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

Saturday, April 8

Hi - I was wondering if you might be able to help me, My great-great-grandmother Julia Button formerly Murphy née Calnan/Hayes marri...

Tuesday, February 14

Help for Gill

Just wondering if anyone has any photographs of Dorking Road or the corner shop there before demolition? My family were the Daltons and I...

Sunday, January 8

26 Deptford Broadway

Peter sent this photo in saying.... I think this might be next door to the sweet shop in Church Street/The Broadway oh...

Sunday, December 4

Sayes Court

View of the John Evelyn's manor house at Sayes Court, based on a drawing by Evelyn himself. The diarist John Evelyn came into posses...

Creek Bridge through the Ages

Saturday, December 3

I'm looking for any information/photographs reflecting life in Pender Street (off Deptford Church St and Berthon St), particularl...

Saturday, November 12

B&B for the RUSSIANS

Little snippet I came across regarding the above which may be of interest: During the 5th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Lab...

Tuesday, November 8

Help for Teresa

I wonder if anyone can help? I am working on a family tree for a friend but have hit a sticky patch. My friends grandfather was Alfred ...

Friday, October 21

Help for Jackie please

I am trying to get a replacement WW1 roll of honour for St. Lukes, Deptford. I am trying to find a photo of the roll of honour at St ...

Saturday, September 3

Hi I hope you might be able to help me by posting the following question on your Deptford History website. I trying to track down inform...

Wednesday, July 20

Deptford Reminiscences from Christine Fagan

My nan lived in Brookmill Road, just past Carrington House (but not in the Sylvan Cottages), and we often visited her there in the 1950...

Wednesday, May 18

Help for Mark please

Hello, I was wondering if you could help me. My family pre and post wars were from Deptford the family name being Elston on my grand...

Wednesday, March 16

"Hi there can anyone help? Trying to trace the MORGAN family for an elderly friend who was born and bred a Deptford Lad. He lived in...

Monday, February 8

Help Please

James Ashton asks the following questions and help. Dear Sir: I was very interested to find your Deptford History web site. I have a q...

Tuesday, December 1

Gary Kemp staring in Hide and Seek 1972.

Hi all, Can anyone please identify this location from the 1972 film Hide & Seek, staring Gary Kemp. Most of the film set location ...

Friday, November 13

Help for Geoff please

Hi, I am trying to find out more information about the Royal Victualling Yard and their cricket team . Enclosed is picture of a team whic...

Greetings! I've been trying to find a band that I stumbled across on Youtube a few years back. They had some relation to Deptford. ...

Wednesday, October 28

Hi all Can anyone help Jonny Mudge please ? Here's his email to me........ Here's my 2 cents on a house in Deptford--stra...

Tuesday, May 26

Sam Lee sings in Deptford Can you guess where?

Thursday, May 14

Help for Robert Oliveri who lives in Australia.

Robert is trying to trace any Information regarding the 39th Divisional Artillery Ammunition Column, Deptford. Is there an associati...

Wednesday, April 15

Deptford Kids 1960's

Soldiers wives making Sacks for the trenches at the Albany Institute 1914-1918

Somewhere in Deptford.

Anyone know where this is???

Help for Rachel

Hello! My family, going back at least 200 years, lived/worked in/near Deptford and I have, coincidentally got a flat on Crossfields - I w...

Monday, April 6

Help identifying street name.

Hi all, John and Jacquie are doing the geneology bit and are having trouble indentifying the street name on this census form. I thought...

Sunday, February 15

Where in Deptford?

Hi everyone Jane sent me an email telling me about her ancestors in the above photo but more importantly help in trying to ...

Sunday, February 1

Mystery Bottle

Lorna found this bottle whilst mud-larking the Thames up buy the 02. She has asked if we can identify the distributors and or the l...

Tuesday, January 27

Robbins Model Bakery

Can anyone identify whether or not this picture with the bakery in the background was located somewhere in Deptford...? Your help would b...

Wednesday, January 21

Deptford Salvation Army Band 1927

St Pauls 1900 to 1910 Approx

Found this old Post Card of St Paul's. The graveyard then looked pretty full.

Monday, January 5

Fire Station in Evelyn Street 1900,s ?

Tuesday, October 28

Thankfull Sturdee

Thankfull Sturdee was born in Deptford April 24th 1852 and Christened June 27th 1852 in Deptford. He was married to Catherine Sarah ...

Monday, July 21

Help for Giles in his search

Hello All, Giles Gaffney has asked me to help him on his quest to find more information regarding the area around Lower Watergate and Butc...

Monday, May 12

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

Friday, May 9

Ruddigore Road or Street ? Deptford

Ruddigore Road is now the southern elbow of Sanford Street leading to the junction of Woodpecker Road and Edward Street, a little north...

Mary Ann Buildings circa 1960's

Deptford Green 1910?

Wednesday, February 19

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

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