Wood-decay fungus fungi of certain types remove cellulose compounds from wood and hence the wood becomes brown colour. Brown rot in a dry, crumbly condition is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "dry rot" in general. The term "brown rot" replaced the general use of the term "dry rot", as wood must be damp to decay, although it may become dry later. Dry rot is a generic name for certain species of brown-rot fungi. Brown-rot fungi of particular economic importance include "Serpula lacrymans" (true dry rot), "Fibroporia vaillantii" (mine fungus), and "Coniophora puteana" (cellar fungus), which may attack timber in buildings. Other brown-rot
Bullers Wood School was transformed into a secondary school. A V-1 flying bomb hit the Bromley Day Commercial School for Girls base on "Wharton Street" in Bromley, so it moved to the Bullers Wood site. It became Bromley Girls' Technical High School for ages 14–17, and after buildings were added, it became Bromley Technical High School for Girls for ages 11–18. In 1968, it became a grammar school with its present name when under Kent Education Committee. It was known as Bromley Technical School for Girls (1958 definitely) before becoming Bromley Technical High School for Girls In April 1974 it was now under