Editing Penge (section)

==Notable residents==
*[[Thomas Crapper]] (1836&ndash;1910), the famous Victorian manufacturing plumber, retired to live at 12 Thornsett Road (c. 1897–1910). He is commonly, but erroneously, credited with inventing the [[flush toilet]].<ref name="Abbott, Peter 2002, p93">Abbott, Peter (2002), p93.</ref> He did however develop the ''[[Trap (plumbing)|U-bend]]'', a significant improvement on the S-bend, which the BBC has nominated as one of the ''50 Things That (have) Made the Modern Economy''.<ref name=fifty>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv3gp|title=S-Bend, 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - BBC World Service|website=BBC|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Barbara Strang]] (1925&ndash;1982), an English language scholar was born here in 1925.
*[[Joseph Petrus Hendrik Crowe]] (1826&ndash;1876), [[Victoria Cross]] recipient, died at Penge in 1876.
*[[Walter de la Mare]] (1873&ndash;1956), famous poet and author of ghost stories, resided at 195 Mackenzie Road, Beckenham (1899–1908) then moved to 5 Worbeck Road (1908–1912) and 14 Thornsett Road (1912–1925).<ref name="Abbott, Peter 2002, p94">Abbott, Peter (2002), p94.</ref>
*[[John Freeman (Georgian poet)|John Freeman]] (1880&ndash;1929), Georgian poet and essayist. He was a friend of Walter de la Mare.<ref>Pullen, Doris E. (1990) ''Penge.'' self-published. {{ISBN|0-9504171-3-0}}, p72</ref>
*[[Camille Pissarro]] (1830&ndash;1903), French [[impressionist]] painter, lived in Penge in the 1870s.<ref name="Abbott, Peter 2002, p93"/>
*[[H. T. Muggeridge]] (1864&ndash;1942), British politician, father of Malcolm Muggeridge
*[[Malcolm Muggeridge]] (1903&ndash;1990), British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier-spy and latterly Christian apologist.<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72">Pullen, Doris E. (1990), p. 72</ref>
*[[Andrew Bonar Law]] (1858&ndash;1923), [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]], who was the member of parliament for [[Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Dulwich]] and lived in Oakfield Road in Penge.<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72"/>
*[[Clunies-Ross family|John Clunies-Ross]] (1786&ndash;1854), first [[King of the Cocos Islands]]<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72"/>
*[[Tom Hood]] (1835–1874), author, playwright and editor of ''[[Fun (magazine)|Fun]]'' magazine lived at 12 Queen Adelaide Road.<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72"/>
* [[Helena Normanton]] (1882–1957), was the first woman to practise as a [[Barristers in England and Wales|barrister]] in the UK.<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72"/>
*[[Herbert Strudwick]] (1880&ndash;1970), Surrey and England wicket-keeper, lived at 4 Worbeck Road.<ref name="Pullen, Doris E. 1990, p72"/>
*[[Bill Wyman]] (born 1936), bassist with [[The Rolling Stones]], lived in Penge as a child.<ref>Abbott, Peter (2002), p. 95</ref> 
*[[Peggy Spencer]] MBE (1920&ndash;2016), choreographer and regular contributor to the BBC TV show ''[[Come Dancing]]'' in the 1960s and 1970s, and lived at 12 Percy Road.
*[[George Daniels (watchmaker)|George Daniels]], CBE (1926–2010), watchmaker and inventor of the [[Coaxial escapement]] as used by [[Omega SA|Omega watches]], lived in Thornsett Road and is commemorated by a [[blue plaque]].<ref>Famous watchmaker remembered with blue plaque, [[News Shopper]] (Bromley), 27 August 2014, p. 5.</ref>
*[[Monica Furlong]] (1930–2003), celebrated religious affairs correspondent, journalist and novelist lived in Station Road and once edited ''Spire'', the magazine of Holy Trinity Church, Lennard Road.
*[[Dadabhai Naoroji]], prominent Indian independence campaigner, author and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[Finsbury Central]] 1892&ndash;1895 lived at 72 Anerley Park from August 1897&ndash;1904/5.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/london-home-of-dadabhai-naoroji-gets-blue-plaque-honour/article65756809.ece | title=London home of Dadabhai Naoroji gets Blue Plaque honour | newspaper=The Hindu | date=11 August 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Rutland Barrington]] (1853–1922) was a renowned musical comedy actor and gained fame as a star of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] productions. He was also a prominent forward for the [[Crystal Palace F.C. (1861)|first Crystal Palace FC]] and resided at Headley Lodge, Croydon Road.<ref>{{cite book | title=Palace Pioneers: How the first Crystal Palace FC helped create the modern game|last= Law|first= Gordon |year=2021| isbn=979-8772662892|page=143 |publisher= Independently Published}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=The first Crystal Palace Football Club 1861-1876|last= Hibberd|first= Stuart |year=2021| isbn=978-1-9163095-0-0|page=77 }}</ref>
*[[Margaret Elwyn Sparshott]] (1870–1940) was a World War I [[matron]], in charge of 22 hospitals in the [[Manchester]] area. She retired to Penge, and lived there between 1929 and 1940.<ref name="Brockbank 1970" >{{cite book |last1=Brockbank |first1=William |title=The History of Nursing at the M.R.I |date=1970 |publisher=Manchester University Press |location=Manchester, UK |isbn=0719012481 |chapter=Miss Sparshott 1907-1929}}</ref><ref name="Ladys Whos Who 1939" >{{cite book |title=The Lady's Who's Who for British Women, 1938/39 |date=1939 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D06eYgEACAAJ |access-date=19 August 2023 |chapter=Miss M. E. Sparshott, C.B.E., R.R.C. |last1=Who |first1=Lady's Who's }}</ref>