The day after my stroll round King’s Cross, partly on a stroll led by GLIAS, on Sunday ninth April 1989 I used to be again in London by myself, south of the river for a stroll starting in Peckham.
Folks have typically requested my why I photographed the areas of South London, and though I inform them I additionally photographed the North, East and West, my curiosity was actually was actually impressed by a outstanding e-book, London South Of the River, by Sam Worth Myers, printed in 1949, illutstrated by some nice wooden engravings by Rachel Reckitt.
Again in 1989 there was comparatively little graffiti within the space, however a lot of the partitions within the 1930’s constructing on the centre of the image the place an arcade leads left in the direction of Rye Lane was lined pretty colourfully final time I visited. You possibly can simply see a bit of the station at proper by the primary arch. The second arch on Station Manner results in Blenheim Grove,
Myers doesn’t have a fantastic deal to say about Peckham, however has an enticing enthusiasm for the subject material. His brief part on the world does, like me begin at Peckham Rye Station, although I had most likely not arrived by prepare however on a bus to Peckham from Vauxhall. The e-book additionally comprises some respectable images, although significantly weakened by the slightly pallid copy of the period, by plenty of photographers together with Ursula Hartleben and Bernard Alfieri.
My copy, bearing the stamp of the Illustrated London Information Editorial Library, was actually £4 effectively spent, and I discover a copy in slightly higher situation now provided on the market on the internet for £555; the advert reveals a number of of Reckitt’s illustrations, and one other was posted by a good friend on Twitter. You possibly can nonetheless discover copies of the e-book in comparable situation to mine for a slightly extra cheap worth.
This image is trying north up Station Manner from exterior the station entrance in the direction of Holly Grove. My curiosity on this event was clearly slightly extra within the Nineteen Thirties constructing than the Victorian station,
This was one other a part of the Nineteen Thirties growth in entrance of the station between it and Rye Lane, right here with retailers and flats above. I walked the few yards east into Rye Lane and continued south down this, taking few footage as I had photographed this space on earlier walks.
Persevering with south, Rye Lane merges into Peckham Rye, and I typically confused the 2. The numbers on the door body listed below are 257-261 and this was part of the previous Co-Op constructing on the backside of Rye Lane, now demolished and changed.
The large lock with its legend YALE LOCKS was grew to become labelled the doorway to Ezel Courtroom (which I believe was simply the flats above the retailers), however I assume that at one time both 56 – right here coping with pets – or the store to the left had bought locks. Lately these have develop into a Mini Tremendous Market and a restaurant. I had photographed this earlier within the 12 months and one other image seems in my publish Peckham Rye to Goose Inexperienced – 1989.
I continued down Peckham Rye to the junction the place I turned to the west alongside East Dulwich Highway. In 1879 this there have been actually substantial villas alongside the south of East Dulwich Rd, however by the early 90s Oakhurst Grove, Kelmore Grove and The Gardens in the back of these had been laid and lined with substantial household properties.
These fantastically embellished late Victorian homes are on the south facet of Kelmore Grove, with barely plainer examples on the opposite facet of the highway. Though solely two storey, these are substantial semi-detached homes with a large frontage with a big room on all sides of the central hallway.
The homes in Oakhurst Grove have alternate bays and slightly curious towers in what are semi-detached three storey homes. The 2 doorways in every pair are adjoining with solely a room on one facet and though taller they’re much less grand than these within the image above. However in addition they have some nice brickwork and ornamental components.
This stroll will proceed in later posts.
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