kitchen featured in the BBC programme The Big Family Cooking Showdown is a converted barn in Shoreham. Notable events On 29 September 1934, Airspeed Courier G-ACSY of London, Scottish & Provincial Airways Ltd crashed just north of Shoreham, at the bottom of Cockerhurst Road. The aircraft was on a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris to Croydon Airport and all four people on board were killed. Notable people (in alphabetical order) Robert Ashington Bullen (1850–1912), a geologist and an authority on mollusca, was Vicar of Shoreham from 1888 to 1896. Verney Lovett Cameron (1844–1894), the first European to cross Equatorial Africa from coast to coast, is buried in the village's graveyard. Paul Chaloner (born 11 November 1971), a professional esports broadcast host also known as RedEye, lives in Shoreham. Robert Colgate was a farmer in Shoreham who sympathised with the French Revolution and emigrated to the United States, where his son William Colgate founded the Colgate company. Harold Copping (1863-1932), an illustrator of biblical scenes, lived for many years at The Studio in Shoreham and died there. He is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul in Shoreham. The writer Lord Dunsany (1878–1957) lived at Dunstall Priory here, served in the Shoreham Home Guard during the Second World War, and is buried in the churchyard with his wife. The writer Shena Mackay was born in Edinburgh, but grew up in Shoreham. The artist Samuel Palmer (1805–1881) was born in London, but lived in the village from 1826 to 1835. The family of the writer Anthony Powell lived at Dunstall Priory during the Second World War and he visited them whenever he was able to take leave from his duties at the War Office. Joseph Prestwich, a geologist, lived in Shoreham until his death in 1896. William Wall (theologian) lived in Shoreham. The actress Naomi Watts was born in Shoreham. John Wesley was a friend of Vincent Perronet, then Vicar of Shoreham, and often preached in the church. Franklin White (1892-1975), a painter, owned the Samuel Palmer School of Fine Arts in Church Street, Shoreham. Franklin White (1923-2013), a ballet dancer, also lived in the village. Transport Rail Shoreham station connects the village with Thameslink services to London Blackfriars via Bromley South and Catford and to Sevenoaks. Buses Shoreham is served by Go-Coach route 2, connecting it with Sevenoaks and Swanley. References Bibliography Joe's Walks for Bad Map-Readers