Thorburn Square

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fosney
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Thorburn Square

Postby fosney » Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:37 pm

(Yesterday & Today)

Picture of Thorburn Square in 1963 as I remember it going to the church with the cub pack the area is now unrecognisable

The modern picture and I suppose it compliments the area

All that remains is the church
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Thorburn Square today

fosney
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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby fosney » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:13 am

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Most of the area was laid out between 1865 and 1875

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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby fosney » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:59 am

Posted by Runaway

What a great square that would be today! I went to cubs there early to mid sixties. Blue sixer! I used to walk home to the flats in Longfield estate and get some sweets in the off licence on the way home

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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby kiwi » Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:55 pm

The church was built 1869-7 and the hall was added in 1894.
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St Anne's Church, Thorburn Square, Bermondsey, 1963
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St Anne's Church, Thorburn Square, Bermondsey, Surrey. St Anne's Church was built at the end of the 1860s
Thorburn Square, c1973, Bermondsey showing St Anne's Church. The church was built 1869-7 and the hall was added in 1894.  X..png
Thorburn Square, c1973, Bermondsey showing St Anne's Church.
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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby kiwi » Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:33 am

The square has flats round all four sides; in the centre is St Anne's church, (visible on the left of the photo) South side c 2009.
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THORBURN SQUARE, BERMONDSEY
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Thorburn Square.

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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby kiwi » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:13 am

Thorburn Square, Bermondsey c.1963.  X..png
Thorburn Square, Bermondsey c.1963.

Dave Smith
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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby Dave Smith » Wed Oct 05, 2022 3:35 pm

I have started a thread earlier regarding my father who was vicar at St Anne’s from 1952 till 11959.

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Re: Thorburn Square

Postby bermondseyboy » Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:50 pm

Hi Dave

Yes i have read your post, it is in the (Members short stories)
Your dad sounds like he had wonderful long life, was he born in Bermondsey?
Are you still living in lincolnshire, as you can guess that many of us of a certain age have moved out of Bermondsey for different reasons,
It's just not the same anymore....
I'm sure you have many stories to tell about Bermondsey and i look forward to reading them.
If you have any problems with the site please feel free to e-mail me.

Bermondseyboy


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