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Friel on Friday... Western Motor Works - Learn about the first ever purpose built car service station in the country, right here in Chislehurst and see the 'Old Lady' Panhard car out in the vintage rally. Vintage Friel, this one, epic fail on the name of Ferdinand...

Visit a charming backwater of Chislehurst; learn about its fruity name and a pub that's changed it's name. From schools to singers, with banana in between, there's a little bit of everything down Old Perry Street! With Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for the Chislehurst...

Friel on Friday... Chislehurst School for Girls; a school that has had many reincarnations but survived wartime bombing to retain its place as an educator of young women - kept firmly apart from the boys over in Sidcup! With Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for...

Friel on Friday... Chislehurst Cemetery is the final resting place of an artist friend of Dickens and a recipient of the VC in The Great War. The chapel, designed by the same architect who planned The Dorchester Hotel is a tranquil place - unlike the background noise...

Friel on Friday... Lord Ted Willis In Shepherd's Green there is a connection between Black Beauty and Yardbirds.... Learn about this seeming connection with nature with a story of a blue plaque and a blue lamp! Featuring Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for the Chislehurst...

Friel on Friday... Alan Watts Learn about the little cottage in Holbrook Lane that was birthplace of a significant philosophical teacher; a leader of the Californian flower power movement born here in Chislehurst. Featuring Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for...

Friel on Friday... Antokol Discover a poignant local history story of the First World War; the special caring role played by what is now a care home for the Polish community. Featuring Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for the Chislehurst Society and filmed by Clare...

Friel on Friday... Chislehurst Station See this busy station as it was in the nineteenth century; royal visitors came and went, as well as the wounded from the Western Front. Find out what role Queen Victoria's skirts are said to have played and how much life for the...

Friel on Friday - Chislehurst had its fair share of gunpowder and plot with three rival bonfires aiming to be the best in the village. 'Guys' may have been treasonable but see how the Edwardian children celebrated 5th November as we enjoy the Rotary Club fireworks....

Friel on Friday - A speedy tour around Chislehurst about the local life of a fast fellow - Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE holder of land and water speed records. Find out why the blue plaque on his house is wrong, and hear how the blue bird is poignantly remembered by two...

Friel on Friday... Discover the hidden story of the eighteenth century mansion house that forms part of Coopers School. Learn of the connection with Downton Abbey and how a toilet came to be named after a prime minister! With Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for...

Friel on Friday... School Road. With its primary school, a pub and a Victorian workhouse, I know which one I'd rather be in! See the pit where the children play and learn about one tragic pupil who became a victim of the Titanic disaster. With Joanna Friel, Heritage...

Friel on Friday... Bullers Wood Once a family home decorated by William Morris, scene of family tradegy but now a peaceful place for vistors to enjoy. Who called this place 'ghastly'? Not us! With Joanna Friel, Heritage Rep for the Chislehurst Society and filmed...