OLD DEPTFORD HISTORY

This website is dedicated to the past History of Deptford. If you have any stranger than fiction stories about Deptford I would welcome your input. This may include stories of the people, the places still here or long gone, the characters, the war years, ghost stories and haunted places, ancient buildings and bygone memories, long forgotten. You can contact me with your stories at axelgs1@yahoo.co.uk

Sunday, 28 August 2022

Help for Warren McIver tracing family History.

Hi All The story I have is less a story about Deptford and more about a family mystery that led me to Deptford. I live in Auckland New Zeal...

Thursday, 30 December 2021

Princess of Wales Pub

Hello, Hoping the Deptford history community might be able to help me out with something... My partner recently bought a ground floor ...

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Patrick 'Patsy' Houlihan, Deptford born and bred.

Hi everyone, I'm a sports writer and historian and currently researching a book about the life of Patrick 'Patsy' Houlihan, De...

Friday, 19 November 2021

Deptford Decades from the Deptford Ragged School Archives.

Residents of Deptford tell their stories. My thanks to Katharine Alston of the Deptford Ragged School Archives for her permission to publ...

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Buttons of Deptford

The image is from http://www.thamesbuttons.com/page1.html The button was found on the Thames foreshore by Mike 'Cuffs' Walker Brian&...

Sunday, 31 January 2021

Our Shop part 2

Here's a story involving our shop which might interest you, and might even jog some memories I must have been about 9 or 10 years old wh...

Our Shop part 1

I was born Rosemary Elizabeth Manning on the 6 th of December 1926 in Number 8 Wilson Street, which is just off the New Cross Road. My mu...

Friday, 22 January 2021

Peppercorn Bros Furniture

This post shows and example of a dresser made by Peppercorn BROS limited of Deptford Broadway.

Monday, 21 December 2020

Brookmill Road Conservation Area (BRCA Society) online talk

Dear Olddeptfordhistory.com I thought I’d let you know about the Brookmill Road Conservation Area (BRCA Society) online talk coming up in...

Monday, 9 November 2020

THE UNITED FRIENDS PUBLIC HOUSE

United Friends, 25 Wellington Street, Deptford - Licensee T C Entecott The address is listed as 25 Wellington Street in 1882 and...

A Post Card from Eileen

Hello everyone I though you might be interested in this old postcard as it mentions Southwark Manufacturing at 16 Evelyn Street, Deptfo...

Wednesday, 26 August 2020

HELP FOR ANDREW. CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THE DEPTFORD LOCATION IN THIS PHOTO PLEASE.

Hi, This is a photo of my maternal grandfather, Douglas Jack Green, taking part in a parade somewhere in Deptford! My grandparents lived i...

Monday, 13 July 2020

Help for Kellie

Hi there, Im not sure if anyone will be able to help me but I stumbled on this blog about the history of Deptford. My grandmother was bo...

Letter from John C. Buckley, 57 Florence Road, New Cross, Deptford, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, July 3, [18]67

Hi, I live on Florence Road (historically in Deptford New Town) and have been trying to find out about the history of our short street a...

Wednesday, 1 July 2020

FOUL PLAY AT 17 WATERGATE STREET DEPTFORD

GEORGE LEADBEATER (38) , Feloniously wounding Emily Lewis with intent to murder her. Second Count , with intent to do her grievous bodily ...

Saturday, 27 June 2020

St Nicholas Church Deptford 1966.

Original new photograph sent to me by an interested subscriber.

Deptford Water Works Chimney Demolition 1966

I was sent this old photo showing Deptford Waterworks chimney demolition. Can anyone tell me what location the photo was taken from. Thanks.

Rank Flower Mill 1966. Mumford’s Flour Mills were founded in 1790, built beside Deptford Creek. The mills were suppl...

Help for Louise

Hi guys it’s a long shot but I’m looking for my grandad I have a very limited amount I know about him. His name is Sidney William Nicholls ...

Saturday, 4 April 2020

Deptford Babies Hospital. Different view looking West towards the High St.

Leighs Story

Hi, I was born in Deptford in 1957. Number 9 (I think) Walnut House, Edward Street. I have very vague memories of going to Edward St nur...

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

The Fountain, 36 Deptford Broadway, Deptford SE8

Thomas Randall and Sons in the back yard of the Old Fountain How things change

Deptford Green

The Peppercorn Brothers Deptford Broadway

Not quite sure where on the Broadway they were. Can anyone help with identifying their location Please. This Pewter teapot w...

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