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the village was rendered famous as a cutlery mill in the 
18th century, by John and Ephraim How. The former died in 
1736, and is buried in Lewisham Churchyard, near the tower. His 
tomb states that ‘‘the art of cutlery was improv’d and carry’d on to 
the greatest perfection ” by the above-named father and son. 
The road from Southend to Beckenham passes round the end 
of the mill pond, and here was a small green until the enclosure of 
1810. The roadway ascends gently to the boundary between 
Lewisham and Beckenham. The hill is still known as Stumps 
Hill, one of the oldest place names in the Borough, for under the 
form of Stumbleshill we find it in the Court Rolls as early as the 
time of Edward I. Beckenham Place House is just within the 
Parish of Beckenham, but a portion of the park is in Lewisham. 
PLATE 72.—VIEW AT SOUTHEND, 1770. 
This property was acquired from Viscount Bolingbroke in 1773 by 
John Cator, Esq., who rebuilt the house and made many improve- 
ments in the grounds, including the alteration of the High Road to 
its present position from that of the Avenue within the park, which 
is the old site. 
At the junction of Beckenham Lane with the Bromley Road is 
Flower Hall, formerly known as Elm Cottage. About 1750 it was 
bought by Mr. Francis Flower, after whom it has been named. It 
subsequently became part of the Forster estates, and was the 
residence of Captain Henry Forster, R.A. The house, which was 
of considerable age, was practically rebuilt and much enlarged 
about 40 years since. 
Along the road to Bromley, nearly opposite the second mill, 
was the residence of Mr. John Knapp, shown on Rocque’s map 
