tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521994112802976470.post4091455778362918367..comments2023-02-25T09:39:06.950+00:00Comments on Walking the Streets of Forest Hill, SE23: To Brockley View (& Back?)Robert McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384607673163426191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521994112802976470.post-23692440834478318162007-12-20T16:25:00.000+00:002007-12-20T16:25:00.000+00:00great to hear from you then!the story sounds wrong...great to hear from you then!<BR/><BR/>the story sounds wrong as I'm not aware of there having been a large house like this on Blythe Hill, but it is certainly not impossible. I also would have thought that Head Butlers etc. would live in the main building, not in a separate house.<BR/><BR/>I know a man who could help. I shall report back!Robert McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384607673163426191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521994112802976470.post-40442941816364485302007-12-20T16:16:00.000+00:002007-12-20T16:16:00.000+00:00High,The one particular house on Brockley View is ...High,<BR/>The one particular house on Brockley View is my house (or the building my flat is in!<BR/>It was built as servants quarters in about 1820 for the manor house that used to stand where Blyth Fields now are (I think the manor was where the play park bit is now). The manor house burnt down but the servant's building remained. The house is divided into three flats on three floors which housed the grounds keeper, head butler and head maid. Well this was what I was told when we moved in.<BR/><BR/>Since then I've seen old maps of the area showing my building but no sign of the manor house so not sure if my info is correct. One thing is for sure and that is that in a map of about 1850 it seems to be the only building in the area and the garden extends over quite a distance and which has been sold off bit by bit over the years. <BR/><BR/>That's what I know about the building - if anybody has more information I'd be interested to know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com