110 BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM. 
The house was pulled down in 1894, and its site and that of 
the garden is now occupied by some shops, the Fire Station (1898), 
Police Station, and the Coroner’s Court. 
Here we may turn to the right to visit Ladywell and 
Brockley, before completing the story of the High Street. 
PLATE 47.—LEWISHAM HOUSE. 
‘“Ladywell” has a medieval ring about it which speaks of holy 
wells and pilgrims to the shrine of Our Lady. Unfortunately we 
have found no evidence of a holy well here in the middle ages, and 
neither on Rocque’s map of 1745, nor Andrew, Drury & Herbert’s 
map of 1769 does the name appear, nor are any houses shown, 
save the Bridge House Farm. The first appearance of the name in 
the Parish Registers is on the 7th May, 1793, when one Hester 
Grubb, was buried from Ladywell. No further entry occurs until 
1860, when ‘‘ Ladywell Lane” is mentioned, and then no further 
entry until 1809. In 1810 it appears as ‘‘ Lady’s Well.” Hasted 
