Welcome to Kemnal Road
Kemnal Road has a most interesting history and continues to be a pleasant place to live. This site celebrates the history of its residents and houses.
The site has been designed to be of interest to past and present residents of the road and of those accessed through it - Acorn Close, Copperfield Way, Dickens Drive, Dorrit Way, Home Farm, Marlowe Close, Pickwick Way, and, most recently, Queenborough Gardens.
We hope that it will also be of interest to anyone searching for family and friends who may have lived or worked here, or anyone interested in the history of Chislehurst. Please let us know if you have found anything of use here.
(The picture above is a drawing (dated 1931) of Foxbury from the east. This house, still here, was built in Kemnal Road between 1875 and 1877)
There are two parts to this website:
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First, a history of the road, pulling together what we have found about the road, its houses and their residents. (This history is also available in booklet form (135 pages) printed in January 2008, which you can obtain for £7.50 (inc.p&p) by emailing us. A separate 48 page booklet on Kemnal Manor has been printed, and can be purchased for £4.50(inc.p&p)).
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Second, information from the Kemnal Residents' Association. Because Kemnal Road is an unadopted private road, this association was formed over 40 years ago to act on behalf of residents to maintain the road and footpaths. It also represents residents' interests where this is felt necessary. Copies of the KRA constitution, annual newsletter and AGM minutes can be found here, as well as information on neighbourhood watch etc.
Please let us have any comments, or additional information you may have about the road. See New Information for the latest information, and personal recollections from many people who lived and/or played here.