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 those 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

Thursday, November 18

Deptford Fairground/Boxing Booth.

As a child I can remember the fairground just up past the station. I know it had been there for years with thousands of people visiting the ...

All for Two Shillings!..Went on then....Goes on now.

GODSELL George (61, horsekeeper), and STEVENS, Alfred (41, hawker), both unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin twice on the same day; both fe...

Tuesday, November 16

Pie & Mash, Eels and Fruit Pies!

203 Deptford High St. The Goddard’s Pie and Mash business was founded in 1890 by Alfred Goddard in Evelyn Street, Deptford, London. Alfred...

Thursday, November 11

A Victorian London Diary.

AT SUPPER WITH A HUNDRED THIEVES. Venue: Hale Street, Deptford, 30th January 1873. SUPPER follows naturally on tea, and I may here rela...

Sunday, October 24

Deptford Station

Deptford is the oldest railway station in London. It is located in Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, on the North Kent Line, about thr...

Thursday, October 21

Deptford Bridge, Deptford High Street looking North.

As it was then. St Pauls in the background As it is today.

Tuesday, October 19

An Unknown Door In Albury Street

Another Drawing of Albury Street looking west by Geoffrey Fletcher 1975

First Door on the right No 29 Nan's House! At the end you can just make out the Electric Palace Theatre. When we were kids we use to get...

View of Evelyn Street 1890's

Building Layout Change from Union St to Albury Street

A B These two plan drawings show the different building/street layout from Union St. in the late 1890's to Albury St thereafter. In ...

Thursday, September 30

Ink Drawing By Geoffrey Fletcher of Albury Street 1950.

Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He studied at Bolton School of Art before moving to London to study at the Sl...

Friday, September 17

Deptford High Street, North End Circa 1865.

This old photo shows the area where Evelyn Street on the left (out of view) crossed the end of Deptford High St to meet Wellington St (Flago...

Friday, August 27

Historic Medal found after blaze in Albury Street, Deptford

Photo of the Queen Victoria Medal This Deptford newspaper cutting tells of an historic medal that was found after a blaze ...

Deptford's Robinsons Flour Mill viewed from Church Street circa 1960's

This 60's photo shows the Oxford Arms viewed from Church Street heading South to Deptford Broadway. The old Robinson Flour Mill can be s...

The North End of Church Street

This old Deptford photo taken by Thankful Sturdey shows the west end of Creek Road at the junction of Church Street and to the left you can ...

Thursday, August 19

A Brockley Ghost Story

Saturday, August 7

Ghost Story from Lower Deptford, at the Three Mariners

I was passed this old ghost story which was reported in 1673 about a haunting at the Three Mariners, located in Lower Depthford by the Ki...

Tuesday, July 20

A Haunting in Watergate Street.

Original report from The Woolich & Charlton Mercury - 3rd March 1994. This report appeared in the Fortean Times. Th...

Thursday, July 15

Watergate Street

King Street now Watergate Street was an ancient Deptford thoroughfare giving main access to the river. In the 17th and 18th centuries many o...

Friday, March 26

The Tunnel.

As a child growing up in and around London we used to visit my Grans house in Albury Street Deptford every weekend without fail I might add....

Monday, March 8

A possible link to 34 Albury St & Lord Nelson?

It has been handed down to successive occupants that Lord Nelson stayed at No. 34 Albury Street. Whilst researching this claim I discovered ...

Thursday, February 11

Cellars & Tunnels under Deptford.

In the early part of 1978 a survey was carried out at the request of Nolans Clothes Shop, No 127, by the proprietor Mrs Order. The purpose w...

Wednesday, February 10

Photo taken soon after the Chapman Murders 34 Deptford High St.

I came across this old photo Of Chapmans Oil & Colour store located at 34 Deptford High St. This was the location of the murder committ...

Friday, February 5

Old Deptford

Grinling Gibbons

The most famous English woodcarver of all time was born, oddly enough, not in England at all but in Rotterdam, in what is now Holland, in 16...

St Nicholas Church, Deptford and a Ghost Story.

I recently visited the church of St Nicholas in Deptford. The first time I visited was somewhat unnerving as it was late, dark and a ...

Wednesday, February 3

A Front Room in Albury Street.

This photo dates from about 1911 and could be the interior of 29 Albury Street. This gentleman who ever he was looks in deep contemplation. ...

More Goings On at 34 Albury Street

In September 1950 a Mrs Emily Wilcox rented No. 34 for 23s 9p per week and looked after 6 children in this 7 roomed house. She also encounte...

Friday, January 29

Entrance hall of 29 Albury Street c.1911.

I can only remember this hallway with the woodwork painted in a ...

Sunday, January 24

A haunting at 34 Albury Street ...........Aunt Jeanies House.

Then (1935) and now (2010), end house, middle right It wasn't until we left London in 1960 that my Mother told me of some unnerving eve...

Saturday, January 23

Signed Indenture by William John Evelyn

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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