Webb Street
Webb Street
Picture from around 1914 of Webb Street looking towards Tower Bridge Road showing the buildings that existed at that time.
The only ones that now remain are Arundel Buildings, and Brighton Buildings which faces Tower Bridge Road. Both these building are now a Housing Co-Operative Trusts.
Built in 1892 they are now Grade II listed buildings
Hastings, Eastbourne. Portsmouth, Ryde and Chichester Buildings have long gone.
Kelly's Directory for 1938 shows these building as Railway Buildings and were known locally as the Seaside Buildings due to the block names.
Can anyone remember these buildings as they resemble Guinness Trust or Peabody Trust Buildings in their design, or were they built by the Railway for railway workers?
They were bombed during the war, was this the beginning of their demise?
Perhaps someone can enlighten us as to when, why and how these building disappeared?
Re: Webb Street
Nice picture of Webb Streets Joe (Fosney) that brings back a lot of memories. I started at Webb Street in 1947 & the one thing I remember was the first day there, the first bell went, I think it was for the milk break plus a spoonful of malt. Well nobody told me so off I went home, thinking that wasn't to bad,I had only been there about an hour.Needless to say my mum was not to impressed & took me straight back to all the mickey taking from the other kids.
Re: Webb Street
Hi I remember it well I lived on harreld est and swan mead in the 70s/80s and went to Grange primary very good times I was about 8 when they built / moved bermondsy boys club I went to the old one and done a bit of boxing at the new one anyone know if nobbys still around
Re: Webb Street
fosney wrote:Kelly's Directory for 1938 shows these building as Railway Buildings and were known locally as the Seaside Buildings due to the block names.
Can anyone remember these buildings as they resemble Guinness Trust or Peabody Trust Buildings in their design, or were they built by the Railway for railway workers?
They were built by the London, Brighton, & South Coast Railway for their workers, although flats were also rented to married policemen and their families. There was very little trouble in the estate!
Re: Webb Street
D Boys at the Canterbury Club of the Oxford and Bermondsey Club play draughts and chess in the games room of the Club. The Canterbury Club is on Webb Street ...
Re: Webb Street
SWAN MEAD, looking towards Tower Bridge Road. The grey building on the left use to be a shop in the 40s & 50s+. You could by one egg, half a loaf and they would open a packet of Woodbines (Fags) and sell you one or two, I think it was called service.
Hasting Buildings was on the right, roughly opposite the shop, not sure but I think the date is 1954.
Hasting Buildings was on the right, roughly opposite the shop, not sure but I think the date is 1954.
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