- Anerley
infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
region= London
population=
official_name= Anerley
london_borough= Bromley
constituency_westminster= Beckenham
post_town= LONDON
postcode_area = SE
postcode_district = SE20
dial_code= 020
os_grid_reference= TQ345695
latitude= 51.4147
longitude= -0.067Anerley is a suburb of
London in theLondon Borough of Bromley ,England . It is located approximately 8.5mile s south east ofCharing Cross and contains the former site ofThe Crystal Palace .History
Anerley has never existed as an independent entity, but rather as a general area. Prior to the
enclosure and the relocation of The Crystal Palace to Penge Place at the top of Sydenham Hill, Anerley was an unoccupied part ofPenge Common .Penge , including the Common, became thePenge Urban District ofKent as a result of theLondon Government Act 1899 and became part of theLondon Borough of Bromley in 1965.With the demise of the local government ward of Anerley, the name Anerley is mainly applied to the area in the proximity of the railway station, to the top of Anerley Hill Road and down to the
Birkbeck station border divide with London andKent . The SE20London postal district was officially named Anerley but covered Anerley, Penge and parts ofBeckenham .The telephone exchange [ [http://ukphreak.blogspot.com/2004/11/crystal-palace-bt-telephone-exchange.html Image of the telephone exchange] ] built in Crystal Palace Park Road, Penge to cover Anerley, Penge and Sydenham was named SYDenham as the dial locations for PENge had already been allocated to the RENown exchange in
Fulham . The dialing code for SYDenham (01 793) was changed to 01 778 (eventually becoming 020 8778). The other unit in the same the building was called CRYstal Palace (01 279). This became 01 659 (eventually 020 8659). When a TXE4 was added it had the dialing code 01 776, (now 020 8776). This dialing code is shared withWest Wickham . When a System X exchange was added, a new dialing code 01 676 (now 020 8676) was added.Railway development
The London and
Croydon Canal was built across Penge Common (with remnants remaining in Betts Park in Anerley and in Dacres Wood,Sydenham ).The Croydon Canal was closed and in 1839 much of its course was used to lay theLondon and Croydon Railway . The railway deviated from the canal course entering a new cutting near what is nowAnerley railway station . William Sanderson made land available in return for the creation of the railway station.Isambard Kingdom Brunel built anAtmospheric railway along this course in 1845, but it was short lived. The inability to include points on an atmospheric railway resulted in the construction of flyovers one of which runs through Anerley betweenCrystal Palace railway station and Sydenham railway station. A train collision was reported to have occurred at Anerly(sic) on 5th October 1844Notable residents
*
Thomas Crapper , notable plumber, on his retirement lived in Thornsett Road.
*Walter de la Mare , famous poet and author of ghost stories, resided at 14 Thornsett Road during the 1920s.
*James Busby , authored theTreaty of Waitangi and introduced vines to AustraliaTransport
Buses
Anerley is served by
London buses routes N3, 75, 157, 197, 249, 354, 358 432 and bus 356. The 432 now terminates at Anerley Bus stand, behind the Station on Anerley Station Road.Road
Two
A road s, the A213 and A214 pass through the area. During the late 1960s and 1970s the A214 was to be part of theLondon Ringways project. The A214 was to becomeRingway 2 and it would have passed through much of Anerley, and have followed the railway line fromBirkbeck station and travelled north. The construction of the A214 into the planned London Motorways network (much like the A2 or Hammersmith flyover London section today), would have seen a lot of destruction of property in Anerley and a great increase in noise pollution. After much consultation and Government dithering the various London Ringway projects were cancelled, including the A214 section.Rail
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Anerley railway station , Southern operate trains to London Bridge and East Croydon or West Croydon
*Birkbeck station , Southern also operate from Birkbeck to London Bridge and London Victoria (Mornings only).The other nearest stations are:
*Crystal Palace railway station
*Penge West railway station
*Elmers End railway station
*Norwood Junction railway station Transport for London has begun work on the southern extension of theEast London Line . To be rebranded as theLondon Overground East London Railway , this will bring services to the Docklands andShoreditch through Anerley to connect with theNorth London Line , opening in 2011. [cite press release |title=Transport Commissioner visits East London Railway |publisher=Transport for London |date=2006-11-15 |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=934 |accessdate=2007-01-28] .Trams
In the era of street trams, a tramway ran down Anerley Road, turning into Croydon Road. It joined the main tram network at West Croydon. In the early days a stationary engine was needed to haul trams up the steepest part of Anerley Hill. Later models were able to climb unassisted, but special gearing was designed exclusively for this route. The tramway was replaced by trolley buses on route 654 which operated until 1959. [cite press release |title=Tram to Bus|publisher=Buses at work |url=http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/tb-replace.htm|] .
Transport for London has proposed the extension of
Tramlink services fromHarrington Road tram stop to thebus station on Crystal Palace Parade via Anerley Road and a consultation exercise finished in December 2006. [cite press release |title=Have your say - Croydon Tramlink extension to Crystal Palace |publisher=Transport for London |date=2006-10-19 |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp?prID=919 |accessdate=2007-01-28]Nearest places
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Beckenham
*Penge
*South Norwood
*Sydenham
*Upper Norwood References
External links
* [http://www.virtualanerley.com/ Virtual Anerley]
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