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Could anyone clarify whether Purdy the Tramp was the same person as Charlie the Tramp? If not, does anyone have any information about Purdy?

Does anyone remember this shop? It would be good if anyone can share anything about Jack or the shop? I was also informed that before it was a shop, the place was used as a milk dairy. It would be good if anyone has any information and / or pictures?

Been away !!!!!! usual place !!. hope you are well stay safe and take care now 85 not long to go Jack

I’m looking for anyone who knew my family in Hoopwick street where my grandadparents lived, Arthur Raggett and Daisy Raggett. They later moved to Desmond street until 1960.

I’m looking for anyone who knew my family in Hoopwick street where my grandadparents lived, Arthur Raggett and Daisy Raggett. They later moved to Desmond street until 1960.

I am trying to find any info on Ellen Barnes (born between 1865-1867). I have been told she either ran or worked in a greengrocers in Deptford. If anyone has any details on the Wallage family from Deptford please contact. Thanks.

I did to live there in Speedwell house. At number 83. in your time. If you go on gettys images. you can see some pictures there. Alternatively. If you join Facebook. and then apply and join Deptford history. There's one of two pictures here as well. Good luck with hunting.

Lily Hatt was my Great Grans sister, she was Sarah Ginno or Chris as the family called her. My Nan Pat was born at 2 Colwick Street

Just who was Charlie the Tramp, you can see an item with photo posted in Sth London News report. I hope it helps.

does anyone remember david wright from the childrens homes in the 1940 onwards lodging at carrington house and sometimes used the black and white cafe in downham i went in the army in 49 for n/s cme out went back in for 22 years held good position in army then worked in civil service, prior to that life was hard,painfull. bad, but nothing changes same old thing different people understand how the genuine dissadvantaged feel now,

Hi Lorraine we called him Pete the tramp,I remember your name but can’t place your face,we lived in colwick terrace off of windmill lane in a prefab from 1954 till 1964 when they were demolished.my name is Michael grange and I have three brothers eddy Stephen and Mark,you mite remember us,nice to see your posting from that era.

He lived under the arches by Folkestone gardens and was really nice to our little gang of kids ,my name then was Lorraine Townsend ,and I had 2 brothers and a sister ,anyone remember me? Loribere@ talk21.com

Hi i lived 21 Raleigh buildings for many year .

Hi Jack, Nice to hear from people, still going strong. The fella's were called the Hounds years ago Harry married my sister Pat. I married "Bomber" Harry's best Friend. They were great times. There was Barclay. Beasleys/ Marco/Dennis Hobson....There was Loyalty, fun and lots of Laughter, Specially with Flash, he was the funniest.

Hi Brian, I wonder if you remember me. and my brother and sister. Elaine,Alan,Pat. we lived in Windmill Lane, next door to Fred cox. My very best friend was Sylvia Cork, I used to have sleep overs there all the time. My other friend was Doreen Hewitt. I worked with Coxie and made the bundles of wood, Remember his motorbike is was like a long box.I also used to run over to Fred get the lollies, and sweets. I knew the dines, Johnny Holland, Ray Rice,hey lived alongside Fred...Remember?

I remember him I lived in Trundleys road as a child and always saw him

In Deptford park area

He used to stand near Charlie whitewoods wood yard which is where I used to live opposite Folkestone gardens which is now a park

My Dad gave him some old goats that my Dad did not need anymore

He never was nasty I think the police used to take him in and give him a clean now and then

Some people he was related to the prude fish people but not sure

I live in Rochester now and when I drive to work I don't recognise the area anymore

I remember Bowleys very well. We lived in Ship St above the TV Repair Shop and opposite was Fred Lovedays Antique shop. I remember Joyce well, only allowed to buy cakes for my family every Friday. She was always very kind to us.

My nan and grandad, uncle bill uncle Jim and aunt Rosie Orwell liived at 34 COLWICK street

There's a picture of Charlie on Facebook,

Interesting to read this article as occupants of the prefab at 1 Colwick Terrace from 1943 to 1960 - then rehoused to 282 Rye Hill Park, Peckham. I am Michael Sheppard, son of John and Kate Sheppard. Not many Marcias in the world, but their prefab backed onto ours, her dad was Bill Cowling and she had two sisters, Lorraine and Dawn. I can add the Brabrooks to the list of Colwick Streetians, the Wilkins in Windmill Lane (still exchange Xmas Cards) Reeves Dairy and Fred's manky sweet shop. Happy memories - well some of them anyway. Though I think the Stricklands (also the Barrett's) were in Kempstone Street.

Hi my Great Grandmother Mrs Hackett lived at 33 Colwick Street. I think I have a photo of her somewhere.

My name is Brian Hansford I lived at 12 hoopwick terrace the dines of colwick street were my mothers family .I went to school with your sister .Peter and Harold Kingston both attended Greenwich central as did I. The Donovan's lived opposite my cousin Doreen Dine .

hello my name was ellen cowburn I lived in evelyn street I am now 71 years old be nice to hear from people I went to school with

Been in Australia for over 45 years, totally lost touch with people who I grew up with. Lived my early years in St Nicholas St off Tanners hill, went to Lucas Vale primary then on to Samuel Pepys in Brockley. Be interested in talking with any one who knew the family.

I wonder if anyone can help. I came across parts of a diary from 1943 handed down from my ex father in law Bill Grizzell, he used to live in Etta street. It's about a group of friends in the St Joseph's youth club. I'm trying to piece together stories of their lives. They are Arthur James, Susan Hickman, Betty Stork, Pat Stork, Esther Gummer, John Wren, John Grogan, Geral Donoghue, Joan Sharp,Dickie Boorman and David Westgate. They would have been 16 or 17 at the time the diary was written. Thanks

I wonder if anyone can help. I came across parts of a diary from 1943 handed down from my ex father in law Bill Grizzell, he used to live in Etta street. It's about a group of friends in the St Joseph's youth club. I'm trying to piece together stories of their lives. They are Arthur James, Susan Hickman, Betty Stork, Pat Stork, Esther Gummer, John Wren, John Grogan, Geral Donoghue, Joan Sharp,Dickie Boorman and David Westgate. They would have been 16 or 17 at the time the diary was written. Thanks

anyone out there live in this little street in the 1950s 60s my old mates billy hudson, billy ward, and others whos names long forgotten we all used to run the streets together from new cross, to deptford park to greenwich, we all went to childeric road school, me being the youngest i started in 1958 i would love to know what hapend to all these mates

Any body live in windmill lane or colwick street or nearby turnings in the 50s 60s.

Hi,im still looking for Fred Lloyd,Llombard House Deptford,last known address..

Hello

My nan and family lived at 34 COLWICK STREET, her family were named Orwell

I remember TERRY LYONS ,MY Uncle BIlly OrWell was friends of Terry LYons.

Doreen and Sylvie Dunkley lived in the prefabs at the top of Colwick street and her mum looked after my brother and me when my mother worked in the Wood yard behind the houses in COLWICK street. I went to DEPTFORD park school, Please ask Terry if he remembers Freds the sweet shop and the BARNES family, MY aunt Rose or My uncle Jim MY mothers name as MAggie ORwell please give Terry my best wishes and thanks for awakening loads of happy memories of life in COLWICK STREET love Vonnie xxxx

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Knew the Stacey's well. Are your mum and dad George and Mavis?.

My mum,Dad, nan & grandad lived in Hanlon St from the 20s to 1960s the family name was Stacey my dad & Grandad both George My Nan Jess.when it was demolished

my nan moved to Berkley house flats in Grove St

Hope you have had a super Christmas. Happy new year to all and everyone from deptford where ever you are.

Hope everyone had a grand Christmas. Have good and healthy new year.

Wish the same for all Deptford people of this era.

I bought the stall from the jellied eel man in deptford and sold toiletries and other goods for a lot of years , My Mum had the secondhand shop at no 6 church st just opposite the odeon cinema just after the war and lived there till it was pulled down for road widenig,Remember all the places you are talking about,pie shop was Manzies.Pie and mash and eel liquer sixpence.Lovely grub. Remember bug huch cinema not far from pie shop. next door to us was the driuids Head pub no8 and the other side No 4 the barber shop. One and six for a haircut.

Yes I was one of those boys,we used to untie the barges and row them along the cannal,we at to watch out for the p.l.a ranger and then if he came along we would all jump off on the other side of the canal and run.do you remember reeves dairy on the corner of colewick terrace opposite coxes the old boy who used to make the little bundles of fire wood,he used to pay us two Bob to make up 100 bundles and tanner to chop a tin bath full of sticks for making the bundles.when he paid us we would go straight over Fred websters for ten weights and then go to the Chichester bomb site at the top of windmill lane and smoke them.we used to build our bonfires at the chit,opposite ennas cafe not far from floe's.great days no one had Mitch but we enjoyed them Mitch more than these youngsters do now A?

Yes I was one of those boys,we used to untie the barges and row them along the cannal,we at to watch out for the p.l.a ranger and then if he came along we would all jump off on the other side of the canal and run.do you remember reeves dairy on the corner of colewick terrace opposite coxes the old boy who used to make the little bundles of fire wood,he used to pay us two Bob to make up 100 bundles and tanner to chop a tin bath full of sticks for making the bundles.when he paid us we would go straight over Fred websters for ten weights and then go to the Chichester bomb site at the top of windmill lane and smoke them.we used to build our bonfires at the chit,opposite ennas cafe not far from floe's.great days no one had Mitch but we enjoyed them Mitch more than these youngsters do now A?

Hello Deptford man. Of course I rememberFreds my mum used to give me half a crown on my birthday to buy sweets to hand round, it felt like I'd got a lorry load. What about Flows greengrocer and her Parrott that nicely said hello and then told you to **** off. But she always gave you an apple. Were you one of the boys who used to tie drums to the side of a old tinbath and row up the canal, what a laugh, mind you were we barking mad or not. We wouldn't tell our kids or grandchildren half of we got up to would we. Look forward to reading more me ories. Take care.

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Yes you are right they wiped out any trace of were we used to live,like you say no body had much in them days but I would give anything to have them back,do you remember Fred websters little shop in windmill lane you could go in ther with three pence and get sweets a bag of sherbet and an ice lolly.if you go along grove street from Evelyn's street you will come to the old bag wash building on your left,I'm sure you remember that alright as you know that is were Hanson St met grove street that small peice is still there but we're it went along a peice and then went right in front of the canal has gone and been built on,but they have left the old rought of the canal not built on so yoe can see were the cannal used to run,anyway hope this helps yoe any thing else I can help yoe with yoe know were to leave a message.

hi i spoke to my step mum about you and yours and she tells me it was along time ago and she cant place you it may be she had moved by the time you lived there as i remember she moved away when she was about 14 this would have been around 1957 all that said i hope you have good times in your head as i do of the place and time never to come again what a shame a

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Hi there, as far as I can remember Brian did eventually get his bass on HP. Hope some out there can verify this for you. Have you tried tracing the history of were we lived if you have and can give me any leads I would be grateful it seem we didn't exist. Even the canals filled in.

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Lily Lockey was my nans Auntie, Doris & Sylvia are cousins. Nan was born at 2 Colwick Street, Pat Ginno and lived with her family at her Grandparents George & Annie Hatts house. At 22 Colwick Street lived cousins the Robinsons and there were also cousins the Worleys near by.

Does anyone remember the Townsend family that lived at 231 ? We now live in Margate and there are 29 of us , my name is Lorraine, my siblings are Malcolm,Louise,Andrew and Rhoda

its strange to think that your house may have been at the back of mine but i dont think we new each other it may be we went to different schools childeric and west greenwich boys for me, all that said i hope you have good memories of the streets of our child hood

Thanks for that,do you remember

brocky Townsend he used to play in our little band ihe used to play the double base but it was a tea chest with a string tied to a stick in them days,great times.

Thanks for that,do you remember

brocky Townsend he used to play in our little band ihe used to play the double base but it was a tea chest with a string tied to a stick in them days,great times.

Pooles was one sweet shop in Friendly Street, where exactly is 51 ? My e mail is

i dont know who runs this web site but its a bit of a mess lots of things need to be deleted and im sure pages and dates should be in some kind of order or have you just lost intrest

THIS IS ONE LAST CALL FOR ANYONE WHO IS STILL ALIVE OR AM I THE LAST ONE LEFT THAT LIVED IN THIS LITTLE STREET IN THE 1950S AND 60S IF NOT I GIVE UP

Hello. I realise you meant no malice now. We were all in awe of the boys and thier bikes. Knew a few people from your side of the bridge, as we mostly all went to Deptford Park didn't we. Would love to read any past and happy good times we all had although perhaps we were all hard up and happy, but we were survivors and I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. Good luck.

Hi i remember going to a shoeshop in deptford was your dads name Strat (not to sure on spelling)

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sorry if i upset yoe,but i was only a young boy then.i remember jonny from when they used to meet in windmill lane with their bikes,i loved to look at jonnys b.s.a gold star,and no i did not live in your street,i lived in colwick terrace of of windmill lane.

Hi I trying to find out what the name of the sweet shop was called at 51 friendly street . William Charles cole owned it with his mum , he had a daughter called Susan who moved with her mother judith away . Does anyone know what happened to him and his mum or the name of the shop .

Why on earth would you want to reserect a tragedy that happened so long ago. You obviously didn't live in our street or you would know the facts instead of guessing. We all felt heart broken of Jonny W. death and as his best friend Brian P.was the best.

I have two photo's of 50s john evelyn and an old print of Grove St

do yoe remember wynchi, i think potter was riding pilion when winchy got killed. mick.

remember this little street or did you live here in the 1950s my name in is tony forgham born in 1953 at number 26 i have some good memories of this street and the kids that i grew up with i wonder where they are all now it would be nice to know

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Hi my nan lived at 77 speedwell house deptford for many years. I was not born there but my sister was in 1948

As a child in the 1950's I remember a pub which was in Brookmill Road, as you walked down Friendly Street to the bottom, to the right was the Park Stores next to Brookmill Park, if you looked to the left of the stores there were a few houses and then a gap where I remember a pub set back. The pub was opposite Sylva Cottages. Anyone remember it or remember its name ? E Mail me on