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The name is said to derive from wildcats at a crossing of the River Ravensbourne. Catford's most prominent landmark is the Catford Cat, a giant fibreglass sculpture of a black cat above the entrance to the Catford Centre. This is a small shopping centre, housing Tesco and Iceland supermarkets as well as independent shops in the punningly-named Catford Mews. There is a street market on Catford Broadway. Catford has several pubs and a variety of non-chain restaurants and cafes.
Lewisham Council's town hall and local government offices are located in Catford, near a crossroads of the Catford Gyratory road system. The art deco Broadway theatre adjoins the town hall. The only cinema in the borough stood opposite the theatre until its closure in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, while Catford's public libraryAlternative meanings: Library (computer science), Library (biology In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can refer to an individual's private collection, but more often, it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by is on another corner.
Catford is well connected for public transporttaxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. It is also called public transit or mass transit . While it is generally taken to mean rail and bus services, wider definit, with two adjacent stations where railway lines cross (but do not interchangeAn interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is most commonly used in two contexts: Transportation: A collection of ramps, exits, and entrances between two highways is a). Catford railway stationCatford railway station serves the London suburb of Catford. Mainly used by commuters, it is on the line from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks, between Crofton Park and Bellingham in Zone 3. It is next to, and on a higher level than Catford Bridge railway station is on the route between Blackfriars stationBlackfriars station is a London Underground and mainline station in the City of London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames, and near the Blackfriars Bridge. Mainline services, operated by Thameslink and South Eastern Trains, run north and sout and SevenoaksSevenoaks is a town in Kent, in south-east England. It is the seat for the Sevenoaks local government district. Approximately 25 miles from London, Sevenoaks is a fairly traditional market town, with a population of approximately 18,000. Given its proximi via BromleyThis article is about the town of Bromley. For other meanings, see Bromley (disambiguation Bromley is the main town in the London Borough of Bromley. Bromley is often considered to be in Kent, and was part of the administrative county of Kent until 1965. South, while Catford Bridge railway station is on the Mid-Kent line to Hayes from Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations.
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