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Wednesday, 4 March 2020
The Peppercorn Brothers Deptford Broadway
Not quite sure where on the Broadway they were. Can anyone help with identifying
Grocers, 54 - 56 London Street, Greenwich (now part of Greenwich High Road - somewhere about opposite Greenwich Town Hall)
and Provision dealers at High Street, Sidcup (without giving a number)
The shop picture is most likely the Sidcup shop - references to 'shop at Deptford' and 'book to New Cross' suggest this isn't in Deptford. Although can't find this shop in Sidcup High Street (but possibly re-developed)
The invoice says "close 1 pm Thursday" - found a reference on https://www.victorianlondon.org/professions/travelagents-cooks.htm , "The first to adopt the early closing movement in the grocery and allied trades were Messrs. Peppercorn Bros., of Deptford and Greenwich"
hi my name is martyn i was the owner of the antique warehouse from 9-14 and still am although it is now a nursery and next door restaurant. 13-14 is haunted lots of things happen and still do . 13-14 was built 1898 does any one know what the site was previous thank you
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According to the 1890 Post Office Directory they were at 15-19 Broadway.
Can trace Peppercorn Bros in old directories -
Furniture Depot at 18 - 20 Deptford Bridge
Grocers 9 - 10 Deptford Broadway
House Furnishers, 11 and 15-19 Deptford Broadway
Grocers, 54 - 56 London Street, Greenwich (now part of Greenwich High Road - somewhere about opposite Greenwich Town Hall)
and Provision dealers at High Street, Sidcup (without giving a number)
The shop picture is most likely the Sidcup shop - references to 'shop at Deptford' and 'book to New Cross' suggest this isn't in Deptford. Although can't find this shop in Sidcup High Street (but possibly re-developed)
The invoice says "close 1 pm Thursday" - found a reference on https://www.victorianlondon.org/professions/travelagents-cooks.htm , "The first to adopt the early closing movement in the grocery and allied trades were Messrs. Peppercorn Bros., of Deptford and Greenwich"
hi my name is martyn i was the owner of the antique warehouse from 9-14 and still am although it is now a nursery and next door restaurant.
13-14 is haunted lots of things happen and still do .
13-14 was built 1898 does any one know what the site was previous
thank you
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