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

Monday, May 12

Grinlin Gibbons. An extract from John Evelyn,s Diary 1670

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Friday, May 9

Ruddigore Road or Street ? Deptford

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Ruddigore Road is now the southern elbow of Sanford Street leading to the junction of Woodpecker Road and Edward Street, a little north...
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Mary Ann Buildings circa 1960's

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Deptford Green 1910?

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Wednesday, February 19

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LXII, Issue 17, 4 March 1941

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9476, 21 September 1889

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NELSON RELIEF FUND Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13781, 19 May 1915

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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2762, 9 July 1915

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Wednesday, February 12

Ghosts In Deptford by Cicely Fox Smith

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Ghosts In Deptford If ghosts should walk in Deptford, as very well they may, A man might find the night there more stirrin...
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I'm Back

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Hello  Please let me apologise for the disruption and disappearance of "Old Deptford History" for the 3 weeks. I had domain/s...
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Wednesday, November 13

John Collins Chandler Shop

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This chandle'r shop was located at No 53 Addey Street Deptford
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Off License in Church Street Deptford

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Does anyone know where this off license was located in Church Street??
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Stowage 1904

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This old photo of the Stowage also shows St Nicholas's Church just in view on the left and the Charnel House left/centre.  A C ...
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Tuesday, November 5

London Gazette 4th November 1864

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James Pearcey, of the Ship Defiance, Grove-street, Deptford, in the county of Kent, Licensed Victualler," Master Lumper and Steved...
Sunday, November 3

Deptford, Grove Street Fire

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London Fires in 1851.   Fires are continually occasioned by domestic animals, cats, dogs, rats, &c* The past year presented a novel...
Thursday, September 26

Mill Lane, 1903.

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Mill Lane now Brookmill Road. Photograph taken from Deptford Broadway. The buildings on the right were originally lodging houses but were...

Manning's Soup and Pie Shop 1904.

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Manning's Pie & Soup House or 'The Old Pudden Shop' as it was also known was located at No. 147 Deptford High Street. Pay...
Wednesday, May 29

At the Kings Head 1649

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During my research I came across this token stamped Kings Head in Deptford. Its a 1/4p Traders Trading Token. Could this refer to the...
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Monday, May 27

The Parrish Family Lamerton Street

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I recently made contact with a gentleman by the name of Roy Parrish. He sent me this brief insight of his younger life whilst living in L...
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Sunday, May 26

Creek Road Bridge from 1820's to present day.

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 Looking West from Creek Bridge      As it is today 

Deptford Station then and now

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Mid 1920's
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Tuesday, May 21

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This old photo was sent to me by Trish Gage who was born in Deptford. It shows her  grandad standing outside Borehams which was lo...
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Wednesday, April 3

Sweet Shop in Church Street - 1940's - 50's

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I believe this is the sweet shop just round the corner from Albury Street heading south to the Broadway. After a bit of research the...
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Wednesday, March 27

London & Brighton South Coast Railway

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Can anyone recognise the road where this photo was taken. Could it be Grove Street?
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Tuesday, February 5

Harp Of Erin Tavern Attack 1914

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Sunday, October 14

Wartime Memories from Deptford, Lewisham and New Cross

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