This picture shows the mid road toilets at the southern end of Deptford High Street joining to New Cross Road. Toilets are now gone and must have been filled in in the 60's. Opposite on the right of the photo there was the "Centurion Pub". Can anyone remember the one legged war veteran selling papers on the corner outside the pub entrance?
How it is now 2010.
How it is now 2010.
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Yes I remember the one legged war newspaper vendor outside the Centurian pub.He also used to go from street selling evening papers as well (I lived in Childeric road) You could hear him coming from streets away with his shouts "Star,news,standard!!"
Does anyone remember Purdie the tramp?? He was a relation of Purdies the fish shop in the high street.
Well I never...I so glad someone can remember him. He was always there when we walk to Greenwhich...thanks
I was wondering if anyone can remember Cafe Milano somewhere down the high street? I am trying to research my ancestory and understand my family once worked or possibly owned this cafe. Any information would be useful :)
Hi Anon,
Where exactly was the MilanocAfe situated?
I'm not completely sure
i use to work there
was there a lady there named esterina who worked with her brother and his wife
Yes I remember Charlie the tramp who was a Purdie. They found him dead by the railway line in New Cross. Also remember the newspaper vendor.
Does anyone have a copy of the documentary called Sex Love and War which featured Alex Purdie who used to stand outside Purdies Fish Shop in the High Street, would love a copy.
Does anyone remember the fairgrounds just off Deptford High Street ? Can anyone tell me if they had a wall of death there, I remember bumper cars and I believe there was a boxing ring.
Hi Anon,
Go to to this post Thursday, 18 November 2010. Fairground etc.
Andy
Go to this link for the sex love and war series in two parts on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chcils6a7Og
I am a Purdie looking at family history. Alec Purdie and his sister Bibby were, I think, uncle and aunt to my father Wally. My dad left Deptford at an early age. We are also related to Catford Purdies. I have also heard of Purdie the Tramp. Any other info appreciated. Lesley at lesleyshowells@yahoo.com
We are of the Purdie family. Our uncle Tom Caine owned the fairground behind Woolworths in Deptford. Our nan had a wet fish stall in Douglas Way & our dad used to get it ready before he went to Stanley Street School off Douglas Way.Eels were very popular in Deptford then and the stall in Douglas Way was always busy.
Re Purdie family related to Tom Caine, Deptford fairground (Post of 10 October 2011) I believe he and his brother Charlie were joint proprietors of the fair. I'm trying to confirm a link between Charlie and one of my ancestors. If you have any family history of Tom Caine I'd be very grateful for the information.
malcolm.gill@talktalk.net
Does anyone remember Dr Conway? His practice was in the High Street just along from Giffin Street, next to Woolworths. It later became a wet fish shop.
Anyone remember the egg shop, called The Egg Box, one or two shops from Johnson's the bakers, corner of Douglas Street? A friend and I used to let off stink bombs in the shop. Great fun!
I can remember the Egg Shop. My Nan use to get her eggs from there. She once took an egg from half a doz purchased from there a put it under a hen in the back yard. We always had chickens. Anyway it hatched and turned into the biggest Blue Black cockrel you ever saw, and it was a spitefull cuss too! We kids couldn't go in the yard when it was out as it would attack you. They called it "tupence" cause that's how much the egg was. One day Grandad had enough of it went in the yard and that was tupence gone.
Iremember Dr conway surgery in the high st first time ever went there about 1956 in his pin striped suit and massive moustace also the fair great times i believe there was a big wheel also not sure. charlie the tramp Would come to my Aunt Bets cafe behind the church near Deptford station knocked on the back window and she would give him a bottle of tea and sausage sandwich poor soul never ever bothered me allways looked Sad he you to live under the arches next to the rose Pub in trundleys rd
He was my mums doctor and she said he died in a plane crash on his way to France.
Hi everyone, my brother and I have just moved into the top flat at 13 Deptford High Street and we were wondering if anyone had any old pictures or stories to tell of the old Lipton building?? Thanks in advance and thanks to Andy! Jo
my Nan and Grandad were Len and Ellen Purdie who owned the fish shop, i don't recall ever being told he was a relative though but i remember him standing on the broadway in a dirty old long beige coat and a milk bottle filled with tea mid to late sixties
I remember 'Old Purdie' well and the little dog that used to follow him around for a while. He often had a cup of tea outside the cafe opposite Stones' entrance in Childers Street.
I also remember sometime in the late 50's a horse collapsed in the road alongside the old toilets at the Broadway end of the High Street. It upset me at the time I recall.
Another local character was Mrs. Townsend known as 'Old Ma Townsend' who enjoyed a drink or two in the 'Wheatsheaf' next to Purdy's Fish Shop. I was often woken up about midnight to the sound of 'Its now or never' as she sang at the top of her voice from her doorstep in Douglas Way. We lived opposite.
i remember dr conways you used to walk up the stairs to hes consulting room, and down the other after you had small pox inoculation , he use to scratch your arm with broken nail file,to give you your inoculation. the building if i remember was painted red .
as a teenager in 1957 we used to talk to purdie in deptford park. He always spoke verry well and he said that he was not a member of the purdies fish shop family
I lived in Childers Street in the 60's and remember walking over over the bridge to go to school at Sir Francis Drake and give Charlie the Tramp a bottle of tea and I was only 5 or 6. Rumour has said that his Wife was killed in the war with his children that is why he bacame a tramp
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