BRANDON STREET

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Brandon Street ran from East Street to Deacon Street c1956. Brandon Street now runs from East Street and stops at Wansey Street.

BRANDON STREET 1978, OFF EAST STREET/LANE

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The Crown was situated at 115-117 Brandon Street. This pub closed c.2011 and was demolished in 2013/14. Was known by the locals as The Little Crown.

1977

2009>>>>>>>

Brandon Street, The Crown Pub,2009.

2018 pub now replaced by flats right.

Nice Little Pub.

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BRANDON STREET c2018.

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Sad story to go with this pub.
January 1850,Daily News, 24 January
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF AN ARTIST. —Yesterday an inquiry was gone into before Mr. Carter, at the Duke of Suffolk, Brandon-street, Walworth, respecting the death of William Harris, aged 73 years, an artist, who died under very painful circumstances, in a caravan, in which he had resided for 30 years. The jury proceeded to an old caravan, situated in the corner of a filthy place, called Davy's Cow-yard, Upper Brandon-street, where they found the body of the deceased in a very emaciated state. The interior of the vehicle was quite unfit for the residence of a human being. Martha Harris stated that the deceased was her husband, he was an artist, and they had been married 47 years. Deceased, formerly, was in a large house at the west end of London; but being reduced in circumstances, the deceased completed a collection of oil paintings, which he exhibited in the caravan at the various fairs round the country. They had lived in the same vehicle for the last 30 years; but the deceased for a considerable period had been unable to get about, and therefore their means of obtaining a livelihood had been stopped. The only money they got was by the deceased painting signboards, window-blinds, or anything he could get to do. He occasionally executed the paintings that were exhibited outside the shows, but the remuneration was very bad. On Sunday morning last the deceased was in the act of lighting the fire in the caravan, during her absence, and when she returned the deceased was lying on the floor of the vehicle. Witness obtained assistance, but the deceased died in a few hours afterwards. The surgeon who attended deceased was of opinion that he had died from an attack of apoplexy. The coroner—Do you mean to say that you have lived in the caravan thirty years? Witness (with tears in her eyes)—Yes, sir, we have. Mr. Cooke, the summoning officer, said that when he visited the place on Sunday morning the only money the poor woman had was one penny. The officer added that he fully believed they had suffered great privations. The jury returned a verdict of "Natural Death."

The Duke Of Suffolk was situated at 59 Brandon Street. It was destroyed by bomb damage, 8 December 1940 and never reopened.

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Brandon Street, The Stroke of Luck Pub formerly The Northumberland Arms now demolished.

Brandon Street (site of The Northumberland Arms) 2020. Now Albin & Sons Funeral Directors.

I bet a few people got dead drunk in there.

Brandon Street. The Northumberland Arms Pub.

The Northumberland Arms Pub, corner with Browning Street.

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Brandon Street, c1950, Guinness Trust Buildings.

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Brandon Street, Charleston Street left, c1938.

Brandon Street, Charleston Street left, 2020, same location.

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Brandon Street left corner with Eider Street right c1936.

Brandon Street 2020 now stops here. Eider Street is going right where the grey building is, that is where the shop was. Guinness Buildings was on the left where the brown building is, Heygate Street is at the far end.

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Seeing that picture of Guinness Buildings reminded me of when I was a little boy. The railings were gone for the war effort and had not been replaced. I used to walk along the top of the little wall. One day I tried to jump the gap where the block entrance was and missed. I took the skin off my shin from top top bottom. Still makes my legs go wobbly to think about it today.
Vossy53

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Brandon Street, Guinness Trust Buildings.