Petts Wood, Greater London (near Orpington)

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Petts Wood in 1965

Old Maps of Petts Wood

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Map of Petts Wood in 1895

Map of Petts Wood in 1897-1902

Map of Petts Wood in 1920

Map of Petts Wood in 1946

Map of Petts Wood in 1895

Sheet Maps of Petts Wood

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Books about Petts Wood
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Memories of Petts Wood
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Memories Of Petts Wood In The 40s And 50s

I was born in Farnborough Hospital during February of 1940. My home for the next 7 years was at 9 Kennelworth Road, and then we moved to 263 Crescent Drive, where I spent the next thirteen years. My recollections of the war are very sketchy, but I will try to give some insight on how people, and more specifically kids, were affected both during and after the war. During the war we ...see more

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Nightingale Road

I was born during the 1947 blizzard, Feb 2, 1947. Neither the midwife nor the doctor could get to our house, so my father helped my mother deliver me in the front upper bedroom of 88 Nightingale Road. I remember no more about Petts Wood, we moved to Bromley by the time I was 3!

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Petts Wood, Greater London (near Orpington)

Memories Of Petts Wood In The 40s And 50s

Nightingale Road