Jamaica Road/Union Road.

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby fosney » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:09 am

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Great Picture of that area and a little bit of Bermondsey History just as you remember it

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:58 pm

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The Scout House in Jamaica Road by Christchurch Gate Southwark Park.

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Jamaica Road 2022, Christchurch Gate, Southwark Park, Millstream House right.  X..png
Jamaica Road 2022, Christchurch Gate, Southwark Park, Millstream House right.
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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:42 pm

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Tram heading towards Rotherhithe Tunnel. I hope that’s the conductor sitting in the tram & not the driver, if not then the tram is on the wrong side of the road & that horse is going to have one hell of an headache.
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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:13 pm

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256-262 Jamaica Road.


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Both c1910.
Jamaica Road, Portway’s Drug Stores. 1  X..png
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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Tue May 02, 2017 2:57 am

I think this was near to where John Smith Way is to-day 2016.jpg
I think this was near to where John Smith Way is to-day 2016.?

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Fri May 05, 2017 11:20 pm

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Jamaica Road Junction of Lower Road by the Rotherhithe Tunnel in the 1970's

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Sun May 07, 2017 4:55 am

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road-- Old Jamaica Road.

Postby kiwi » Sun May 07, 2017 4:59 am

Old Jamaica Road, 2019, ran from Abbey Street to Thurland Road.
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Casby House and the Mobile Homes in Old Jamaica Road Bermondsey in 1965
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The Lilliput Pub in Old Jamaica Road.

Old Jamaica Road, site of the Lilliput Pub 2019, now accommodation.  X.png
Old Jamaica Road, site of the Lilliput Pub 2019, now accommodation.
Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, Giles House before It was demolished.   X.jpg
Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, Giles House before It was demolished.

The rear entrance to Enid Garage (and Gibbs Transport) at no. 24 in 1988 shortly after it closed and was demolished. The garage had been there since the 1940s and I assume had a 'frontage' through the railway arch in Enid Street.
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Old Jamaica Road,1988. Enid Garage (and Gibbs Transport).


Top picture right.
The Toc H building on the end was an old pawn shop right on the junction with Abbey Street, it wasn’t in remarkable condition so in 1927 Toc H were forced to abandon it before it fell down. There was much discussion in the ensuing months about allowing this tatty, decrepit, building to become an eyesore with Toc H signs still attached. Ironically it would remain standing for decades before finally being pulled down.
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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Sun May 28, 2017 9:34 am

Jamaica Road Bermondsey from Spenlow House in 1950's X.jpg
Jamaica Road Bermondsey from Spenlow House in 1950's

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Re: Jamaica Road/Union Road

Postby kiwi » Wed May 31, 2017 5:16 am

Jamaica Road 2022, site of The Boatman pub, formally Royal George pub, Prospect Street left.  X..png
Jamaica Road 2022, site of The Boatman pub, formally Royal George, Prospect Street left.
Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, Royal George Pub. Then the Boatman Pub.   X.png
Royal George Pub. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Boatman Pub in Jamaica Road Rotherhithe 2010.jpg
The Boatman Pub in Jamaica Road Rotherhithe 2010
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The Boatman 234 Jamaica Road
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Pub closed in 2016, formerly Royal George, corner of Prospect Street.

Word of thanks to Fogbrain for the information regarding the picture below.
The southern half of Prospect Row, looking north towards Jamaica Road. The houses have taller building beyond is the rear of the Royal George (aka Boatman's, later renamed The Boatman, recently demolished) in Jamaica Road.
Prospect Row, off Jamaica Road, now Prospect Street.  X.png
Prospect Row, off Jamaica Road, now Prospect Street.


On Sunday afternoons, pub landlord Bill Barritt opened his saloon bar for a children's Club Party.
Jamaica Road, two young girls sitting at the bar of the Royal George pub in Rotherhithe, 1954, a children's Club Party..png
Jamaica Road, two young girls sitting at the bar of the Royal George pub in Rotherhithe, 1954
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