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New Cross
Old Kent Road
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Walworth
West Norwood
Woolwich

Info	Cibber Road	Colfe Road	Como Road

Located between Stanstead Road, Dacres Road and Perry Hill and largely developed in the latter half of the Nineteenth Century. Many roads are named after historical stage actors. 1862 map Park: Mayow Park Buses:122, 185, 356 Rail: Forest Hill (London Overground) Info: Love Perry Vale	map After Colley Cibber (1671-1757) a comedian and playwright.	map After the Rev Aberdeen Colfe (1610-1657) who was the vicar for Lewisham.He endowned Colfe Grammar School and resisted Sydenham enclosures. He owned a field here called Great Ozey.	map Lucia Bartalozzi (1797-1856) was a famous singer who was born near Como, She married Auguste Vestris in 1813 (see Vestris Road).

Farren Road	Kemble Road	Kilmorie Road	Perry Vale

map Named after Elizabeth Farren (1759-1829) a popular actress.	map Named after Roger Kemble (1723-1802) an actor-manager	map Links Stantead Road and Woolstone Road. It appears to follow a footpath on this 1862 map	map Perry Vale is an old road linking Forest Hill with Catford. It was developed heavily after the railway arrived in the Nineteenth Century. Good examples of Edwardian housing and C20 flats at Valentine Court. Tree-lined. Probably after local pear orchards.

Siddons Road	Vestris Road	Westbourne Drive	Woolstone Road

Map After the famous actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831). She was the daughter of Roger Kemble (see Kemble Road)	Map Lucia Bartalozzi (1797-1856) was a famous singer, She married Auguste Vestris in 1813.	Map Westbourne Drive runs between South Circular and Perry Vale with mostly Edwardian and modern housing. Peaceful tree-lined road	Map Originally Woolstone Road was called Green Lane -see 1862 map

Best Forest Hill roads
Honor Oak Park
Honor Oak Road
Horniman Drive
London Road
Perry Vale
Stanstead Road
Sunderland Road
Taymount Rise
Westbourne Drive
Westwood Park

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