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8 unusual facts about Lewisham


Dartford Loop Line

The station at Hither Green, near Lewisham, where the line deviates from the main line, was built after the opening of the third North Kent route, the Bexleyheath Line in 1895.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

It is responsible for running 2 acute hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham, in addition to community health services in Lewisham.

Lewisham, New South Wales

Engineers Australia designated the Viaduct in 1994 as an historic engineering marker.

Trinity Grammar School formerly Saint Thomas à Becket Primary School, is located on 5 Thomas Street, Lewisham and was founded in 1855 by the Australian Christian Brothers.

Street Pastors

The initial activities of street pastors in areas such as Lewisham and Hackney focussed mainly on confronting gang culture and the use of knives and guns.

The John Berne School

The John Berne School, previously known as the Berne Education Centre is in Lewisham, Sydney, Australia.

Tony Folan

Anthony "Tony" Folan (born 18 September 1978 in Lewisham) was an Irish footballer during the 1990s and 2000s.

William Mignon

William Henry Mignon (1874 in Lewisham, London – 30 November 1965 in the West Indies) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900.


2005 UK Open

A 67 year old Italian waiter from Lewisham called Sergio Bongiovanni appeared on TV many years before as a competitor in News Of The World tournament.

Arthur Moyle, Baron Moyle

Their son, Roland Moyle, was later a Labour Member of Parliament in Lewisham.

Brookmill Park

The footpath and cycle path in the park are part of the Waterlink Way, which runs through Lewisham and Bromley.

Cambusnethan

Dame Dr. Ruth Silver, DBE is the Principal of Lewisham College and an adviser to the Select Committee in the House of Commons and a member of the Skills Commission.

Danson House

After Sir John died in January 1800 (being buried in St Mary's churchyard, Lewisham), his son demolished the imposing wings containing kitchens and stables, and built the present stable block (design attributed to George Dance the Younger).

Edward Coates

Sir Edward Coates, 1st Baronet (1853–1921), British stockbroker and MP for Lewisham

Graham Killoughery

Killoughery, a left winger, joined Torquay United as a trainee on 1 July 2001, having been spotted by Torquay youth coach Richard Hancox playing, alongside another future trainee Biju Kironde, for Lewisham against Exeter City in an FA Youth Cup match.

Greenwich Rugby Football Club

Greenwich RFC is known to locals as the oldest club in Plumstead, they began as two separate teams before being formed in 1986 from Bloomfield and Lewisham RFC.

Harry Pye

In October Pye helped organise a Black History Month exhibition at the Lime Light Gallery in Lewisham.

Henry Tibbats Stainton

Stainton was a very wealthy man and his house in Lewisham, "Mountsfield", was one of London's more substantial residences set in its own park.

Labour for a Referendum

Jim Dowd MP, MP for Lewisham West and Penge and former Northern Ireland spokesman

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is an NHS trust which was formed on 1 October 2013 by the merger of Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Lewisham Priory

The history of the manor of Lewisham dates back to the middle of the 10th century, when it was granted to St Peter's Abbey in Ghent.

Locksbottom

Locksbottom is served by many Transport for London Bus services connecting it with other areas including Orpington, Bromley, Chislehurst, Hayes, Beckenham, Catford, Lewisham and Crystal Palace.

London Football Association

It has had many headquarters since its foundation in 1882, including Paternoster Row, St. Mark’s College Chelsea, Finsbury Barracks, Leytonstone, Manor Park, Barking, and Lewisham.

London Government Act 1899

It allowed an Order in Council to either incorporate the township into either of the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham or Camberwell, or to form it into an urban district in one or other of the counties of Surrey or Kent.

River, Kent

There are other green spaces nearby, notably Crabble Athletic Ground (home of Dover Athletic F.C.) situated at the Dover end of Lewisham Road, and Russell Gardens/Bushy Ruff, situated on the Alkham Valley Road beyond Kearsney Abbey.

Selkent

Under an agreement reached with Thomas Tilling, the garage was allocated to the latter's use, along with Croydon and Lewisham, resulting in Tilling-type vehicles being the mainstay of the fleet until 1949, when the final petrol-engined STL-type double deckers were finally superseded.

Sound clash

Sound clashes are an integral part of black culture in London as portrayed in the cult movie Babylon, at the same time that real-life sound systems such as Jah Shaka and Ital Lion were competing for supremacy in Deptford which is in The London Borough of Lewisham a traditional West-Indian area of South London.

South London Healthcare NHS Trust

The decision by the Trust Special Administrator to propose changes to Lewisham Hospital as part of the winding up process was very controversial and was successfully challenged in court by the London Borough of Lewisham and the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign.


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