army ( TA) is the principal and Volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom A police station (also called stationhouse) is a Building which serves as the Headquarters of a Police force or unit which serves a specific Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. In 2006, a large blue pipe sculpture was unveiled outside Eros House.
Culture
Other than the shows at the Broadway Theatre the main cultural events are Lewisham Peoples day held in Mountsfield Park and the yearly beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), which is held at the theatre. The Broadway Theatre Catford is a Theatre on Rushey Green Catford in the London Borough of Lewisham. The Campaign for Real Ale ( CAMRA) is an independent voluntary, Consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aim The Catford Beer Festival is one of the largest in southern England. Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern Counties of England.
In recent years it has been satirised in The Chap magazine series called 'A year in Catford' after Peter Mayle's bestseller 'A Year in Provence'. The Chap is a British magazine published six times a year and related Books edited by Gustav Temple, proposing a return to a dandified way of Peter Mayle (born June 14, 1939 in Brighton) is a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provence, France The magazine poked fun at Catford's mundanity.
The Catford and Downham area is traditionally the South End of London however, the term is rarely used if at all in comparison to the West End or East End of London. Downham is a district occupying much of the boundary between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Bromley; it is the name of an electoral London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial Nonetheless, some older maps and A-Z's still list the area as Southend.
Catford had one of the first British curry houses, when it opened in 1824.
Places of Worship
Catford is essentially a Protestant town, but with Roman Catholic churches and numerous non-conformist causes. These include Plymouth Brethren, Baptists, Methodist, The Salvation Army various Pentecostals as well as Seventh-day Adventists and a Unitarian meeting house. The Plymouth Brethren is a Conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance The Plymouth Brethren at Wildfell Hall, Wildfell Road have conducted the world-famous Catford Lectures for over 50 years (see http://www.biblecentre.org/studymeetings/catford_lectures.htm). The original gothic C of E St. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Laurence church was located where Laurence House is today, but as part of the urban renewal of Catford in the 1960s, the church is now housed in a more modern style building 200 metres down Bromley Road. This church follows a traditional Anglican Mass and has their own choir.
There is a Muslim community with a mosque as well as a Sikh, Buddhist and Hare Krishna temples. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well
Famous Catfordians
- Sir Henry Cooper, British heavyweight boxer came from the area. Henry Cooper may refer to Henry Cooper (boxer (b 1934 British boxer Henry Cooper (U
- Spike Milligan (1918-2002) the comedian and writer went to school at Catford's Brownhill Boys School and often visited the suburb where his aunt and uncle lived. Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE ( 16 April, 1918 &ndash 27 February 2002) known as Spike Milligan, was an Anglo He claimed to have lived in Catford and wrote about the area in many of his books and sketches. In reality he lived in nearby Honor Oak which is nearer Forest Hill than Catford. Honor Oak is an inner suburban area principally of the London Borough of Lewisham, with part in the Southwark. Forest Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham, situated between Dulwich and Sydenham in southeast London Catford was probably thought to have been funnier.
- Ben Elton the comedian and writer was born in Catford in 1959. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director.
- Leslie Dwyer actor , was born in Catford . Leslie Dwyer ( 28 August 1906 &ndash 29 December 1986) was an English Character actor of Film and
- Ernest Christopher Dowson Poet and decadent lived and died in Catford. Ernest Christopher Dowson ( 2 August 1867 &ndash 23 February 1900) born in Lee London, was an English Poet Dowson introduced the phrases 'Days of wine and roses' and 'Gone with the wind'.
- Anthony Jones the art photographer lives in the area. Anthony or Tony Jones is the name of Anthony Jones (photographer (b
- Andy McNab Former S. Andy McNab DCM MM (born 28 December 1959 is a former British Soldier turned Novelist. A. S serviceman and writer was born in Catford
- Maxwell Confait, Colin Lattimore, Ronal Leighton and Ahmet Salih. See The Murder of Maxwell Confait. The investigation into the murder of Maxwell Confait was a case which raised questions about police procedures how police adhered to the procedures already stipulated and caused a major
- Robert Cooper, who now lives in carlisle
- Ethel Le Neve. See Inside story: last refuge for a killer's mistress on www.telegraph.co.uk.
- Frank Pullen, the Property Developer and Racehorse owner was born in Catford and opened the first of his shops on Catford Broadway. Francis Henry "Frank" Pullen ( September 8 1915 – January 17 1992) was an English businessperson and racehorse owner
- Cat Stevens lived in a flat above a Catford furniture shop in the early sixties
Sport
Catford Stadium was one of the most famous greyhound racing venues in the UK until its closure in 2005. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Catford Stadium was a historic Greyhound track in Catford, a suburb of London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It also hosted boxing and several other sporting events.
Catford Southend F. C. were a once successful non-league side who groundshared with Charlton Athletic at The Mount stadium and nearly merged with. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of The Mount was a football Stadium in Catford, (not to be confused with Catford Stadium) However, the deal was scuppered and Charton went onto Football League success while Catford Southend fell into obscurity. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The most promnient Sunday League side now in Catford is Catford Strollers F. C. Catford also boast a large 5-a-side center with many teams. Five-a-side football is a variation of Football (soccer in which each team fields five players (four Outfield players and a Goalkeeper) rather than the
The Catford Cycling Club was founded in 1886 and rose to European promience. In 1894 they built their own track south of Brownhill Road complete with a magnificent Pagoda grandstand. A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered Tower with multiple Eaves common in China, Japan, Korea For the BBC TV programme, see ''Grandstand'' (BBC. For the ABC 's sports coverage banner see ABC Radio Grandstand. However, by the 1950s the majority of the track had been built over yet the club still flourishes to this day. [1]
Cricket, bowls and tennis is represented in Catford in the form of Catford Wanderers and Catford And Cyphers sports clubs. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision Sport in which the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical Balls Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Catford Wanderers Sports Club Catford Wanderers Sports Club is on Beckenham Hill Road behind the large Homebase Catford also has a skating club. Kent County Cricket Club have played at Catford several times in the past. Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing
Transport Links
Catford is well connected for public transport, with two adjacent stations where railway lines cross (but do not interchange). Jewellry Quarter railway station train and tram - Birmingham - 2005-10-14 Catford railway station is on the route between Blackfriars station and Sevenoaks via Bromley South, while Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent line to Hayes from Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations. London Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London. Sevenoaks is a Commuter town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent in South East England and forms part of the London commuter belt. About the town The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent Line, serving Hayes line trains from Charing Cross to Hayes. Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. It runs roughly parallel with the River Thames and about 250 metres north of it As well as the railway stations there is Catford bus garage[2], providing many routes towards Central London and out towards Bromley. The term Central London refers to the districts of London England which are considered closest to the centre About the town The town has a large shopping and retail area including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades shopping centre
Nearest railway stations
- Catford railway station
- Catford Bridge railway station
- Ladywell railway station
- Hither Green railway station
Bus Routes
- 47 Catford Garage - Shoreditch via Deptford
- 54 Elmers End - Woolwich via Beckenham and Blackheath
- 75 West Croydon - Lewisham via Sydenham
- 124 Eltham - Catford (St. Catford railway station serves the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters it is on the line from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks, between Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent Line, serving Hayes line trains from Charing Cross to Hayes. Ladywell railway station is in Ladywell, in the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, in Travelcard Zone 3. Hither Green is a railway station located in Hither Green in the London Borough of Lewisham, in southeast London, United Kingdom. Dunstans College) via Mottingham, Grove Park and Torridon Road
- 136 Grove Park - Peckham via Goldsmith's College
- 138 Coney Hall - Catford via Bromley South and Downham
- 160 Catford Bridge Station - Sidcup via Brownhill Road and Eltham.
- 171 Catford Garage - Aldwych via Brockley, Peckham and Waterloo
- 181 Grove Park - Lewisham via Downham (no longer terminates at Downham)
- 185 Lewisham - Victoria via Dulwich
- 199 Catford Garage - Canada Water/Surrey Quays via Greenwich
- 202 Crystal Palace - Blackheath
- 208 Lewisham - Orpington via Catford and Bromley (at peak times half the bus fleet run Lewisham-Catford-Bromley whilst the other half of the fleet run Catford-Bromley-Orpington so at peak times Lewisham-Orpington would require a change of buses)
- 284 Lewisham - Grove Park via Crofton Park and Verdant Lane
- 336 Catford - Locks Bottom via Bromley
- N36 Queen's Park - Grove Park via Paddington, Trafalgar Square, Victoria, Vauxhall, Kennington, Peckham, Lewisham, Catford and Downham
- N47 Trafalgar Square - St Mary Cray via Aldwych, Ludgate Circus, Bank, Cannon Street, Monument, London Bridge, Surrey Quays, Deptford, Lewisham, Catford, Downham, Bromley, Petts Wood and Orpington
- N171 Tottenham Court Road - Catford Town Hall (some services to Catford Bus Garage) via Aldwych, Peckham, Brockley and Crofton Park (no longer serves Sandhurst Road or Hither Green)
Nearest towns
- Bellingham
- Blackheath
- Brockley
- Crofton Park
- Forest Hill
- Hither Green
- Grove Park
- Ladywell
- Lee
- Lewisham
- Sydenham
External links
- openstreetmap of Catford
- Catford Photographs
- A Year in Catford - from The Chap magazine
- Broadway Theatre - Catford
- Catford Cycling Club
- Catford - a short history from Ideal Homes website
- History of Catford from The South London Guide
- Catford Dog Track from Derelict London Website
- Catford's 'Lewisham Hippodrome' (now demolished) from Ideal Homes Website
- Lewisham Peoples Day - yearly borough festival held in Mountsfield Park, Catford
- The Rotary Club of Catford
- The Rutland Arms (now closed and expected to be converted into flats: News Shopper story)
- Catford Wanderers Sports and Social Club
- Catford Wanderers Badminton Club
- Lewisham News
- Catford Living
- parish church of the part of Catford south of Catford bridge
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