I found this photograph in Bromley library some years ago. It shows George Walter of Rose Cottage, Pickhurst Green on his daily trek from the nearby well with two buckets of water.

Surrounding him is the countryside around the village of Hayes and not far away are the two great estates of Hayes Place and Pickhurst Manor, both demolished and replaced by the suburban homes we know today.

The picture of George was taken in 1905. What would he make of this area today?