Roots - where I grew up

Bexley is the site of the Old Dartfordians Rugby Club (now the Dartfordians Community Sports Club) and is where our sixth form discos and parties were held back in the day.  The rest of the village is also rather interesting....

We enter Bexley as part of the London LOOP walk there from Erith, via Slade Green and Crayford, and see the Church of St Mary The Virgin; built in the Middle Ages, it has an unusual spire which resembles an octagonal cone balancing on top of a truncated pyramid. 

As we walk along the High Street, we cross the River Cray and pass under the railway line - the arches have been converted to small businesses (much like in Bermondsey, further up the line) - to reach Freemantle Hall; built in Victorian times, the hall acts as a community centre and focal point for the village. 

Walking further on the road to Bexleyheath, we see the Old School House and the Community Library before reaching "the Old D's".  Of course it has changed a lot since the mid 70s, but it would still be a long walk back to Slade Green from here (especially after lots of Brown Ale)!Read more