The very early Kent series map 8.05 is centred on the small village of Mottingham – population just 142 in 1851 – and shows a quite rural area. Buildings include Fairy Hall, Mottingham House, and the map stretches west to College Farm, east to Eltham station. There are directories of Mottingham in 1874 and 1882, plus Sale particulars for the Mottingham House estate. The map links up with Kent Sheet 8.06 New Eltham to the east, sheet 8.09 Elmstead Wood to the south.
Green Lane runs north-south to the west, with the small community of South End at the top. To the east is a cluster of nurseries, near Blackboy Wood. Even in 1895 this remains a fairly rural scene.
Green Lane runs north-south to the west, with the small community of South End at the top. To the east is a cluster of nurseries, near Blackboy Wood. Even in 1895 this remains a fairly rural scene.
