Once in a while, I like to take the
digital camera and the dog out for a walk and photograph our local area.
These photos are probably thoroughly boring to anyone who does
not know Orpington well; don't complain that you have not been warned!
This archive contains around many thousands of pictures of Orpington and the surrounding area taken from 1997 onwards. If you need help locating a particular street or area, there are some excellent street maps (and aerial photographs) of Orpington available at www.streetmap.co.uk. Alternatively, look at maps.google.co.uk - Google have also extensively photographed most of the area as part of their Streetview project.
You may view the thumbnails without restriction, but you will need to complete a simple, free, email based Registration to access the main pictures.
Select an area from the map or use one of the links on the left:
| Area |
Updated |
|
| Chislehurst | Mar-09 | |
| Southborough | Mar-09 | |
| Petts Wood | Mar-09 | |
| Crofton | Mar-09 | |
| Darrick Wood | Dec-04 | |
| Farnborough | Mar-03 | |
| St Pauls Cray | Jul-07 | |
| Poverest (North) | Jan-03 | |
| Poverest (South) | Mar-09 | |
| St Mary Cray | Jul-07 | |
| Knoll (North) | Mar-09 | |
| Knoll (South) | Mar-09 | |
| Orpington High St. | Mar-09 | |
| Central Orpington | Mar-09 | |
| Ramsden | Mar-09 | |
| Goddington | Mar-09 | |
| Green St Green | Dec-04 | |
| Chelsfield | Mar-09 | |
| Other Areas | ||
| Cudham | Mar-09 | |
| Downe | Jul-00 | |
| Keston | Sep-00 | |
| Hayes | Jul-00 | |
| Bromley | Oct-00 | |
| Otford & Shoreham | Oct-03 | |
| Lullingstone/Eynsford | Aug-02 | |
| Crockenhill | Jul-00 | |
| Footscray | Sep-00 | |
| Odds & Ends | ||
| Tesco Redevelopment | Mar-09 |
This area is undergoing major redevelopment in order to build a new Tesco store |
| Orchard Grove Redevelopment | Mar-09 |
Next to the new Tesco, many houses were demolished to make way for flats. |
| Local History | Nov-01 |
Old photos, maps and drawings |
| Local Railways | Mar-09 |
Various local railway related photographs |
| Poverest Scout HQ | Jul-01 |
Before and after the fire in May 2001 |
Photos and information about local Coal Posts are at http://www.wsn.co.uk/coalposts
I'm very occasionally prepared to take specific photos of the area on request, click here for more details.
| Latest News | |
| 22-Mar-09 | Several hundred new photos added. Orchard Grove Redevelopment section created |
| 6-Jan-08 | Many new photos added to the Tesco section |
| 22-Jul-07 | Many new photos added to the Tesco section |
| 17-Mar-07 | Many new photos added to the Tesco section |
| 1-Oct-06 | Lots more photos added |
| 17-Oct-05 | Major update - lots more photos added, but I've still very little time to take requested photos. |
| 19-Dec-04 | Improved the search facility |
| 4-Dec-04 | More photos added. Station Road Car Park section created. |
| 10-Jul-04 | Sorry for the long delay, but quite a few more photos added and odd corrections made. |
| 18-Jan-04 | A few more photos added |
| 19-Oct-03 | It's been a while, but many sections finally updated. |
| 6-Apr-03 | More photos of the St Mary Cray and Poverest area added |
| 25-Mar-03 | Lots more photos added to Farnborough/Locksbottom, plus many other photos |
| 26-Jan-03 | More photos added to Goddington/Green St Green/Darrick Wood areas |
| 1-Dec-02 | A few more photos added |
| 5-Oct-02 | I've been rather busy lately, but a few more photos have been (finally) added. |
| 3-Aug-02 | More photos of the High Street, and, finally, some photos of Eynsford |
| 14-Jul-02 | Must be the good weather. Lots more photos in the Green St Green/Chelsfield/Goddington area. |
| 07-Jul-02 | More photos added. Sorry for the long gap between updates - life has been a bit busy! |
| 05-Feb-02 | More photos added. Poverest now split into two sections |
| 30-Oct-01 | Thumbnails added. |
This page was last updated on 22 March 2009 . Unless otherwise stated, all material on this site is © Phil Wheeler 1997-200
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