The 30-inch mirror telescope at Henry Bessemer's Observatory was once among the world's largest before its demolition in 1947 for housing development.
Denmark Hill Estate, completed in 1960, was the largest housing development in Camberwell Borough Council, providing 682 homes on the former observatory site.
The ongoing local controversy regarding the redevelopment of Dulwich Hamlet football club land highlights the tension between new housing and preserving green spaces.
A bench near the old observatory site, complete with a photo, serves as a poignant reminder of the historic structures lost to development.
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