Bedwardine Road
Named after the Bedward family who lived at Bedward Lodge (24)South Vale, Upper Norwood in 1841. The road is characterised by some fine examples of Victorian housing with a range of architectural features and later housing built post 1945.
Maps and Land Ownership
1862 Stanford Map of London showing land owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury where houses in the road would later be built
1898 OS Map showing location of Bedwardine Road and houses built
Timeline
Building of the street
Architecture
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91 and 93 Bedwardine Road - examples of gabled roofs, wooden sash windows, recessed porch, London brick - courtesy of R. Hibberd
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93 Bedwardine Road - recessed porch, wooden front door with glass panelling - courtesy of R. Hibberd
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91 and 93 Bedwardine Road - decorated stone and plasterwork, balconies, wooden sash windows - courtesy of R. Hibberd
91 Bedwardine Road – courtesy of R. Hibberd
57 Bedwardine Road – London brick, decorated brickwork, timbered cladding and plasterwork, wooden bay and sash windows,.bargeboards – courtesy of R. Hibberd
55 Bedwardine Road – recessed porch with slate awning, bay and sash windows, timbered plasterwork, roof balcony, bargeboards – courtesy of R. Hibberd
53 Bedwardine Road – London brick, sash windows, recessed porch – courtesy of R. Hibberd
1 Bedwardine Road – double fronted house with dormer windows in slate roof, recessed porch, wooden sash and bay windows, decorated brickwork, chimneys – courtesy of R. Hibberd
‘Bangalore’ 17 Bedwardine Road – dormer roof windows, covered porch, timbered front door with glass panelling, wrought iron gate and fencing, chimneys – courtesy of R. Hibberd
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'Madras' 19 Bedwardine Road - courtesy of R. Hibberd
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2 and 4 Bedwardine Road - courtesy of R. Hibberd
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2 Bedwardine Road - bay and sash windows, bargeboards, stucco plasterwork
4 Bedwardine Road – double fronted house with slate roof, sash and bay windows, recessed porch with decorated stone work – courtesy of R. Hibberd
6 Bedwardine Road – double fronted house with sash and bay windows, recessed and decorated stone porch, slate roofs, chimneys – courtesy of R. Hibberd
8 Bedwardine Road – slate roofs, sash windows, bargeboards – courtesy of R. Hibberd
Bedwardine Road sign – courtesy of R. Hibberd
Significant Street Buildings
Social History
Residents
Anderson, Henry Lawrence Anderson (1867 to 1914)
Lived at 5 Bedwardine Road in 1891 He was born in June 1867 and was the son of Major-General Robert Anderson and attended Dulwich College with his brother Charles. He was a member of the 1881 2nd XV, before leaving Duwlich to serve on the Merchant Nav …Darbyshire, John Russell (1880-1948)
Lived at 2 Bedwardine Road in 1901 and 1911 The Darbyshire family lived at 2 Bedwardine Road at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses. In 1891 they had been living at 44 Harold Road. John Russell’s father, Edward (1840-1920) was a merchant. At the tim …Memories
War
Street Directories
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1922 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1916 Bedwardine Road Street Directory 2
1916 Bedwardine Road Street Directory 2
1916 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1916 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1914 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1914 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1908 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1908 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1904 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1904 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1898 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1898 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1894 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1894 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1892 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1892 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1889 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1889 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1886 Bedwardine Road Street Directory
1886 Bedwardine Road Street Directory