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

Friday, March 18

Visit to 127 Deptford High Street, Formerly Nolans Clothes Shop.

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I had the pleasure to meet Terry the proprieter of the shop which was once called Nolans's. Terry has been present in Deptford for many ...
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Tuesday, March 15

History of Albury Street. Part 4.

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The original leases and recited leases show that eleven houses or sites mentioned, seven were probably built or developed by Thomas Lucas, a...
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Ann Arthur's Discourse with the Devil in Flaggons Row. 1685

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Sunday, March 6

The Dolphin Inn-Coach House 1841, Deptford- Where Was it Located??

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Friday, March 4

V2 DAMAGE BRATAVIA STREET, DEPTFORD.

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Daisy's War When the blitz started when we were living in a terraced house in Greenfield St. in Deptford, and we had to have an Ander...
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Where was this Off License?

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This old photo shows an OFF LICENSE situated somewhere in Church Street, Deptford. Any clues as to where it was located.
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Pre 1965 Photo of the Oxford Arms Church Street.

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How it looks now. The brick pier is still there! even if the name has changed. It will and still is known as the Oxford Arms.

A Deptford Firemans Funeral

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Saturday, February 26

John Walker..A Deptford Suicide.

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The Rev. E. N. Mellish VC, MC

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Edward Noel Mellish VC MC (24 December 1880 – 8 July 1962) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
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Sunday, February 13

Newspaper Cutting 6th January 1838

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SPRING HEELED JACK. - Few occurrences in this neighbourhood have created so much general excitement as the fooleries said to have been commi...
Tuesday, February 8

The Broadway Theatre Deptford..Knife Throwing Act..for real!!!

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Wanganui Herald, 30 August 1899.
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Murder in Deptford

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Wednesday, January 19

Builders at Work, 1933 Albury Street.

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Whilst researching the Albany Institute I came across this letter from Dennant & Laver Estate agents who's business premises were ...

Condemed Houses in Watergate Street, late 1890's

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The lease holder of the two houses ctr. (not the shop) is Mr C. J. Young, 70 years of age. He had a crippled wife and a 12 year old daughter...
Friday, January 14

New Zealand Evening Post 1940's

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I came across this press cutting whilst serching newspaper archives. Does anyone know Ms Aucutt?
Wednesday, January 12

Remarkable Misers and one from Deptford Broadway.

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Mary Luhorne died in 1676 in a lodging house on the Broadway. She was 96 years of age and amassed a small fortune. To whom it went to on her...

Daily Mirror Report 1905 - Murder of the Farrows- Deptford High Street.

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Murder of the Farrows, Daily Mirror Report 1905 March 28th (first article) MURDER BY MASKED BURGLARS Aged manager brutally slain by tri...
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Saturday, January 8

A Street in Deptford

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I found this photo entitled a Deptford Slum Street? Can anyone tell me where it could be? The tower in the background could...
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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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