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- Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:56 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: ENID STREET
- Replies: 5
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Re: ENID STREET
ENID STREET 1939. "In the home of Mr. A. Clark: Rats, gnawing holes in the floorboards, make off with whole bars of soap. and steal lunch-packets out of the men's coats if they leave them hanging on the walls. UNBEATABLE BEETLES The kitchen is a black rectangle below ground level. A small pool...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:31 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: East Lane Bermondsey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14617
Re: East Lane Bermondsey
East Street, same location 2022 Both are of East Lane - East Street is that place in Walworth where East Lane market is held! :) Strange thing about Oliver House on the left - check this out on GSV: the colour of the bricks, stock and red, is slightly different from exactly half way along. And alth...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:15 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: INVILLE ROAD.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5891
Re: INVILLE ROAD.
You've been a Kiwi for too long, Kiwi - the sun still shines from the south back here!kiwi wrote:I think this is looking down Inville Road from Alvey Street, with The Gloucester Arms Pub on the right.
This is looking up from Villa Street, with the post office and grocer's on the right.
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:23 am
- Forum: General Postings
- Topic: MYSTERY-DO YOU RECOGNISE THESE PLACES OR PEOPLE?
- Replies: 66
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Re: MYSTERY-DO YOU RECOGNISE THESE PLACES?
Yes.kiwi wrote:Am I right thinking this was in West Lane.
- Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:04 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Dockhead
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27602
Re: Dockhead
The brown building was the Swan & Sugarloaf. The Waterman's Arms was on the other side of Dockhead, on the corner with Arnold Place.kiwi wrote:Dockhead, 2022, site of the Watermans Arms Pub (brown building)
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 10:26 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Tower Bridge
- Replies: 53
- Views: 55465
Re: Tower Bridge
Hi, Kiwi. I can't work out to which building you refer. St John's had a rectory - it wasn't white and is still standing.kiwi wrote:The building that stood out to me is St Johns Horsleydown Vicarage, the white building middle left by the railway line
- Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:26 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Webb Street
- Replies: 21
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Re: Webb Street
The original school building was demolished and a larger one built, around 1912 I think.rodebdon wrote:l was talking to my brother this morning, he was surprised to see the very early picture of Webb Street School and that it was right on the street and not back as we remember it,
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:50 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Rotherhithe Street
- Replies: 90
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Re: Rotherhithe Street
Elephant Lane comes from the right opposite Elephant Stairs (to the Thames) down the alley with rubbish, and left of Princess Iron Works. Am I right, that The Torbay pub was on the corner left? Yes, the Torbay was on that corner. Elephnat Lane comes up from St Marychurch Lane where the Ship pub is....
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:12 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Rotherhithe Street
- Replies: 90
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Re: Rotherhithe Street
Princes Iron Works was at the end of Elephant Lane, where Prince's Tower now stands.kiwi wrote:This had the address of 31-33 Rotherhithe Street possibly between the Angel Pub and the King’s Stairs.
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:33 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Rouel Road
- Replies: 41
- Views: 40805
Re: Rouel Road
Curious fact: both Casby House and Lupin Point are no longer officially part of the Dickens Estate; also Bowley House.