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Quirky local landmarks

Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619

    Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?

    Still there.

    Also the distance marker further down the hill (towards Blackheath) on the other side of the road, depicting the distance to Ypres

  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,446
    Severndroog Castle on Shooters Hill in the woods is pretty good. Remember my dad used to take us there to find it. Is now reopened to the public, great views from the top.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    Hangman's corner in Chislehurst. A stone shows the spot, but the tree is probably newer.
  • Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?

    This?

  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655

    Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?

    Still there.

    Also the distance marker further down the hill (towards Blackheath) on the other side of the road, depicting the distance to Ypres

    Ah yes I forgot about that distance marker. Another quirky landmark
  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655

    Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?

    This?

    That's them! Doesn't look much 'step' there. Wouldn't fancy negotiating those after a few pints of foaming mead in The Bull...
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    edited May 2018
    The child bollard down Rectory Lane Sidcup. A genuine WTF the first time I drove past it image
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601

    The child bollard down Rectory Lane Sidcup. A genuine WTF the first time I looked up to itimage

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846

    The child bollard down Rectory Lane Sidcup. A genuine WTF the first time I drove past it image

    I assume the intended message here is

    "Don't step onto wet tarmac children or you will get stuck"
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955

    Somebody reckoned she looks taller than you, AFKA :smile:

  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655

    The child bollard down Rectory Lane Sidcup. A genuine WTF the first time I drove past it image

    That is quite sinister....
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    The (closed) public bogs in Charlton Village which are actually a grade one listed Inigo Jones Summer House.
    And the nearby Mulberry tree which is supposedly over 400 years old and one of the oldest trees in London. (More trees here: https://foursquare.com/kevan/list/the-great-trees-of-london)
  • mattaddick
    mattaddick Posts: 655
    Anyone else remember that strange miniature castle at the back of a house on Robin Hood Lane, Bexleyheath? It was/is a tiny lane connecting Lion Road and I think Standard Road. Couldn't believe someone would construct a mini castle in their back garden. I was somewhat obsessed with it as a kid.
  • Reading the thread about the fondly-remembered Marilyn Monroe poster in Eltham got me thinking about quirky local landmarks. In particular I thought of those small distinctive white steps at the very top of Shooters Hill near the Water Tower. I was told they were stagecoach steps. Anyone else recall them? Are they still there? Any other little landmarks anyone can recall?

    This?

    That's them! Doesn't look much 'step' there. Wouldn't fancy negotiating those after a few pints of foaming mead in The Bull...
    I think you'd need a bit of Dutch courage on that route - much favoured by Dick Turpin and his mates.
    http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6486972.When_Turpin_was_king_of_the_road/
  • Pringle
    Pringle Posts: 464
    The Obelisk in Mitcham, near where I grew up. Dates back to 1822 and is supposed to be on the site of an ancient spring/well. As a div kid I thought it was a rocket.
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    There used to be a real rocket (well missile) outside the Artillery barracks in Woolwich. Anyone remember when it went?
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,126
    There used to be a house on the rhs of the road from Wilmington to Dartford with a giant 70 painted in yellow on a red garage door. I used to think Sandi Togsvik lived there, or maybe one of her relatives...
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    The Year 2041

    There used to be a football ground in Floyd Road, SE7, Don't quote me on it but I think it was called The Valley.

    Some geezer from Belgium owned the ground and the land but not the football team and he decided to knock it down and build some flats and apartments.



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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,844

    The Year 2041

    There used to be a football ground in Floyd Road, SE7, Don't quote me on it but I think it was called The Valley.

    Some geezer from Belgium owned the ground and the land but not the football team and he decided to knock it down and build some flats and apartments.

    I believe the team re-formed as Peninsula United FC and now play next to the O2 in the Beezer Homes League.



    Finished it for you.
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Still visable in Danson Park,a low wall that formed part of the open air swimming pool that was a big part of my youth in the 1960's.

    How Bexley Council got away with demolishing that beautiful Art Deco building I'll never know.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,844

    Still visable in Danson Park,a low wall that formed part of the open air swimming pool that was a big part of my youth in the 1960's.

    How Bexley Council got away with demolishing that beautiful Art Deco building I'll never know.

    Memories! I spent many a happy day there.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Still have the stocks in situ in our village.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    bobmunro said:

    Still visable in Danson Park,a low wall that formed part of the open air swimming pool that was a big part of my youth in the 1960's.

    How Bexley Council got away with demolishing that beautiful Art Deco building I'll never know.

    Memories! I spent many a happy day there.
    Plus the one in Martens Grove.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    The mini church like building on the roundabout near Blendon
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    The guy that used to direct the traffic on the ramps of the Blackwall Tunnel south bound
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    Does anyone remember the big old black American car that was in a front garden of a house in Arbuthnot Drive (by the Blue Anchor) for years?
  • Penfolds Perm
    Penfolds Perm Posts: 550
    The steps at the top of Shooters Hill were there so the passengers could get off the stagecoaches to allow the horses to rest up for a while after the long haul up the hill, by all accounts.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619

    The steps at the top of Shooters Hill were there so the passengers could get off the stagecoaches to allow the horses to rest up for a while after the long haul up the hill, by all accounts.

    And to alight to access The Bull Hotel at the summit of the hill.