Watergardens Square, SE16

Watergardens Square is a location in London.

Former dock offices, Surrey Docks - close to Canada Water
Credit: Dr Neil Clifton

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Michael Upham

Bala Place, SE16

Added: 16 Jan 2023 21:16 GMT

Bala Place, SE16
My grandfather was born at 2 Bala Place.

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Brunel Museum The Brunel Museum is a museum at the Brunel Engine House in Rotherhithe.

Brunel Museum

Canada Water Canada Water is a freshwater lake and wildlife refuge in Rotherhithe. Canada Water tube, Overground and bus station is named after the lake.

Thames Tunnel TUM image id: 1554042170 Licence: CC BY 2.0	One of the side roads leading from The Highway to Pennington Street. Possibly Artichoke Hill which is now much wider with new buildings on both sides. TUM image id: 1556882495 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Max Bygraves at 55 Swan Road, Rotherhithe (1974) There was a pub - The Watermans Arms - on the corner of Swan Road and Kenning Street. It closed in 1907 to be replaced by a corner shop. Max Bygraves was born in the council flat buildings next to the shop. (Caption adapted from an IanVisits article) Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1689334619 Licence:	Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe (2008) There is no railway visible on the surface here, but the street runs parallel to the nearby Thames Tunnel (now part of the London Overground). Credit: Geograph/Stephen Craven TUM image id: 1689336452 Licence:	Rotherhithe Street, Bermondsey with the ship ’Argo’ visible in the distance. By the mid 18th century Rotherhithe had a strong maritime and shipbuilding tradition. The Surrey Docks arrived during the 19th century and added 136 acres of interlinked waterways. TUM image id: 1606859545 Licence:
The Swan Road Mosaic is 3.35 metres by 9.60 metres and was made from vitreous glass by the artist David John in 1992. The mural is one of a number of environmental art projects in which the artist was involved. The work consists of around 350,000 pieces of Italian vitreous glass specially designed for mosaics. The background shows the skyline along Rotherhithe’s riverfront, as seen from Wapping on the opposite shore. The buildings include 19th century dock warehouses, cranes and industrial chimney stacks. The scene is dominated by the clock tower of St Mary’s church. It is from this ancient waterfront that the Mayflower is said to have started its voyage which took the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to New England. Credit: David John/waymarking.com TUM image id: 1689335731 Licence:	The Fighting Temeraire (1838) This is a renowned oil painting created by the English artist J.M.W. Turner, born on 23 April 1775. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 and is currently housed in the National Gallery in London. The painting depicts the HMS Temeraire, a famous 98-gun ship that played a significant role in the Battle of Trafalgar, being towed by a steam tug along the Thames in 1838. The ship was being taken to Rotherhithe in order to be dismantled and sold as scrap. Turner seems to have painted his famous painting - The Fighting Temeraire - from the balcony at the Angel Inn, situated at 101 Bermondsey Wall East. Credit: JWW Turner TUM image id: 1685624673 Licence:	View of Prusom Street before slum clearance for Wapping Estate (1925) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1643639325 Licence:	Monza Street (1920s) Credit: Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives TUM image id: 1563465302 Licence:	Ainsty Street, Rotherhithe (1939) Built in 1845, it was typical of many other local streets of workers’ terraces. It was largely destroyed in the Blitz before being redeveloped for the Ainsty Estate Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1678802182 Licence:
"Locomotive exiting the Thames Tunnel and arriving at what is now Wapping station" Illustrated London News 8 January 1870 Credit: Illustrated London News TUM image id: 1659272556 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Wapping, 1860-1864 Credit: James McNeill Whistler TUM image id: 1683131538 Licence:	The Thames frozen at Rotherhithe (1895) TUM image id: 1705671265 Licence:

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