Paradise Street

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The Queens Head 33 Paradise Street Rotherhithe

This pub closed in 1973 and has now been demolished

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Paradise Street, Rotherhithe 1970's.That looks like the Queens Head Pub?

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Paradise Street, behind is the Millpond Estate. To the left is the Two Brewers Pub, West Lane now closed.

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Max Bygraves a visit to Paradise Street 1974, where he use to live.

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Constructed in the 1930s, it is built out of concrete and brick and is relatively low-rise at 4 storeys tall. To the north, the estate is bounded by Bermondsey Wall East, to the west by West Lane (on the opposite side of which is the West Lane Estate), and to the south by Paradise Street. Prior to construction, the site was home to back to back houses. There a total of 6 blocks on the estate containing a total of 76 flats.

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Gypsy George from Bermondsey with the Queens Head Beano, corner of Paradise Street & Fulford Street, pub closed in 1973

The site of the Queens Head Pub 2015. The litter bin would have been the entrance and the tree would be serving behind the bar. Paradise Street (left) Fulford Street (right)

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The Mobile Homes in Paradise Street Rotherhithe in the 1960's