Sydenham Town Forum

all the above about the Wooden Cottages and the Woodman pub and Sydenham Part of Willow Way / Walk was once Scudder Row, the pub way back in history was called the " Scudder ". Scudder Row / Willow walk i suspect as they were woodworkers may have been built by The Scudder family, They were...

Do any of you know why Kelvin Grove is called Kelvin Grove? I've searched online but can only find stuff about the primary school. One source (Joan Read's Lewisham Street Names, 1990) suggests it was named after Lord Kelvin in about 1850. This cannot be so, as William Thomson was not created Baron ...

I am a decendant of Scudders of Sydenham, I would welcome contact from anybody with info on Scudders, They were in Sydenham well back, main names are Thomas, John and Samuel. There was once an Inn called Scudder, I believe this is now the Woodman, There was also a Scudder Row My current brick wall i...