Tuesday, January 4

History of Albury Street. Part 3.

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Only three contemporary leases for Union Street have been discovered. Two are leases for empty plots and one is a lease of a plot wit...
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BBC HISTORY SERIES – OUR SECRET STREETS

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You may be aware a major BBC2 series charting the history of the secret streets of London is in the making and is planned to be screened som...
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Sunday, December 5

The Centurion Pub, Deptford High St.

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Old photo of the Old Centurion Pub at the top of Deptford High St. Below ground toilets can be seen on the left and Deptford Broadway runnin...
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Friday, December 3

The Knighting of Admiral Francis Drake, Deptford Creek - April 1581.

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I have read many accounts of the knighting of Francis Drake at Deptford Reach by Queen Elizabeth 1 but have always known this was partly unt...
Friday, November 26

History of Albury Street Part 2.

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Until 1882, Albury Street was called Union Street, a name which commemorated the Act of Union between England and Scotland. Union Street was...
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Tuesday, November 23

History of Albury Street. Part 1

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Albury Street was laid out and developed between 1705 and 1717 or soon after, by a local bricklayer, Thomas Lucas. The method of developmen...

The History of Albury Street, Deptford.

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During my research of Deptford and in particular Albury Street I discovered a document in the Lewisham Local History archives. This document...
Thursday, November 18

Deptford Fairground/Boxing Booth.

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

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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!

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203 Deptford High St. The Goddard’s Pie and Mash business was founded in 1890 by Alfred Goddard in Evelyn Street, Deptford, London. Alfred...
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Thursday, November 11

A Victorian London Diary.

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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

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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.

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As it was then. St Pauls in the background As it is today.
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Tuesday, October 19

An Unknown Door In Albury Street

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Another Drawing of Albury Street looking west by Geoffrey Fletcher 1975

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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...
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View of Evelyn Street 1890's

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Building Layout Change from Union St to Albury Street

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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.

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Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He studied at Bolton School of Art before moving to London to study at the Sl...
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Friday, September 17

Deptford High Street, North End Circa 1865.

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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...
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Friday, August 27

Historic Medal found after blaze in Albury Street, Deptford

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Photo of the Queen Victoria Medal This Deptford newspaper cutting tells of an historic medal that was found after a blaze ...
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Deptford's Robinsons Flour Mill viewed from Church Street circa 1960's

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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...
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The North End of Church Street

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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 ...
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Thursday, August 19

A Brockley Ghost Story

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Saturday, August 7

Ghost Story from Lower Deptford, at the Three Mariners

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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...