Editing Crayford (section)

===Industrialisation===
In 1819, the former saw mill site became a flour mill. Another major employer was the silk works set up by [[Augustus Applegath]] and later run by David Evans. The Maxim Nordenfeldt Gun and Ammunition Factory was also a major employer, until taken over by the [[Vickers Company]] in 1897. Vickers built military aeroplanes and armaments and became the dominant employer, building homes, a theatre and a canteen close to many workshops. The canteen (built during the [[First World War]]) was converted for use by the [[Crayford Urban District]] Council as [[Crayford Town Hall]] and is a locally listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/Local-List-November-2019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023151456/https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/Local-List-November-2019.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-23 |url-status=live|title=Local List| publisher=London Borough of Bexley|date=1 November 2019|accessdate=5 February 2022}}</ref>

Another former major employer in Crayford was Dussek Brothers (part of Burmah-[[Castrol]] since the 1960s) who operated their oils and waxes blending business on Thames Road from around 1928 until the site was bought by BP and subsequently closed down in 2001. The entire site was demolished in early 2010. The David Evans silk works is another recent closure, in 2002.

In 1982 a [[housing cooperative]] was built at Craymill next to the A206 road.<ref>CDS https://www.cds.coop/for-co-ops/co-op/craymill/ </ref>