Monday, 30 May 2011

Grove Street. Catch a Cart, Cab, Omnibus or a Train!

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The Victoria, Grove Street Deptford. Great photos of trains coming up Grove Street. Was it going to the Cattle Market? I beleive the pub ...
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East end of Albury Street. 1960's-early 1970's ?

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This photo looks east towards Church St and Creek Road. On the right are the original houses, Nos, 34 first on the right, and then 36, 38 a...

No. 27, 29 and 31 Albury Street. 1930's ?

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This is a charming picture showing the young girl with her hoop staring at the weary labourer taking a rest from work and pulling that han...
Sunday, 29 May 2011

History of Albury Street. Part 5.

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Thomas Lucas had several different ways of raising money open to him. He had a small income from the rents of the plots, whether he had buil...

Short Film on the Stratton Brothers Murder of the Farrows in Deptford High St 1905

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Narrated by Shaw Taylor. My thanks to the Guilfordghost for posting on Youtube.
Saturday, 7 May 2011

John Maloney saves the future Queen Victoria 1822

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Ashburton Guardian 21st October 1913

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Friday, 18 March 2011

Visit to 127 Deptford High Street, Formerly Nolans Clothes Shop.

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I had the pleasure to meet Terry the proprieter of the shop which was once called Nolans's. Terry has been present in Deptford for many ...
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

History of Albury Street. Part 4.

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The original leases and recited leases show that eleven houses or sites mentioned, seven were probably built or developed by Thomas Lucas, a...
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Ann Arthur's Discourse with the Devil in Flaggons Row. 1685

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Sunday, 6 March 2011

The Dolphin Inn-Coach House 1841, Deptford- Where Was it Located??

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Friday, 4 March 2011

V2 DAMAGE BRATAVIA STREET, DEPTFORD.

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Daisy's War When the blitz started when we were living in a terraced house in Greenfield St. in Deptford, and we had to have an Ander...
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Where was this Off License?

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This old photo shows an OFF LICENSE situated somewhere in Church Street, Deptford. Any clues as to where it was located.
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Pre 1965 Photo of the Oxford Arms Church Street.

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How it looks now. The brick pier is still there! even if the name has changed. It will and still is known as the Oxford Arms.

A Deptford Firemans Funeral

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Saturday, 26 February 2011

John Walker..A Deptford Suicide.

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The Rev. E. N. Mellish VC, MC

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Edward Noel Mellish VC MC (24 December 1880 – 8 July 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
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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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