83 Shortlands Road, Shortlands, BR2 0JG
Enid Blyton was an author of children's books, including the Secret Seven and Famous Five series`, and of course the Noddy stories. She was a prolific writer, completing over 600 books and many songs, poems and plays. She remains one of the best known children's authors today. Born in East Dulwich, she spent her childhood in several houses in Beckenham, and after a time training in Ipswich she returned to the borough and taught at Bickley Park School. Between 1925 and 1929 she lived at 31 Shortlands Road, Shortlands which she named "Elfin Cottage".