Green fingered Bromley residents took a step back in time as part of a project growing and cooking using WWI methods.

The Southlands Road Allotment and Garden Association held an open day at their allotment showcasing hours of hard work.

The project was part of a £56,000 Heritage Lottery Fund awarded to the Council’s Bromley Local Studies and Archives in 2014 to commemorate the First World War.

More than 200 volunteers were busy in the garden growing crops dating back to the 1500s.

The team used traditional farming methods for the crops which included potatoes, cabbages, marrow and courgette.

MORE TOP STORIES Around 250 people visited the open day, held earlier this month, and enjoyed classic treats such as Ellen Cake, bread and butter pudding and Trench Cake.

Sandra Eder, from the association, said: “They didn't have access to plastic flower pots, hose pipes or fancy bird scarers, so we made wooden seed trays and used clay pots, we also watered using galvanised watering cans with water collected from a water tank, this was extremely time consuming.

“We did this as a project and were extremely pleased with the result and the number of people who visited. It didn't matter if our crops failed but it would have been disastrous for families back in 1914.”

The group will now get ready for their annual allotment road on August 15 at St Lukes Parish Hall in Raglan Road from 2pm.