OLD KENT ROAD.

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1920-30s

1904

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Doe's anyone remember the Astoria when it was like this

The former Astoria Cinema, whilst in the guise of the Mad Dog Bowl skating park and Squash Courts in May 1978.

Clarke’s was in Watts Terrace, before the Astoria Picture House was built

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Old Kent Road. This part of OKR was known as Sussex Place in the 1860s. Not sure of the date of the picture but with the trams possible the early 1900s? The road to the left at that time was called Bowles Road. Pub on the opposite side of the street to later years.

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OLD KENT ROAD

Just a bit of added information.
To the left of the Regal is Leo Street, which is still there 2020.
Leo Picture Palace later renamed the Leo Electric Cinema, was on the corner of Leo Street. It opened in 1912, had 121 seats using wooden benches and was an excellent early example of a shop converted into a cinema. It showed a 45-minute continuous programme for an entry fee of 1d (one old penny). lt closed in 1926 and became a furniture shop and remained as such until the late 1960s, when it was boarded up. The adjacent row of shops was demolished some years later.

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The Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh Pass Through the Crowds down the Old Kent Road in 1953

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From the Film Salvage Gang 1958'

Old Kent Road, Marcia Road left and further on the right-hand side the junction with Surrey Square.

Old Kent Road, just past Penry Street looking south east. The opening on the left-hand side is to a garage.

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I wasn’t to sure what the Waif’s Festival was, I think this poster explains.

Old Kent Road c1919, children ready for a meal during a Waif's Festival at St George's Hall

Waifs and Strays’ Society, the original name of The Children’s Society, was founded in 1881

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Wellington Baths, Old Kent Road. This building was erected in 1905 at the Old Kent Road junction with Marlborough Grove. The baths had two swimming pools, slipper baths, Turkish baths, Russian vapour baths and a public wash house. The building was destroyed by bombing during WW2.

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Old Kent Road, Bermondsey, first picture I’ve seen with Walworth’s in it. Albany Road left, Humphrey Street right.