The Ladywell Mulberry (with content provided by Dr. P. Coles)
During 2019, I attended several Mulberry walks led by Peter Coles from Morus Londinium . In particular, we visited the Mulberries of Lewisham 13.2.19. From Elverson DLR station the road names - Silk Mill Road - echo the 11 former silk mills that existed along the Ravensbourne. The last mill closed in 1936 and our bonus was to meet a resident who remembered it working. Our walk ended at the top of the Ravensbourne where there was a massive old prostrate Mulberry in its own grounds, opposite Ladywell House, along Lewisham High Street. See more about Peter and his walks here on the subject-of-mulberries Since our joyous visit, the site has been developed and the trees are destined to be felled under planning application DC/23/129956. Only four objections have been registered to date, although additional mature trees are due to be felled, which will have an effect on the character of the street scene. The Mulberry will be replaced with a Canadian species of Tulip tree and so a