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- Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:27 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: MELIOR STREET/MELIOR PLACE.
- Replies: 3
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Re: MELIOR STREET/MELIOR PLACE.
Vinegar Yard ran between St Thomas' Street and Melior Place. In the earlier picture of Melior place (1984), Vinegar Yard came out to the right of the Horseshoe Inn, Rowley Buildings where just down on the right, the white space opposite the Pub. Map posted in St Thomas’ Street Topic, Thanks to Fosne...
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:44 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Elephant and Castle
- Replies: 52
- Views: 70261
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:53 am
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: ROTHERHITHE TRAIN STATION.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 19119
Re: ROTHERHITHE TRAIN STATION.
The southern end of the platforms lies under the Rotherhithe tunnel, which passes above. This view shows the southern end of the southbound platform with the Rotherhithe tunnel structure just visible, and in the modern shot shows the new emergency escape stairs to Albion Street, installed to supplem...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:11 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Renforth Street Rotherhithe
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10515
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:24 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Bermondsey Street
- Replies: 53
- Views: 119808
Re: Bermondsey Street
Information regarding first picture. Yes freddie you are spot-on regarding where the picture was taken from. Lamb Alley (now Lamb Walk) We can see the name W Pettitt on the gates of the entrance leading through to a backyard. William Thomas Pettitt was a wool rug manufacturer who had premises at 89 ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:43 am
- Forum: Docklands and Waterways
- Topic: Tooley Street area Wharfs
- Replies: 49
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Re: Tooley Street area Wharfs
Quest, a low-powered, schooner-rigged steamship that sailed from 1917 until sinking in 1962, is best known as the polar exploration vessel of the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921-1922. It was aboard this vessel that Sir Ernest Shackleton died on 5 January 1922 while the vessel was in harbour in ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:54 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Newcomen Street
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14992
Re: Newcomen Street
Looking at the 2017 picture, to me the Green as taken all the character away from the pub.
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:06 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Newcomen Street
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14992
Re: Newcomen Street
The pub on the corner in the earlier picture above is The Kings Arms. It changed from King Street to Newcomen Street in the late 1800s. Looking at the Coat of Arms (date 1890 King Street) and by 1900 it was Newcomen Street. Kings arms, Newconem Street, Borough, 2015.jpg The King's Arms public-ho...
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:22 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Brunel Road - Rotherhithe
- Replies: 22
- Views: 21560
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:27 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: BATTLE BRIDGE LANE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5182