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- Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:12 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: The Alaska Factory
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The Alaska Factory
The Alaska Factory Gate, Bermondsey, SE1
The factory was opened in 1869 for the processing of the Alaskan furseal. The wall is all that remains of the original construction. The white building behind was erected I believe in the 1950s.
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:37 pm
- Forum: Hopping
- Topic: Hop Picking
- Replies: 51
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Re: Hop Picking
2149Billy-horton-hopping-1.jpg I only have one photo of Opping, unfortunatley i'm not in it, but my Bruv. is with some of our neighbours. I grew up around Hops, as my Dad was an Hop Tester, making sure we had good quality beer. Every day he would come home from work, you could smell those hops on h...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:22 pm
- Forum: Hopping
- Topic: Hop Picking
- Replies: 51
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- Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:25 pm
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: Bricklayers Arms goods depot
- Replies: 59
- Views: 127403
Re: Bricklayers Arms goods depot
JOHNH TRAIN.jpg It was taken from the rear of the house that I lived in in Ilderton Road that faced north. The area where the house was is the second entrance to South Bermondsey station that naturally didn't used to exist. The view from the rear of the house was first of all the slope to South Ber...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:16 pm
- Forum: Transport
- Topic: Bricklayers Arms goods depot
- Replies: 59
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Bricklayers Arms goods depot
tran.png This photo depicts ''N'' Class No. 31413 at Bricklayers Arms in 1960, wearing the final version of the BR livery, complete with ''late'' crest design. Immediately to the right of the engine's front, in the distance, can be seen the brick-built 380-foot long engine shed, known as ''St Patri...
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Tower Bridge Road
- Replies: 105
- Views: 166816
Re: Pagoda Tower Bridge Road
I wanted to know a bit more about The Pagoda Pub, hopefully someone will remember. The pub used to belong to my family, The Chapman's. PagodaChapman.jpg The address seems to have been amended more than once over the years, with the earliest address at 7 Pagoda Terrace, Bermondsey New Road or 7 Berm...
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:29 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Tower Bridge Road
- Replies: 105
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Pagoda Tower Bridge Road
This was Posted by Hudsonsl I wanted to know a bit more about The Pagoda Pub, hopefully someone will remember. The pub used to belong to my family, The Chapman's. Horace Chapman (my great great grandfather) was the owner at the time in the 1940's his son William was the landlord with his wife Ethel...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: Bermondsey People
- Topic: Put a Name to a Face - People you may know
- Replies: 75
- Views: 166304
Re: Put a Name to a Face - People you may know
Photo by BrendaE
Bermondsey Boys
George and Arthur Hand (Arrowed) My Father and Uncle.
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:27 pm
- Forum: Bermondsey People
- Topic: Put a Name to a Face - People you may know
- Replies: 75
- Views: 166304
Put a Name to a Face - People you may know
V.E. Day Celebrations 8th May 1945
Guiness Buildings - Pages Walk
The Lady on the left looking out from the window is my Nan.
She lived at N0. 356, I think Q Block.
(Is there someone there you recognise)?
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:57 pm
- Forum: Buildings & Streets
- Topic: Searles Road
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16358