Re: TABARD STREET.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:56 am
Origanal post by fosney 2012.
Tabard Estate - Sterry Street
We move a little further down Tabard Street to the South of Pickfords Goods Yard, where we find Sterry Street, which still exists today.
We can see from the picture how dilapidated the buildings had become, in fact so bad they needed structural support and they could well have been the properties shown on Harwood's map of 1799. On the 1872 map, Sterry Street is not shown, but we can see Providence Place and George Street, it would seem that change took place in this area around 1881.
On the 1896 map, Sterry Street is shown, but Providence Place and George Street have now disappeared - could it be that George Street was re-named Sterry Street? Again, on the 1914 map we see further changes to the area between Sterry Street and Fox's Building, this area has been demolished but the jam and confectionery works has become established. Pinks Jam Factory was a major employer in this area as we will find later.
Tabard Gardens --- Pickfords Goods Yard
We continue exploring the area around Tabard Estate and work our way further down Tabard Street.
In the area now occupied by The Empire Square Complex was Pickford's Goods Yard - a large and extensive depot that covered an area from Tabard Street to Long Lane - no doubt in its day an employer of many men in the area while the yard seemed to dominated the area.
Picture 1 is Nebraska Street with a view showing Pickfords yard at the end in Tabard Street . Nebraska Street still remains but now with a view looking at the Empire Square Complex.
Picture 2 in Long Lane, in the old picture we can see the entrance to Pickfords Yard on the left, in today’s picture again we can see the other side of the Empire Square Complex.
Many of us are unaware that the goods yard existed but it is shown on the maps for 1872,1894, 1914 and as late as the 1936 to 1952 map of this area.
The picture of Pickfords wagon was at the Elephant and Castle but one would guess that this wagon was based at the Tabard Street and Long Lane Depot.
Tabard Estate - Sterry Street
We move a little further down Tabard Street to the South of Pickfords Goods Yard, where we find Sterry Street, which still exists today.
We can see from the picture how dilapidated the buildings had become, in fact so bad they needed structural support and they could well have been the properties shown on Harwood's map of 1799. On the 1872 map, Sterry Street is not shown, but we can see Providence Place and George Street, it would seem that change took place in this area around 1881.
On the 1896 map, Sterry Street is shown, but Providence Place and George Street have now disappeared - could it be that George Street was re-named Sterry Street? Again, on the 1914 map we see further changes to the area between Sterry Street and Fox's Building, this area has been demolished but the jam and confectionery works has become established. Pinks Jam Factory was a major employer in this area as we will find later.
Tabard Gardens --- Pickfords Goods Yard
We continue exploring the area around Tabard Estate and work our way further down Tabard Street.
In the area now occupied by The Empire Square Complex was Pickford's Goods Yard - a large and extensive depot that covered an area from Tabard Street to Long Lane - no doubt in its day an employer of many men in the area while the yard seemed to dominated the area.
Picture 1 is Nebraska Street with a view showing Pickfords yard at the end in Tabard Street . Nebraska Street still remains but now with a view looking at the Empire Square Complex.
Picture 2 in Long Lane, in the old picture we can see the entrance to Pickfords Yard on the left, in today’s picture again we can see the other side of the Empire Square Complex.
Many of us are unaware that the goods yard existed but it is shown on the maps for 1872,1894, 1914 and as late as the 1936 to 1952 map of this area.
The picture of Pickfords wagon was at the Elephant and Castle but one would guess that this wagon was based at the Tabard Street and Long Lane Depot.