A picture painted from Church Street showing the old Tide Mill. You can see on the left the stone building that was attached to the theater. c1840
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Sunday 10 January 2010
The Birds Nest, formerly, The Oxford Arms. Church Street.
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My GT GT Grandfather Andrew Purchase owned the Builders Arms Beer House Church Street during the middle to late 1800's when it was passed to his son Luke Purchase. The address on the 1881 census was 57 Church Street. Andrew Purchase was a famous fairground traveller and also owned many properties on Reginald road as well.
Does anyone have any information or old pictures of Builders Arms or Reginald road?
Email familiyhistory@mygoldbox.co.uk - Michael James
This link to the Deptford Dame may be of interest to you. I will try to source more info for you. Have you also tried Deadpubs.com
http://deptforddame.blogspot.com/2010/05/deptford-arms-planning-applications.html
The windmill is Black Horse Fields Windmill, which was burned down apparently in 1854
There is a book on the windmills of Deptford and elsewhere, and this windmill was on the Greenwich side of the creek and associated with a tannery. It didn't last long. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windmills-North-West-Kentish-London/dp/1840336633
I lived in Deptford for 9 years up until 2020, and will always love the area, as it seems to inspire endless fascination. Such a small place, yet so prominent in it's history!
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