BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

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BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:22 am

Balfour Street formerly Chatham Place (c1900).
Balfour Street 1969, off the New Kent Road, Victory Place right.  X.png
Balfour Street 1969, off the New Kent Road, Victory Place right.
Balfour Street c1985.  X.png
c1985.
Balfour Street 2019. John Maurice Close right, formerly Victory Place.  X.png
Balfour Street 2019. John Maurice Close right, formerly Victory Place.
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Re: BALFOUR STREET

Postby kiwi » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:15 am

Paragon Row would have been just to the right in the pictures below. It ran between Balfour Street and Rodney Road and is no longer there.
Paragon Row ran between Balfour Street and Rodney Road and is no longer there, formerly Chatham Place (c1900).  X (2).jpg

Balfour Street, c1976, Henshaw Arms, Henshaw Street down on the left.  X.png
Balfour Street, c1976, Henshaw Arms & Henshaw Street down on the left.
Balfour Street, 2019. Same location as the c1976 picture.  X.png
Balfour Street, 2019. Same location as the c1976 picture.
Henshaw Street, The Henshaw Arms, near Balfour Street X.png
The Henshaw Arms Pub,corner of Balfour Street & Henshaw Street.
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Re: BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:46 am

Balfour Street 1969.   X.png
Balfour Street 1969.
Balfour Street 2019, same location as the 1969 picture.   X.png
Balfour Street 2019, same location as the 1969 picture.
New Kent Road & Munton Road are behind.
Balfour Street, Heygate Estate on right, Munton Road behind c1976.   X.png
Balfour Street, Heygate Estate on right, Munton Road behind c1976.

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BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Thu May 13, 2021 10:41 pm

Munton Road, looking from Balfour street 1976. On the right is Edison house and you can see Victory school over to the left.  X..png
Munton Road, looking from Balfour street 1976. On the right is Edison House and you can see Victory school over to the left.
Balfour Street,1976.   X..png
Balfour Street, Edison House.1976. To the far right, you can just see Harry Weeks Travel in the New Kent Road.

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Re: BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:10 am

Munton Road, looking towards Balfour Street, 1961.   X..png
Munton Road, looking towards Balfour Street, 1961.
Munton Road.  1  X..png
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Re: BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:23 am

Munton Road SE17. Taken the Heygate Estate c.1973. The flats on the right were demolished in 1976.   X..png
Munton Road. Taken from the Heygate Estate c.1973. The flats on the right were demolished in 1976.

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Re: BALFOUR STREET/MUNTON ROAD.

Postby kiwi » Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:24 pm

Lac-Pac was a fruit packing company which operated by the BRS depot in Balfour Street and was one of the first to supply fruit & veg to the large stores in plastic trays, the coach is from the Banfields fleet.
Balfour Street SE17, off the New Kent Road 1962. Lac-Pac firms annual Beano to Margate. X..jpg
Balfour Street SE17, off the New Kent Road 1962. Lac-Pac firms annual "Beano" to Margate.


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