Balaclava Road looking towards Southwark Park Road. In the old picture the shop in the distance is Wilds Porn Shop.
The houses on the right in the today picture seem too be the original houses that were in Balaclava Road.
Balaclava Road
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Re: Balaclava Road
Hi Joe
I would have loved to see inside that shop in the distance?
There should be one on every corner, that would make bermondsey the new soho
Made my day
cheers
Steve.
I would have loved to see inside that shop in the distance?
There should be one on every corner, that would make bermondsey the new soho
Made my day
cheers
Steve.
Re: Balaclava Road
Another Picture of Balaclava Road again looking towards Southwark Park Road, looks like early morning with the milk cart in the street. The picture was taken from the with the junction of Fort Road.
We can date the construction of these houses by the names of the roads Balaclava Road and Alma Grove battles in the Crimea War round about 1856 which would give the date of construction around that period
The picture looks as it was taken prewar as I remember the houses on the left had war damage and were unuseable, opposite the milk cart on the right was a house where the front room was used as a cobblers shop the name "Green" rings a bell to me as the name off the cobbler
We can date the construction of these houses by the names of the roads Balaclava Road and Alma Grove battles in the Crimea War round about 1856 which would give the date of construction around that period
The picture looks as it was taken prewar as I remember the houses on the left had war damage and were unuseable, opposite the milk cart on the right was a house where the front room was used as a cobblers shop the name "Green" rings a bell to me as the name off the cobbler
Re: Balaclava Road
A little story to this post. I came across the c1914 Dowsett family photo quite a few weeks ago. Then on a completely different search I came across the picture of the Royal Navy Sailors Prisoners of War, with Richard Dowsett. I may be wrong, but it looks like Richard is the boy in the family photo c1917.
I then found a postcard with a Balaclava Road address which was posted from Great Yarmouth from a Mrs D in 1922.
Strangely I then found a photo of the Dowsett family in Great Yarmouth in 1922, could Mrs D, be Mrs Dowsett I tend to think so.
I am not sure whether Richard Dowsett made it back home? I hope he did. I will try to find out but maybe someone will tell us.
Sometimes a picture brings a smile to your face, this one did for me, because Robert did make it home.
I then found a postcard with a Balaclava Road address which was posted from Great Yarmouth from a Mrs D in 1922.
Strangely I then found a photo of the Dowsett family in Great Yarmouth in 1922, could Mrs D, be Mrs Dowsett I tend to think so.
I am not sure whether Richard Dowsett made it back home? I hope he did. I will try to find out but maybe someone will tell us.
Sometimes a picture brings a smile to your face, this one did for me, because Robert did make it home.
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