LANCASTER STREET,SOUTHWARK.

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kiwi
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LANCASTER STREET,SOUTHWARK.

Postby kiwi » Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:44 pm

Lancaster Street ran from Webber Street to Newington Causeway now runs from Webber Street to Borough Road. The estate provided accommodation for over 400 people.
Lancaster Street c1901.  The blocks on the left were named the Hunter Buildings, and those on the right the Gardiner Buildings.  X..jpg
Lancaster Street c1901. The blocks on the left were named
the Hunter Buildings, and those on the right the Gardiner Buildings.
Lancaster Street map 1916, showing the estate.  X..jpg
1916 map showing the estate, The Bridge House Pub on the corner.

Lancaster Street,The Bridge House Pub,Borough Road left to right. X..png
Lancaster Street,The Bridge House Pub,Borough Road left to right.
Lancaster Street, same location 2022, now The Bridge House Hotel. X..png
Same location 2022, now The Bridge House Hotel.



Lancaster Street, off Borough Road. Terry Dene was born in Lancaster Street in 1938.    X..png
Well I remember him,who said thats because you are old.



Terry Dene (born Terence Williams, 20 December 1938). Dene was born in Lancaster Street. British rock music singer popular in the late 1950s and early 60s. He had three Top Twenty hits between June 1957 and May 1958.

kiwi
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Re: LANCASTER STREET,SOUTHWARK.

Postby kiwi » Tue May 02, 2023 2:56 am

Named after Joseph Lancaster, founder of the monitorial system of teaching.
Lancaster Street, Borough Road, 1977. The Bridge Hotel left   X..png
Lancaster Street, Borough Road, 1977. The Bridge Hotel to the left.


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