16: Bromley North Station - Bromley North Village heritage trail
Description
A stop on the Bromley North Village heritage trail
Built/designed
The original timber station buildings were rebuilt in 1925, just prior to the electrification of the line.
History
The line was constructed by the Bromley District Railway Company, which was absorbed into the South Eastern Railway Company. Railways, benefitting office workers with jobs in the City, altered Bromley's existence as a market town.
Did you know?
The railway, both here and at Bromley South, altered Bromley's existence as a market town. A population of 5,500 in 1861 had grown to 15,000 by 1881, and numbered 33,500 by 1911. By then Bromley had become an outer London suburb.
