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The Newsletter of the Bromley Borough Local History Society Bromleag The newsletter of the Bromley Borough Local History Society March 2006 DVD first for Bromley local history Bromley Palace — ARP posts in changing fortunes Beckenham Bromley Borough Local History Society Registered Charity No 273963 About the Society Bromley Borough Local History Society was formed in 1974 so that anyone Contents with an interest in any part of the borough could meet to exchange information March 2006 and learn more about Bromley’s history. History is continually being made and at the same time destroyed, buildings All copy for the June are altered or demolished, memories fade and people pass away, records get edition of Bromleag must destroyed or thrown in the bin. We aim, in co-operation with the local history reach the editor by early library, museums and other relevant organisations, to make sure at least some of this history is preserved for future generations. May. We hold regular meetings and produce a journal and occasional publications News where members can publish their research. P3 Chairman and Membership Secretary DVD of Bromley and Dr Anthony Allnut Sheppards college Woodside, Old Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6PP 020 8467 3842 [email protected] Society meetings Secretary P4 Mrs Patricia Knowlden A sideways look at 62 Harvest Bank Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DJ 020 8462 5002 Nelson and Trafalgar P5 Bromleag Bromley history on film This newsletter is published four times a year. The editor welcomes articles of between 100 and 1,000 words, along with illustrations and photographs. Spring Park Video Society These can be in paper copy, disk or e-mailed. P6 — 9 Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you wish material to be Tracing the changing returned. Items remain the copyright of the authors and do not necessarily fortunes of the Bishop’s reflect Society views. Each contributor is responsible for the content of their Palace in Bromley article. Articles are not always used immediately as we try to maintain a balance between research, reminiscences and articles about different subjects and Features parts of the borough. P10 — 11 Editor ARP posts in Beckenham Christine Hellicar P11 150 Worlds End Lane, Chelsfield, Kent BR6 6AS 01689 857214 The day that changed my Email [email protected] life P12 Religion , politics and education in Orpington, Thomas Watts Subscription Rates P12 Yearly subscription from 1 January Elderslie, Beckenham Individual £8.50; couple £10. Senior citizens pay a re- duced rate of £6 per person or £8 for a couple. Members joining after 30 June pay half rates. 2 Bromleag March 2006 News A major achievement — Bromley’s best kept secret on DVD It will be available as either a DVD or The first history DVD produced by The 25 minute, highly professional Video tape at £7.50 a copy of either BBLHS was previewed at our and enjoyable film has taken the format. For anyone interested in December meeting by our partners in best part of a year to produce and is Bromley’s history it is a must have. It the project, Spring Park Video Society an exciting tour round the buildings, will be available from our book sales (SPVS). Copies of the DVD, Bromley’s a run through their history and an officer John Clarke on 020 8462 Best Kept Secret, about the Bromley introduction to every day life in the 3519 or at our next meeting. and Sheppard’s College, will be on college, past and present. See also P5 sale from this month. The idea of making a film was Stills from originally considered by the the film committee in 2004, when we were Bromley’s looking at what sort of project might Best Kept be eligible for a Local Authority Grant. Secret It was suggested that we make what, eventually we hope, will become a series of films about our borough that will help open up local history to a wider audience. A sub-committee was formed and we approached SPCVS. Fortunately at the same time we had been asked by Bromley College to assist in sorting their archival material and helping in their appeal for restoration funds. So the two projects came together and it was decided to make the first film about Bromley & Sheppard’s College. Future meetings March to June 2006 Meetings are held at 7.45 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, from October to July, in the Methodist Church Hall, North Street, Bromley. The hall has free off-street parking, good public transport links and facilities for the disabled. Non-members are welcome at the society’s meetings for a nominal charge of £1. 7 March The History of Biggin Hill Aerodrome in Two World Wars — Josie Cole 4 April Annual General Meeting Emma Darwin and others from Downe — Barbara Stevens 2 May The Best of Bromley A whistle stop guide to the Grade 1 listed buildings in Bromley — Marc Timin, conservation planner, Bromley Council 6 June The Streatfeilds of Chiddingstone. The History of a Kentish Family—Mervyn Streatfeild March 2006 Bromleag 3 Society meeting A sideways look at Nelson and Trafalgar At our first meeting of the year we were pleased to welcome Ray Garwood to talk to us about the life and distributed to the whole ships company to a set formula battles of Nelson and, being very successful, this made Nelson very popular with his crews. ay started by tracing the early life of Nelson, born in But the glory was achieved at a price. Nelson was sent to 1758 at Burnham Thorpe, a small village in North Tenerife, after a reported Spanish treasure ship, and in the R Norfolk. When he was only nine Nelson’s mother sea battle that ensued he was injured in the right arm, died and some commentators believe this tragedy was a which was later amputated. major reason for his feisty temperament. He was educated at Norwich school and through the Battle of the Nile preferment of his Uncle, Captain Suckling, he entered the Injury notwithstanding he was soon back in the Royal Navy at 12. His first posting was to a ship sent to Mediterranean searching for Napoleon, who he cornered explore the mysterious North West passage — round the in Abu Qir Bay, Egypt, there followed the Battle of the Nile. north of Russia to the East Indies — and it was on this trip The French were anchored in a line, in shallow water, that he was later credited with an encounter with a polar hoping to keep the English out, but Nelson, with his bear, which he is supposed to have killed. experience of such conditions and his up to date charts, From there to warmer climes, an abortive trip to sailed his ships down both sides of the enemy. It was a Nicaragua where he caught a disease - unspecified - and bloody battle, ships were set on fire and many died but was sent home. Nelson won. He quickly found promotion and by the age of 20 he had It was about this battle that the famous poem The boy attained the rank of Post Captain. He also found love. In stood on the burning deck… was written. The battle the West Indies he met and married ‘Fanny’, Frances effectively cut Napoleons’ lines of communications with Nesbit and with peace and no wars to fight he spent the France and scuppered his plans to conquer the Middle next five years at home in Burnham. East. Battle of Cape St. Vincent But Nelson was ill and he withdrew back to Naples to Eventually he was sent to Naples with the objective of recover. And while there was responsible for the establishing a base in Corsica and there, at Calvi, he lost reinstatement of the Neapolitan royal family and, as a result, was created Duke of Bronte by King Ferdinand I, the sight of his right eye, from a ricochet bullet. King of Naples. He took part in the battle of Cape St. Vincent, a traditional sea battle with the adversaries lining up in two It was at this time that Lord Spencer, First Sea Lord, got lines facing each other. At that time the Spanish fleet was wind of Nelsons liaison with Emma Hamilton and ordered made up of good ships but badly manned by poor sailors. him back to England, in the hope that “he will recover Nelson saw that the battle was going well for the English faster”. Nelson decided to return overland and was feted but that some Spanish ships were escaping so he broke wherever he went. his line and boarded an enemy ship, which surrendered to Once back home Fanny, Emma and Nelson must have him. been on ‘good terms’ as they attend the theatre together. Nelson was very aware that it was usual for the But Nelson hadn’t seen Fanny for four to five years and Commander to write a report of the battle and that he they decide to separate. Emma was pregnant. would most likely not get his due share of credit. So he Nelson’s next assignment was to the Baltic, to wrote his own report, which he had authenticated by other Copenhagen. There was an alliance between Denmark, captains and by Prince William (who he had befriended in Sweden and Russia (with the covert addition of France), the West Indies), and sent a copy to his friend Mr. Lockyer which threatened the British trade in softwoods, tar etc. with the suggestion that it was given to the press. Once more Nelson was in the thick of the resulting naval They published this report and Nelson became a hero battle.
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