Editing Penge (section)

==Culture and community==
*Penge is home to a number of taverns and public houses; indeed it was noted in Victorian times for its '25 pubs to the square mile'.<ref name="Abbott, Peter, p114">Abbott, Peter, p114</ref> The Crooked Billet is by far the oldest.
*The Pawleyne Arms is currently the terminus for the 176 bus service. It was previously an intermediate turning point for short-running buses on the [[London Buses route 12|12]], 75 and 194 bus services, becoming the southern terminus for route 12 between 1986 and 1988, when the route was again shortened.
*The public houses in Maple Road have nearly all changed their names. The Dew Drop Inn was known as The Market Tavern (and featured in the television series ''[[The Bill]]'' as the Market Tavern in Canley Market) before its closure. The London Tavern became The Hop Exchange and then The Hop House. It was closed by 2006, and in 2009 it was undergoing conversion into residential accommodation. The Lord Palmerston has been delicensed and is now a pizza outlet. The King William IV became The Crown and is now The Maple Tree. Only The Golden Lion (now closed) retained its name, although it extended its premises substantially; it was listed in every edition of the ''[[Good Beer Guide]]'' from 1976 to 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ccaajpa/pubs-listed.html#SE20|title=The listed pubs of London|website=www.ucl.ac.uk|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
Closed pubs include The Golden Lion, Kent House Tavern, Robin Hood (closed, subsequently destroyed by fire in 2006 and demolished), Royal Oak (closed 2011), Queen Adelaide Arms (closed 2010), The Mitre (closed 2018), The Goat House (destroyed by fire and now demolished), The Waterman's Arms (now Superdrug), The Anchor (closed circa 1910), The General Simpson, The General Jackson, The Retreat, The Cornish Arms, The Railway Bell, The Thicket Tavern, The Paxton and Hollywood East (closed 2017) (formerly The Park Tavern). The last-named was the venue for the 1877 inquest into the murder of Harriet Staunton.
*Penge also has several clubs, including a Conservative Club, The Penge & District Trade Union & Labour Social Club ([[Working Men's Club and Institute Union|CIU]]), built by local tradesmen in 1922, and the former Liberal Club, which closed in 2005.
*Penge has a contemporary fine art gallery called Tension, which opened in April 2019 at 135 Maple Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tensionfineart.co.uk/|title=Gallery|website=Tension Fine Art}}</ref>
*Brewery and taproom Southey Brewing Co takes its name from the street it resides, Southey Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/southeybrewingco/p/C-kGZdWv3WN/?img_index=3 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> The street in turn, takes its name from poet [[Robert Southey]], one of many roads nearby named after poets including Wordsworth Road and Tennyson Road, though none ever resided locally. 

===Community facilities===
Fragments of the original [[Penge Common]] still survive in [[Betts Park]]. Winsford Gardens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pengegreengym.org.uk|title=Penge Green Gym - Community Gardening Volunteers - Friends of Winsford Gardens|website=www.pengegreengym.org.uk|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> formed part of the grounds of Chesham Park and later Winsford House.