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- Did you know Catford is named after the giant cat statue? It is an easy assumption but sadly, it isn’t true. Still, the Catford cat has quite a story behind it. The iconic cat has been clambering the sign for the Catford Shopping Centre since it was installed in the 1974.
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Apr 3, 2017 · The definitive reason behind Catford’s name was lost to the winds of time eons ago. Scholars still maintain, however, that the name is a reminder of the giant fibreglass cat that bestrode the area and looked down upon the civilians.
Mar 20, 2017 · If your neighborhood is going to be called Catford, one can expect it to have at least one giant fiberglass cat. But the Catford district in Southeast London was recently in danger of...
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Jan 13, 2017 · Its corny but its true – Catford derives its name from a small ford across the River Ravensbourne. The evidence is on John Rocque’s map of 1746. To help you get your bearings, a few modern names have been added to his original small scale map for this part of SE London. Today, the road coming from Forest Hill is called Stanstead Road.
Catford is a town in the south-east London borough of Lewisham, and it has a notable and appropriate landmark — a giant fibreglass cat guarding the entrance to a shopping centre called the Catford Centre.
Jul 31, 2017 · We've discussed the origin of the Catford name previously in our brief history of the Catford Cat, and though some of us still feel like it is a contraction of cattle-ford, but it isn't apparently. The earliest known reference to Catford is as Catteford in 1240, and this became Katford by 1278.
Dec 6, 2022 · Curiously, the place name of Catford may have a genuine feline connection. The etymology clearly suggests a ford over the Ravensbourne, but whether it was associated with wild cats or cattle...
