Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, c.1985

Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, c.1985

This view, 151 to 153 Main Road, Biggin Hill, amply illustrates the unregulated nature of building development and shows a rare survival of one of the original plot land buildings.

Many of these were built in the early 20th century and were characterised by flimsy and often poor materials, a product of the difficulty of transporting to a hilly and remote location, and the builders' lack of resources.

See historic maps of Biggin Hill