Old Barn Way was built over the site of Mayplace Farm in 1938.
Mayplace Farm was owned by the Barne family. The farm with its 16 acres was sold for £2770 to the building firm of W.H. Wedlock. Wedlock’s had been based in Barrow-in-Furness, the home of Vickers shipyards. They moved to Crayford during the First World War because of growth of the Vickers factory.
Wedlock’s demolished the farm in the late 1930s and then used the site as their materials depot. This has caused a variety of styles and materials to be found on the houses of Old Barn Way.
Many roads in Barnehurst are named after Lake District towns because of the Cumbrian connection of Wedlock.
