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

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Signed Indenture by William John Evelyn

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Whilst researching Deptford I purchased an old indeture relating to the lease of numbers 26 & 27 Edwards Street, Deptford. It was ...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Peter Hahn,.... WW1 Spy caught at 201 Deptford High Streeet.

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Quite early in the year it was discovered that some foreigner wh...
Sunday, 10 January 2010

The Birds Nest, formerly, The Oxford Arms. Church Street.

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I was researching this building recently . This pub use to be called the Oxford Arms back in the 1840,s and probably long before. The Th...
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Friday, 8 January 2010

35 Albury Street the premises of The Irish National League & Club 1911.

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The Irish National League was established by Charles Stewart Parnell (pictured) in 1882 and became a major movement for Irish home rul...

Phipson 1921 Water Colour of Albury Street, then and now (2010)

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  The north side of Albury Street, Deptford, by Evacustes A. Phipson, 1922 The artist Evacustes A. Phipson was born at King's Norton ...
Monday, 4 January 2010

The Royal George.

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Original painting by John Cleveley the Elder I was quite amazed this mural has not been mentioned in other blogs on Deptford. It...
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Deptford Central Hall

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Deptford Central Hall was built on slum clearance land in 1903. It was deliberately designed so that it di...
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009

Map of Deptford Strond hand drawn by John Evelyn

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 John Evelyn lived in Deptford at Sayes Court from 1652. Evelyn inherited the house when hemarried the daughter of Sir Richard Browne in 165...
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Peter the Great's House. RENTED.

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Evidently Peter and his work mates were not good tenants. During their stay they caused a great deal of damage a...

31 Albury Street.

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Ink drawing from Fletcher's book (c1965) "London Nobody Knows" shows with the correct door brackets in place.
Sunday, 6 December 2009

Stratton Brothers. Murder of the Farrows Daily Mirror Reports 1905

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Extract from the book "Queer People" By Colin Beavan On Monday, March 27, 1905, at 8:...
Sunday, 22 November 2009

Albury Street looking East in the 60's.

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Albury Street looking east towards Creek Road in the 60's? Look how they dug up the cobble stoned street. Albury Street had ...

Albury Street looking East again.

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This photo shows Albury Street looking towards Church Street and Creek Road, 2010. How it looked in 1900
Saturday, 14 November 2009

The Centurion Pub.

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  I always remember this Deptford pub as a child because it had the sign  of a Centurion soldier  but now I see it h...
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Friday, 13 November 2009

Albury Street , Deptford

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Albury Street (formerly Union Street) 1906. Spent a good deal of my early years at No. 29. My nan lived here most of her life from 19...
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Thursday, 5 November 2009

Deptford High Street

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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 mu...
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Door Brackets Albury Street.

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Charlie Oldham is a Master Sculptor and Woodcarver and lived in Brockley in the 1980s and 90s. After having worked in woodcarving studios i...
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Wednesday, 4 November 2009

No 31 Albury St . Mrs Gittins House

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That's where she lived when we were growing up. My Nan lived next door. The porch carvings I believe are not the originals. In Fletcher...
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The Electric Palace Deptford High Street

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Located on the corner of Deptford High Street and Hyde Street. The Deptford Electric Palace opened on 24th December 1910. The front entranc...
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Albury Street Then and Now!!

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This picture shows how the street looked in the late 60's. You can see on the lefthand picture where the porches were removed. Some, I h...
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