# Kent Ramblers: Walk 6

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## Points of Interest

### The Prince Imperial

The Prince Imperial, known as Louis, was the son of 
						Napoleon III (nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) and his wife 
						Eugenie who were exiled in Britain and lived at Camden 
						Place.  Louis was killed in Southern Africa fighting for 
						the British against the Zulus in 1879 at the age of 23.  
						His body was returned to England and a hundred thousand 
						people attended his funeral procession in Chislehurst.  
						Although he was originally buried in a specially built 
						addition to St Mary's church, his body was later removed 
						to Farnborough in Hampshire.

### William Willett

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Willett was a successful builder who lived in 
						Chislehurst and championed the idea of putting the 
						clocks forward in summer to make better use of long 
						daylight hours and save fuel for lighting and heating. 
						By the time the concept was implemented in 1916, 
						initially as an emergency wartime measure, Willett had 
						already died. 
						He is celebrated by a sundial in Petts Wood woods 
						(above), by a street in Petts Wood village and by the 
						Daylight Inn near Petts Wood station.

### Public Transport

Chislehurst High Street is served by many bus routes 
						from many places including Orpington.

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