Sunday, 13 February 2011

Newspaper Cutting 6th January 1838

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SPRING HEELED JACK. - Few occurrences in this neighbourhood have created so much general excitement as the fooleries said to have been commi...
Tuesday, 8 February 2011

The Broadway Theatre Deptford..Knife Throwing Act..for real!!!

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Wanganui Herald, 30 August 1899.
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Murder in Deptford

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Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Builders at Work, 1933 Albury Street.

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Whilst researching the Albany Institute I came across this letter from Dennant & Laver Estate agents who's business premises were ...

Condemed Houses in Watergate Street, late 1890's

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The lease holder of the two houses ctr. (not the shop) is Mr C. J. Young, 70 years of age. He had a crippled wife and a 12 year old daughter...
Friday, 14 January 2011

New Zealand Evening Post 1940's

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I came across this press cutting whilst serching newspaper archives. Does anyone know Ms Aucutt?
Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Remarkable Misers and one from Deptford Broadway.

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Mary Luhorne died in 1676 in a lodging house on the Broadway. She was 96 years of age and amassed a small fortune. To whom it went to on her...

Daily Mirror Report 1905 - Murder of the Farrows- Deptford High Street.

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Murder of the Farrows, Daily Mirror Report 1905 March 28th (first article) MURDER BY MASKED BURGLARS Aged manager brutally slain by tri...
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Saturday, 8 January 2011

A Street in Deptford

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I found this photo entitled a Deptford Slum Street? Can anyone tell me where it could be? The tower in the background could...
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Tuesday, 4 January 2011

History of Albury Street. Part 3.

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Only three contemporary leases for Union Street have been discovered. Two are leases for empty plots and one is a lease of a plot wit...
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BBC HISTORY SERIES – OUR SECRET STREETS

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You may be aware a major BBC2 series charting the history of the secret streets of London is in the making and is planned to be screened som...
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Sunday, 5 December 2010

The Centurion Pub, Deptford High St.

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Old photo of the Old Centurion Pub at the top of Deptford High St. Below ground toilets can be seen on the left and Deptford Broadway runnin...
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Friday, 3 December 2010

The Knighting of Admiral Francis Drake, Deptford Creek - April 1581.

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I have read many accounts of the knighting of Francis Drake at Deptford Reach by Queen Elizabeth 1 but have always known this was partly unt...
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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