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In 1908, Leland Duncan published The "History of the Borough of Lewisham". It was printed in the same year by Charles North and the Blackheath Press.

It is in 4 parts:

Part 1: The Geology of Lewisham and the Neighbourhood

Part 2: The History of the Borough

1. Early History to AD1300,
2. the C14th and C15th
3. From the C16th to the present time (1908)

Part 3: An itinerary of the Borough

1. From Blackheath to the Clock Tower
2. An itinerary through Lee
3. From the Clock Tower to the Vicarage
4. The Vicarage, Ladywell, Brockley and Honor Oak
5. The Parish Church to rushes Green
6. Catford, Perry Hill and Forest Hill
7. Sydenham
8. Sangley, Bellingham, and Southend

Part 4: Our Local Authorities

This section includes the images which Duncan uses to illustrate his History and a review of the Borough by the sometime Mayor of Lewisham, A.W.Hiscox