A 20-minute film produced by ACS Secretary Ben Honeybone charts the creation of a new artwork on the Corbett Estate: it’s a large mosaic that was unveiled in the Library on 3rd October. The project was funded by Arts Council England, and features contributions from people all over SE6, who came to design and making…
As part of this year’s Open House Festival, ACS secretary Ben Honeybone led a walk around the Corbett Estate on Sunday 20th September. Attendees came from as far afield as Australia (possibly not just to see the Estate!), and the tour took in the Corbett Community Library where refreshments were kindly provided. It ended in…
David and fellow butcher Mick have worked in Muirkirk Road for decades, but the tide of small shops being turned into flats has finally caught up with them and Saturday 6th June was their last day of trading. Click here to watch a short film by ACS Secretary Ben Honeybone.
A year and a half after it premiered in The Fellowship cinema, Another Catford is still pulling in big audiences. On Monday 8th June there was a free screening at the Catford House pub (formerly the Catford Constitutional) and we were very pleased to welcome newly-elected Green Party councillor Daniel Dream who joined Jon and…
On Thursday 30th April, members of the ACS attended a fascinating talk about the history of Prefabs, by local expert Jane Hearn. Jane explained that around 156,000 prefabs were built in in Britain between 1945 and 1948, at a cost of about £150 million. They were designed as a temporary answer to the acute housing…
Guided by Museum Trustee and ACS member Nick Hervey, members of the Committee explored the excellent Museum of the Mind near Beckenham on Saturday 21st February. There were some fascinating stories about how the hospital developed, and how treatments for mental health issues have evolved. There’s also some amazing artwork produced by people undergoing treatment.…
ACS Chair Jon Wright and Secretary Ben Honeybone were interviewed by Robert Elms on Saturday 26th July. They were promoting Another Catford, the documentary film that’s been seen by hundreds of people locally. Here’s a link to the show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002g0v9. The interview is at about 2 hours 8 minutes in from the start. The film…
As part of this year’s Corbfest, St Andrew’s Church Hall hosted two screenings of Another Catford on Saturday 12th July. Around 150 people saw the documentary, which traces Catford’s history and asks pertinent questions about its future. Presenter Jon Wright and Director Ben Honeybone took part in a Q&A after the screenings, compered by Richard…
ACS Secretary Ben Honeybone and Chair Jon Wright launched their film about the history and architecture of Catford on 24th January 2025 at The Fellowship cinema in Bellingham. The premiere featured a Q&A hosted by the BBC’s Claudia Hammond, and was followed by four further performances, all sold out. Over four hundred people have now…
ACS Secretary Ben Honeybone led a walk around the Eltham Park Estate on Sunday 7th July 2024. It featured the site of the original Eltham Park mansion; a contender for ‘last ever Corbett house to be built’; the transition from more classical designs with gothic architectural features to the Arts and Crafts styles of Glenesk…
On Sunday 28th April, members of the ACS made the short trip to Eltham where the local orchestra (http://www.psaorchestra.uk/) had themed a concert especially for us, featuring music from Corbett’s era. ACS secretary Ben Honeybone made a speech extending the hand of Corbettian friendship from one Estate to another, and after the concert local historian…
The church of St Andrew of the Apostle is the jewel in the crown of the Catford Corbett Estate, and took its rightful place as a building worthy of inclusion in London’s Open House Festival yesterday. Building commenced in 1904, and in the 1970’s it received Grade II* listing. Here’s what the listing committee said…
The ACS is based in the Catford and Hither Green Corbett estate, but of course there are a number of other Corbett Estates in London. The very first one was started by Archibald’s father Thomas in 1877 in Forest Gate, east London, and it was to there that a five-strong group of ACS Committee members…
Many people on the Estate in Catford knew Kitty, who was a pillar of the local community. We filmed an interview with her earlier this year, and were very sad to hear of her passing, at the age of 96, a few months later. Click here to see her story.
The Society met in the Library on 26th July for its Annual General Meeting. The officers of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary were re-elected, and there was a fascinating talk from Connor McNeil of the Victorian Society, which the ACS has now affiliated to. We also got an update on the HMO issue in Lewisham. The…