Friday 26 November 2010

History of Albury Street Part 2.

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Until 1882, Albury Street was called Union Street, a name which commemorated the Act of Union between England and Scotland. Union Street was...
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Tuesday 23 November 2010

History of Albury Street. Part 1

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Albury Street was laid out and developed between 1705 and 1717 or soon after, by a local bricklayer, Thomas Lucas. The method of developmen...

The History of Albury Street, Deptford.

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During my research of Deptford and in particular Albury Street I discovered a document in the Lewisham Local History archives. This document...
Thursday 18 November 2010

Deptford Fairground/Boxing Booth.

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As a child I can remember the fairground just up past the station. I know it had been there for years with thousands of people visiting the ...
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All for Two Shillings!..Went on then....Goes on now.

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GODSELL George (61, horsekeeper), and STEVENS, Alfred (41, hawker), both unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin twice on the same day; both fe...
Tuesday 16 November 2010

Pie & Mash, Eels and Fruit Pies!

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203 Deptford High St. The Goddard’s Pie and Mash business was founded in 1890 by Alfred Goddard in Evelyn Street, Deptford, London. Alfred...
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Thursday 11 November 2010

A Victorian London Diary.

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AT SUPPER WITH A HUNDRED THIEVES. Venue: Hale Street, Deptford, 30th January 1873. SUPPER follows naturally on tea, and I may here rela...
Sunday 24 October 2010

Deptford Station

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Deptford is the oldest railway station in London. It is located in Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, on the North Kent Line, about thr...
Thursday 21 October 2010

Deptford Bridge, Deptford High Street looking North.

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As it was then. St Pauls in the background As it is today.
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Tuesday 19 October 2010

An Unknown Door In Albury Street

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Another Drawing of Albury Street looking west by Geoffrey Fletcher 1975

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First Door on the right No 29 Nan's House! At the end you can just make out the Electric Palace Theatre. When we were kids we use to get...
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View of Evelyn Street 1890's

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Building Layout Change from Union St to Albury Street

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A B These two plan drawings show the different building/street layout from Union St. in the late 1890's to Albury St thereafter. In ...
Thursday 30 September 2010

Ink Drawing By Geoffrey Fletcher of Albury Street 1950.

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Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He studied at Bolton School of Art before moving to London to study at the Sl...
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Friday 17 September 2010

Deptford High Street, North End Circa 1865.

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This old photo shows the area where Evelyn Street on the left (out of view) crossed the end of Deptford High St to meet Wellington St (Flago...
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Friday 27 August 2010

Historic Medal found after blaze in Albury Street, Deptford

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Photo of the Queen Victoria Medal This Deptford newspaper cutting tells of an historic medal that was found after a blaze ...
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Deptford's Robinsons Flour Mill viewed from Church Street circa 1960's

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This 60's photo shows the Oxford Arms viewed from Church Street heading South to Deptford Broadway. The old Robinson Flour Mill can be s...
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The North End of Church Street

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This old Deptford photo taken by Thankful Sturdey shows the west end of Creek Road at the junction of Church Street and to the left you can ...
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Thursday 19 August 2010

A Brockley Ghost Story

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Saturday 7 August 2010

Ghost Story from Lower Deptford, at the Three Mariners

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I was passed this old ghost story which was reported in 1673 about a haunting at the Three Mariners, located in Lower Depthford by the Ki...
Tuesday 20 July 2010

A Haunting in Watergate Street.

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Original report from The Woolich & Charlton Mercury - 3rd March 1994. This report appeared in the Fortean Times. Th...
Thursday 15 July 2010

Watergate Street

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King Street now Watergate Street was an ancient Deptford thoroughfare giving main access to the river. In the 17th and 18th centuries many o...
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Friday 26 March 2010

The Tunnel.

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As a child growing up in and around London we used to visit my Grans house in Albury Street Deptford every weekend without fail I might add....
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Monday 8 March 2010

A possible link to 34 Albury St & Lord Nelson?

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It has been handed down to successive occupants that Lord Nelson stayed at No. 34 Albury Street. Whilst researching this claim I discovered ...
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Thursday 11 February 2010

Cellars & Tunnels under Deptford.

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In the early part of 1978 a survey was carried out at the request of Nolans Clothes Shop, No 127, by the proprietor Mrs Order. The purpose w...
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Wednesday 10 February 2010

Photo taken soon after the Chapman Murders 34 Deptford High St.

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I came across this old photo Of Chapmans Oil & Colour store located at 34 Deptford High St. This was the location of the murder committ...
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Friday 5 February 2010

Old Deptford

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Grinling Gibbons

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The most famous English woodcarver of all time was born, oddly enough, not in England at all but in Rotterdam, in what is now Holland, in 16...

St Nicholas Church, Deptford and a Ghost Story.

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I recently visited the church of St Nicholas in Deptford. The first time I visited was somewhat unnerving as it was late, dark and a ...
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