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Re: Rotherhithe New Road

Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 11:50 pm
by kiwi
4 Rotherhithe New Road, Bonamy Estate. 1  X.jpg
Rotherhithe New Road, Bonamy Estate, c1986.
4   Rotherhithe New Road, Bonamy Estate c1986.  2 X..jpg
Bonamy Estate c1986

Re: Rotherhithe New Road

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:12 pm
by Chic
Hi Fosney
I was looking at your map showing the Rotherhithe New Road school access by Suffolk Grove. That’s the school I went to very briefly around 1950. It’s a pity there’s no pictures of it.
I’ve been posting on Catlin Street cos I was brought up in one of the prefabs – no. 4 to be exact. It was suggested I come here cos my dad, Bill, owned the Cain Hill Café at 216 Rotherhithe New Road. He handed it over to Fred Overall and his so Brian in the mid 50’s. Prior to the transport café, dad had a coffee stall from about 1947.
The picture is about 1945/46 I reckon. The arch doorway to the right was later to be the entrance to the café (we called it the canteen). The map shows the café in green. 214 RNR was William Harbrow Ltd and diagonally opposite was the BRS depot.
All the best - Chic

1951 RNR 01.jpg
Coffee Stall 02.jpg

Re: Rotherhithe New Road

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:23 pm
by Chic
fosney - Oops! I'll straighten up the map

1951 RNR 01.jpg

Re: Rotherhithe New Road

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:12 pm
by kiwi
Chic wrote:Hi Fosney
I was looking at your map showing the Rotherhithe New Road school access by Suffolk Grove. That’s the school I went to very briefly around 1950. It’s a pity there’s no pictures of it.
I’ve been posting on Catlin Street cos I was brought up in one of the prefabs – no. 4 to be exact. It was suggested I come here cos my dad, Bill, owned the Cain Hill Café at 216 Rotherhithe New Road. He handed it over to Fred Overall and his so Brian in the mid 50’s. Prior to the transport café, dad had a coffee stall from about 1947.
The picture is about 1945/46 I reckon. The arch doorway to the right was later to be the entrance to the café (we called it the canteen). The map shows the café in green. 214 RNR was William Harbrow Ltd and diagonally opposite was the BRS depot.
All the best - Chic

1951 RNR 01.jpgCoffee Stall 02.jpg


Re- Rotherhithe New Road School, 2 pictures on page 4 above. Kiwi.

Re: Rotherhithe New Road

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:27 am
by kiwi
Rotherhithe New Road c1972.  1  X..jpg
Rotherhithe New Road c1972.