I have been working on a series of South London Posters. The idea started off with Streatham, then Brixton and has now expanded to include Tooting, Balham, Clapham, Dulwich, Crystal Palace, Beckenham and I plan for more. For each location I aim to find the most iconic buildings and interesting facts. I’ve taken to selling my posters at Pop Up Markets and have started to add cushions. Other related homeware and accessory items can be found on my Contrado Store. http://www.contrado.co.uk/stores/steven Here is a post about an upcoming Pop Up Market in Beckenham organised by @LKPOPUPFAYRES along with a small piece of interesting information about the town. More information on Pop Up Markets is on instagram @stevengappy

BECKENHAM

Beckenham is a charming town within the London Borough of Bromley, The local Park has an outdoor swimming lake and almongst the towns heritage buildings sits the Odeon Cinema. Open in 1930, designed in Art Deco Style.  Residents of Beckenham have included David Bowie, Julie Andrews, Petula Clark, Bob Monkhouse, Bill Wyman, James Robert Justice, Stephen Dillane, Pat Combes, Betty & Sydney Box, Maurice Denham, Tony Hatch and John Bennett.

Beckenham Odeon Cinema. February 2025. Not far from the Cinema, on the brick wall in an alley that leads to a car park is the sign below.