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Old Kent Road, Regal Cinema bottom middle. X..png Left is Leo Street School, the big building and square in the middle are, The Asylum and Caroline Gardens. Originally known as the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution Asylum. However, despite being called an asylum, the grade-II-listed site ...

Kiwi, could you do a then-and-now Streetview for the third image (the one captioned Ilderton Road)? I can’t work out where it stood or what stands there now! Many thanks :-) Hi GSLondon. The last time I was here was over 50plus years ago, so my best guess is here but I could be wrong, this is from ...

kiwi wrote:Hi Brian, I know you will recognise these.
ILDERTON ROAD, ABLETT STREET LEFT. X.pngIlderton Road, Ablett Street left,same location 2022. X..pngILDERTON ROAD. X..png

Hi Ray,
Yes, I certainly do...
The b/w pictures were taken around the late 70's, early 80's I reckon.

What a difference! Bolina Road reopened to the public following a major transformation by the Network Rail team working on the Bermondsey Dive Under, (2017) Recently, the final tracks have been laid through the Dive Under ahead of two new lines coming into use for South Eastern services over the Au...

Old Kent Road, The Shard Arms,1906. X..jpg Old Kent Road, Times Furniture. X.png Hi Ray, The road sign outside Times left me a little confused...? New Cross straight on, Bermondsey next left (Via Dunton Road?) but Camberwell next left too? Camberwell would be to the right (Via Albany Road?). Can on...

Hi Brian, welcome back and I hope the move went well and that you have settled in ok. Saying that I hope these are the cottages you mean, if not it is still good catching up with you. Ray. Old Kent Road, Cottages down the side of the Astoria from Sandgate Street, 2022. X..png Hi Ray, Yes, good to b...

Before the Astoria Cinama. The King’s Cinema Palace was built in 1913, with 600-seats. Early in its short life it went into receivership. In 1915 it was re-opened and re-named the Palasino Electric Theatre. The Palasino Electric Theatre was demolished in 1928 and, on an expanded site, arose the 2,8...

So, it appears that pretty much the whole of Ilderton Road is about to be redeveloped! https://www.londonplanning.org.uk/lp_planning/79-161-ilderton-road/ https://assets.savills.com/properties/1E3B8788-1E23-4934-B15B-4CC8360153C6/Leathams,%20227-255%20Ilderton%20Road%20APPROVED.pdf https://www.build...

2AC51CF3-F3CF-40F1-A4D5-34EEAED2082D.jpeg 44A583C8-EDC6-488B-8283-DFF259053069.jpeg 7F4CDE1F-4151-4A3C-9D2D-4E3594B9D0E3.jpeg So it appears huge changes are afoot for Ilderton Road and the surrounding area! There are plans for extensive regeneration which seems to suggest demolition of a lot of the...

School at 873-879 Old Kent Road (later Cantor Motors) I'm not sure if anyone gave the answer, but this was the Hatcham LCC school for "physically defective" children. In the 1910 PO directory it's called the "London County Council School (special school for cripples)" . On a ?19...