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- Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:14 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: POCOCK STREET/ KINGS BENCH STREET, SOUTHWARK.
- Replies: 0
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POCOCK STREET/ KINGS BENCH STREET, SOUTHWARK.
Pocock Street runs from Blackfriars Road to Sawyer Street. Pocock Street corner of Wellington Street the Duke's Head Pob,c1907..jpg Great Suffolk Street, looking down Pocock Street, 1977, Southwark Bridge Road Fire Station Drill Towers far end. X..png Kings Bench Street, formally Kings Bench Wal...
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:36 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: PICKLE HERRING STREET.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11572
Re: PICKLE HERRING STREET.
The mid-17th century copper half penny token measures 20.6 mm and weighs 2.31 grams. It was issued in the name of Edward Brent in 1668 and attributed to a tradesman of that name who operated a business from Pickle Herring Stairs on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark. Between 1647 and 16...
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Guys Hospital
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11684
Re: Guys Hospital
- ST THOMAS STREET, GUY’S HOSPITAL
- St Thomas Street, Guy's Hospital, Southwark, c1904.
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:15 am
- Forum: History & War Years
- Topic: Living in the Blitz
- Replies: 117
- Views: 208604
Re: Living in the Blitz
- Women municipal workers of Bermondsey, being trained
in rifle drill by members of the local
home guard, WW2.
- Miss E. Blakeley, a clerk, practices with a Tommy-gun
during a drill of the women municipal workers of Bermondsey, WW2.
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:05 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: BOROUGH MARKET
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27932
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:19 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12669
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:47 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: WATERLOO ROAD.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16190
Re: WATERLOO ROAD.
- Waterloo Station. Inauguration of the Penny Post, first dispatch arrives, c1840.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:36 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: East Lane
- Replies: 94
- Views: 126339
Re: East Lane
- East Street Market, 1950. Female Salvation Army cadets
singing songs with actions, with a group of children.
- East Street market Southwark 1980. Happy South Londoners
celebrating the Lanes 100th anniversary.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:45 am
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Borough High Street
- Replies: 92
- Views: 132350
- Thu Feb 16, 2023 4:07 am
- Forum: General Postings
- Topic: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
- Replies: 148
- Views: 212109
Re: DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?
These were great fun. :lol: Apparently too dangerous now, captured in the days before the health and safety industry took root. Now the youngsters can just go on their phones to see any number of terrible things, take drugs and apparently that is not dangerous for them. Years ago we just banged our ...