YES, the A25 is interesting!

This was the slightly controversial claim by Monty Parkin when speaking to the BBLHS July meeting. Concentrating on the small village of Seal near Sevenoaks, Mr Parkin delved into the history of the people and places along a small part of this seemingly ordinary road, from Neolithic caves and Roman slave chains to Oliver Cromwell's skull.

Of particular interest was the role of the Camden family, who lived in Seal as well as at Camden Place in Chislehurst and also owned land in Camden Town, an all-female herbal farm near Seal before the war and, what he claimed were the first white lines to be used on British roads, near Bat and Ball, whose name derives from the production there of these items in the past.

As chairman Tony Allnut commented afterwards, it was amazing how much history even a small area could produce and he thanked Mr Parkin for his well researched and well presented talk.

The next meeting of the society will be the members open evening on Tuesday, 1st September at the usual time of 7.45pm in the Methodist Church Hall at Bromley North.

You do not have to be a member to come to our meetings.

For further information, visit http://bblhs.website.orange.co.uk/
The BBLHS was founded in 1974 so that those with an interest in the history of any part of the London Borough of Bromley could meet to exchange information and learn more about its history.

In conjunction with the local history library, museums and other relevant organisations, we aim to make sure that at least some of this heritage is preserved for future generations.