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,I seem to remember a local writer called Brian Green in the 1970's makes reference to a Roman fort being on the hill. Interestingly there were a number of ditches across the northern facing side of the hill in the 1970's. It has such a commanding view that it wouldn't be surprising if a defensive structure of some sorts of the period was located there.


The name Dawson's Heights comes from the Dawson's Brick Factory that was located nearby. I believe that this factory provided a lot of bricks during reconstruction in the area following WW2

Brian Green is a local historian. Wrote a few definitive books on the history of Dulwich and Edward Alleyn. I believe he still owns the stationers/toy shop in the village. He was also involved with the IMPS (of which I was a young member in the early 60s - a sort of younger version of the Boys' Brigade. I'm assuming he is still alive though he must be getting on a bit now if he is.

I have lived in the area for over eighty years and there was never a brick works on or near Dawsons Hill, having been involved in the reconstruction of the WW11 bombed properties here no bricks new or reclaimed came from Dawsons Hill.

The use of Dawsons Hill was only at the top at Overhill Road, here were a row of prewar houses, with a row of lock up garages to the rear, and a passage through to the sloping grassed area of the hill, this was used as we would say these days by Fly Tippers and Estate Agents who repaired houses and disposed of the unwanted household furniture and building materials down the slope.

The houses were demolished to make way for Dawson Heights.

  • 5 years later...

Hi,


I realise that I am a few years too late to give a timely response to this post, but I stumbled across it and couldn't resist messaging. I'm a postgraduate student researching the history of Dawson's Heights and I wondered where you found this information about the heights being named after a local brick factory?


Warm regards,


Tarn

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