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Vandalism in Pelton Road!

Red_in_SE8Red_in_SE8
edited May 2010 in Not Sports Related
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I was on the Greenwich Phantom site today and they had old photos of this beautiful row of terraced houses that use to stand on the site where the horrible flats, below, now stand in Pelton Road in Greenwich. You can see the Royal Standard pub at the end of both pictures. Apparently one of the houses sustained some bomb damage during the war. Some bright spark in the LCC probably decided 'we might as well take the opportunity to knock the whole block down and build some modern dwellings'!

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Comments

  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    Lived in Colomb St which is only a couple of hundred yards from there. Never new any of that. Facinating stuff and what a tragedy.
  • Red_in_SE8Red_in_SE8
    According to this Link (again from the Greenwich Phantom site) Floyd Road was called Cedar Grove until 1912. I think 'Valley Cedar Grove' would have still worked with the 'Valley Floyd Road' song.
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    You have too much time on your hands Red.
  • JorgeCostaJorgeCosta
    [cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]According to thisLink(again from the Greenwich Phantom site) Floyd Road was called Cedar Grove until 1912. I think 'Valley Cedar Grove' would have still worked with the 'Valley Floyd Road' song.

    Very interesting about the name changes - seems to have happened all over London. Does anyone know why so many London street names changed in 1912 and 1929? Seems a bit strange the number that changed and how they were often completely different from the previous name.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: JorgeCosta[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]According to thisLink(again from the Greenwich Phantom site) Floyd Road was called Cedar Grove until 1912. I think 'Valley Cedar Grove' would have still worked with the 'Valley Floyd Road' song.

    Very interesting about the name changes - seems to have happened all over London. Does anyone know why so many London street names changed in 1912 and 1929? Seems a bit strange the number that changed and how they were often completely different from the previous name.

    Too many duplicates names that confused the post office and the fire brigade when going to fires.

    A lot of those houses look great now but had been neglected for years and then had structural damage from the bombing.

    Not that some couldn't have been preserved or renovated, as seen in Notting Hill, but others were real jerry built slums and needed to go.

    Shame that too often the replacement buildings were also jerry built but at the time things like indoor toilets, kitchens bigger than a box and your own front room were a big step up for many.
  • adamtheaddickadamtheaddick
    Would be worth millions if still standing now.
  • Curb_ItCurb_It
    My email is on a story further down the Phantom.

    Im trying to find the story about the Blitz Walks in greenwich - thought that woudl interest you Henry.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]My email is on a story further down the Phantom.

    Im trying to find the story about the Blitz Walks in greenwich - thought that woudl interest you Henry.

    It would. Post up a link if you find it, please B
  • Curb_ItCurb_It
    i just found it - its in this link. its this sunday morning..

    Blitzwalkers
  • Red_in_SE8Red_in_SE8
    Or this one
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  • Curb_ItCurb_It
    Well yes that link was in the link i posted...

    Cant see many doing the 18th June one somehow.
  • Red_in_SE8Red_in_SE8
    [cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]Well yes that link was in the link i posted...

    Sorry...didn't see it.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    cheers, shame there's not a Woolwich Walk
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