Hi Old Deptford History,
I was born in the old St. Alfages hospital in Greenwich in 1950.
Apparently I was not thriving as I should as my Mum was terrified of the ward sister which caused problems with feeding me. My Dad decided to kidnap us both and we came home to the family residence at 39 St. Donatts Road, New Cross.
 |
| 39 St Donatts Road. |
I went to school at St. James's in the road of the same name, New Cross and later went to Addey and Stanhope grammar school (known by us as Study and No Hope)
In New Cross Road, Deptford. I well remember Carrington House and the forboding presence it cast over Brookmill Road and the surrounding area.
Carrington House on the right of photo
When I was 15, I had a girlfriend who
had a horse. She was so devoted to it that she turned up on it one day... for
a date at the pictures at the local fleapit (Deptford Odeon).
 |
| Deptford Odeon |
I told her that the place was pretty bad but didn't think they would let her and her horse in. As I recall, a few of the local girls kept horses in the stables in Mechanics Passage where the totters kept theirs.
 |
| Mechanics Alley/Passage |
In the 1070s, I started a long career driving buses and often drove the 47 past Carrington House and in the mid 1980s the 53 past the end of Brookmill Road.
Looking back, we seemed to enjoy our simple lifestyle and seemed a lot healthier for it.
Thank you for all
the lovely memories contained in your blog.
Jeff
