What is there to see in Catford?

Catford is just up the road from me. It is part of the London Borough of Lewisham, where I live. The name is probably from a ford in the River Ravensbourne where cattle could cross. Many people prefer to think it was named for a colony of cats, hence...

The giant cat over the entrance to the shopping area.

There's a large theatre, originally named after Catford Town Hall of which it forms a non-attached part. Then it was known as Lewisham Theatre.

Now, after a refurbishment, it's been rather pretentiously called The Broadway Theatre - though in fairness, it does actually stand in Catford Broadway. I once sang here (when it was Lewisham Theatre) - we performed Massenet's opera "Manon". There were more people in the cast than in the audience.

This is a picture of Catford Dog Track when it had been allowed to become derelict. I believe they are going to build on the site - they may already have started. It used to be a great place for a night out if you hired the hospitality suite for a function. I even went there once (only once, mind).