The earlier submit on this stroll I made on Sunday twenty ninth January 1989 was Home windows, A Doorway, Horse Trough and Winnie Mandela.
The Grade II listed Camberwell Hearth Station by Edward Cresy Junior courting from 1867 is the earliest surviving purpose-built fireplace station in London, probably within the nation. Two of the three floor flooring equipment bays of this gothic constructing have been transformed to home windows. It’s now South London Gallery Hearth Station, a recent arts centre for the South London Gallery. It was changed by a extra fashionable fireplace station, now demolished, in 1920.
It was solely listed in November 2008, and the official itemizing names it as Former Peckham Hearth Station. The h itemizing textual content explains that “There are a small variety of surviving fireplace engine sheds courting from the primary half of the C19: easy, single cell buildings have been designed to accommodate a fireplace pump and constructed by native vestries or by public subscriptions. The Metropolitan Hearth Brigade stations are of a distinct order: publicly-funded, multi-storey buildings designed to offer lodging for the newly-created fireplace brigade officers and to accommodate engines, horses and gear. “
The Amalgamated Union of Engineering Staff had their headquarters right here from 1900 till 1996 once they turned part of Amicus. Their slogan ‘Be United and Industrious’ is above the door in Grummant Rd. The constructing was threatened with demolition in 2007 however has up to now survived.
The western begin of Peckham Excessive Road and a really down at heel facet road, a lifeless finish main round to the again of the retailers. Alongside it may be seen some buildings of St James the Nice R C Major College. There was a faculty entrance right here, and a footpath nonetheless results in Sumner Road alongside the facet of a brick college wall. What was open house right here, Jocelyn Road Park, has now turn out to be, regardless of some native protests, Peckham Flaxyard, a council improvement with a complete of 168 properties, of which simply over half are for social lease, and a 24 for shared possession, with round 48 on the market or lease at market costs. A part of this web site was previously occupied by a manufacturing facility making laundry machines.
The nook store was constructed with an entrance to recommend it was a constructing of some standing and it seems to be as if it dates from across the finish of the Victorian period.
The relatively grandiose constructing at left, in 1989 an Opticians, is now the Kentish Drovers, a Wetherspoon’s pub. Till the Nineteen Nineties there was a pub of the identical title on the other facet of the street with the identical title. Stockmen on foot driving flocks of sheep and herds of cows up from Kent to Smithfield market would possibly take a relaxation or a reviving drink in Peckham earlier than persevering with their dusty gradual journey to London Bridge and on to market.
I feel the doorway at No 77 might be additionally part of the pub, although the door isn’t in use. The whole lot to the suitable of this – Hyper Information, Francis Chappell & Sons Funerals, Nature Path Well being Meals and the Soujourner Fact Youth Affiliation at 83 Peckham Excessive Road has since been demolished together with different buildings as much as 89. This now the massive lined house resulting in Peckham Library, Peckham Sq., Peckham Pulse and the Surrey Canal Stroll.
The Crown pub was at 119 Peckham Hight St. The constructing continues to be there, on the nook of Mission Place however now not a pub. There seems to have been a pub right here in 1851 and was promoting drag nights after I photographed it. It apparently morphed right into a bizarrely adorned Irish pub, with a tractor within the window and tables and chairs nailed to the ceiling full with glasses and enjoying playing cards, however apparently Sally O’Brien’s was not a hit and the pub quickly closed, changing into a collection of retailers and businesses and most not too long ago a Tapas restaurant.
The Bun Home, a pub at 96 Peckham Excessive St on the left of this image has the date 1898. It remained in enterprise as a pub till January 2012 however is now a betting store. There was a pub on this web site not less than by 1871. The remainder of the frontages alongside the Excessive Road additionally stay.
At proper is M Manze’s Eel & Pie Home, nonetheless in enterprise, though briefly closed in 1989. The vacant store subsequent door has had quite a lot of occupants and is now a clothes store. The crossing within the centre continues to be there however has solely a brief vestigial size of railings in a relatively fancier model than these utilitarian ones in my {photograph}.
This junction is a handy place for me to finish this submit which has primarily been on Peckham Excessive Road. Extra on this stroll shortly.
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