Albury Street, SE8

Albury Street was originally Union Street - a name commemorating the 1707 union of Scotland and England.

Albury Street, formerly Union Street in Deptford (1906)
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A local bricklayer, Thomas Lucas, built houses in Union Street homes from 1706 onwards. The north side of the street still has an original terrace of eighteenth century housing.

Buildings along the street were quite mixed to cater for all classes in this dockyard town - from naval officers to shipbuilders and labourers.

John Gast (1772-1837), author of radical pamphlets and dissenting preacher, lived in the King of Prussia pub.

The street was renamed as Creek Road before it became Albury Street.

Nursery pioneers the McMillan sisters held a Boys’ Night Camp at 24 Albury Street in the early twentieth century which provided poor children with the opportunity to wash and get clean nightclothes. The girls’ camp was held in Evelyn Street.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Deptford Deptford is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne.

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NEARBY STREETS

Abinger Grove, SE8 Abinger Grove started life in the early 1860s (Deptford)

Abinger Grove, SE8

Admirals Tower, SE10 Admirals Tower is a block on Dreadnought Walk (Deptford)

Admirals Tower, SE10

Adolphus Street, SE8 Adolphus Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Adolphus Street, SE8

Albury Street, SE8 Albury Street was originally Union Street - a name commemorating the 1707 union of Scotland and England. (Deptford)

Albury Street, SE8

Amersham Vale, SE14 Amersham Vale is one of the streets of London in the SE14 postal area (New Cross)

Amersham Vale, SE14

Arlington House, SE8 Arlington House is a block on Prince Street (Deptford)

Arlington House, SE8

Armada Court, SE8 Armada Court is a block on McMillan Street (Deptford)

Armada Court, SE8

Barnes’s Alley, SE8 Barnes’s Alley ran off New King Street (Deptford)

Barnes’s Alley, SE8

Basevi Way, SE8 Basevi Way is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Basevi Way, SE8

Benbow House, SE8 Benbow House is a block on Benbow Street (Deptford)

Benbow House, SE8

Benbow Street, SE8 Benbow Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Benbow Street, SE8

Berthon Street, SE8 Berthon Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Berthon Street, SE8

Borthwick Street, SE8 Borthwick Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Borthwick Street, SE8

Brig Mews, SE8 Brig Mews is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Brig Mews, SE8

Bronze Street, SE8 Bronze Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Bronze Street, SE8

Brookmarsh Trading Estate Norman Road, SE10 The Brookmarsh Trading Estate can be found on Norman Road (Greenwich)

Brookmarsh Trading Estate Norman Road, SE10

Browne House, SE8 Browne House is a building on Deptford Church Street (Deptford)

Browne House, SE8

Bruford Court, SE8 Bruford Court is a block on Bruford Court (Deptford)

Bruford Court, SE8

Canterbury House, SE8 Canterbury House is a block on Wharf Street (Deptford)

Canterbury House, SE8

Capella Place, SE10 Chapel Place was called Capella Place after 1895 (Greenwich)

Capella Place, SE10

Carriage Way, SE8 Carriage Way serves the market around Deptford High Street (Deptford)

Carriage Way, SE8

Castell House, SE8 Castell House is sited on Deptford Church Street (Deptford)

Castell House, SE8

Chester House, SE8 Chester House is sited on Evelyn Street (Deptford)

Chester House, SE8

Clarence Road, SE8 Clarence Road is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Clarence Road, SE8

Clyde Street, SE8 Clyde Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Clyde Street, SE8

Cofferdam Way, SE8 Cofferdam Way is a location in London (Deptford)

Cofferdam Way, SE8

Congers House, SE8 Congers House is a block on Bronze Street (Deptford)

Congers House, SE8

Copperas Street, SE8 Copperas Street is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Copperas Street, SE8

Corbidge Court, SE8 Corbidge Court is a block on Clarence Road (Deptford)

Corbidge Court, SE8

Cornbury House, SE8 Cornbury House is a block on Evelyn Street (Deptford)

Cornbury House, SE8

Creative Road, SE8 Creative Road is a location in London (Deptford)

Creative Road, SE8

Creek Road, SE8 The SE8 section of Creek Road is west of Deptford Creek (Deptford)

Creek Road, SE8

Creekside, SE8 Creekside is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Creekside, SE8

Cremer House, SE8 Cremer House is a block on Deptford Church Street (Deptford)

Cremer House, SE8

Crossfield Street, SE8 Crossfield Lane became Crossfield Street in 1906 (Deptford)

Crossfield Street, SE8

Czar Street, SE8 Czar Peter the Great of Russia lived at Sayes Court nearby in 1698 while studying shipbuilding at Deptford (Deptford)

Czar Street, SE8

Dacca Street, SE8 Dacca Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Dacca Street, SE8

Dawson Street, SE8 Dawson Street first appears as a tiny side street on the 1830s map (Deptford)

Dawson Street, SE8

Deptford Church Street, SE8 Deptford Church Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Deptford Church Street, SE8

Deptford Green, SE8 Deptford Green is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Deptford Green, SE8

Deptford High Street, SE8 Deptford High Street runs north from its junction with New Cross Road/Deptford Broadway up to Evelyn Street/Creek Road (Deptford)

Deptford High Street, SE8

Deptford Market, SE8 Deptford Market is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Deptford Market, SE8

Diana Close, SE8 Diana Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Diana Close, SE8

Dolphin Tower, SE8 Dolphin Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Deptford)

Dolphin Tower, SE8

Dorking Close, SE8 Dorking Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Dorking Close, SE8

Douglas Way, SE8 Douglas Way is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (New Cross)

Douglas Way, SE8

Dragon Road, SE8 Dragon Road is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Dragon Road, SE8

Dryfield Walk, SE8 Dryfield Walk is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Dryfield Walk, SE8

Edward Place, SE8 Edward Place is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (New Cross)

Edward Place, SE8

Edward Street, SE8 Edward Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Edward Street, SE8

Empire Reach, SE8 A street within the SE10 postcode (Deptford)

Empire Reach, SE8

Faircharm Creative Quarter, SE8 The Faircharm Creative Quarter is on the Deptford side of Deptford Creek (Deptford)

Faircharm Creative Quarter, SE8

Farrer House, SE8 Farrer House can be found on Deptford Church Street (Deptford)

Farrer House, SE8

Ffinch Street, SE8 Ffinch Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Ffinch Street, SE8

Frankham Street, SE8 Frankham Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Frankham Street, SE8

Frigate Mews, SE8 Frigate Mews is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Frigate Mews, SE8

Fulcher House, SE8 Fulcher House is a block on Evelyn Street (Deptford)

Fulcher House, SE8

Giffin Street, SE8 Giffin Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Giffin Street, SE8

Gilbert House, SE8 Gilbert House is a block on McMillan Street (Deptford)

Gilbert House, SE8

Glaisher Court, SE8 Glaisher Court is sited on Glaisher Street (Deptford)

Glaisher Court, SE8

Glaisher Street, SE8 Glaisher Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Glaisher Street, SE8

Greenwich Industrial Estate, SE10 Commercial area (Greenwich)

Greenwich Industrial Estate, SE10

Greenwich Quay, SE8 Greenwich Quay is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Greenwich Quay, SE8

Grinling Place, SE8 Grinling Place is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Grinling Place, SE8

Hamilton Street, SE8 Hamilton Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Hamilton Street, SE8

Henrietta Close, SE8 Henrietta Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Henrietta Close, SE8

Henry Street, SE14 Henry Street was called Childers Street after 1908 (Deptford)

Henry Street, SE14

Kerry Road, SE14 A street within the SE14 postcode (Deptford)

Kerry Road, SE14

Kingfisher Square, SE8 Kingfisher Square is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Kingfisher Square, SE8

Lamerton Street, SE8 Lamerton Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Lamerton Street, SE8

Langford House, SE8 Langford House is a block on Evelyn Street (Deptford)

Langford House, SE8

Mallow Walk, SE8 Mallow Walk is a location in London (Greenwich)

Mallow Walk, SE8

Marine Tower, SE8 Marine Tower can be found on Taylor Close (Deptford)

Marine Tower, SE8

Marlowe Court, SE8 Marlowe Court is located on Basevi Way (Deptford)

Marlowe Court, SE8

Marlowe Path, SE8 Marlowe Path is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Marlowe Path, SE8

Mary Ann Gardens, SE8 Mary Ann Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Mary Ann Gardens, SE8

Mcmillan Street, SE8 Mcmillan Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Mcmillan Street, SE8

Mermaid Tower, SE8 Mermaid Tower is a block on Childers Street (Deptford)

Mermaid Tower, SE8

Mornington Road, SE8 Mornington Road is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Mornington Road, SE8

Napier Avenue, SE8 Napier Avenue is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Napier Avenue, SE8

Napier Close, SE8 Napier Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Napier Close, SE8

New King Street, SE8 New King Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

New King Street, SE8

Norman House, SE10 Norman House is a block on Norman Road (Greenwich)

Norman House, SE10

Norman Road, SE10 Norman Road is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Norman Road, SE10

Octavius Street, SE8 Octavius Street is a Deptford cul-de-sac (Deptford)

Octavius Street, SE8

Oxenham House, SE8 Oxenham House is a block on Benbow Street (Deptford)

Oxenham House, SE8

Payne Street, SE8 Payne Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Payne Street, SE8

Prince Street, SE8 Prince Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Prince Street, SE8

Railway Arches, SE8 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Railway Arches, SE8

Resolution Way, SE8 Resolution Way is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Resolution Way, SE8

Rochdale Way, SE8 Rochdale Way connects Idonia Street and Octavius Street (Deptford)

Rochdale Way, SE8

Rowley House, SE8 Rowley House is a block on Trevithick Street (Deptford)

Rowley House, SE8

Sayes Court Street, SE8 Sayes Court Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Sayes Court Street, SE8

Seager Buildings, SE8 Seager Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Seager Buildings, SE8

St Nicholas House, SE8 St Nicholas House is located on Deptford Green (Deptford)

St Nicholas House, SE8

St Paul’s House, SE8 St Paul’s House is a block on Market Yard (Deptford)

St Paul’s House, SE8

Stanley Street, SE8 Stanley Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (New Cross)

Stanley Street, SE8

Station House, SE8 Station House is a building on Carriage Way (Deptford)

Station House, SE8

Staunton Street, SE8 Staunton Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Staunton Street, SE8

Stowage, SE8 Stowage is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Stowage, SE8

The Pepys Enterprise Centre, SE8 The Pepys Enterprise Centre is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

The Pepys Enterprise Centre, SE8

Thistley Court, SE8 Thistley Court is a block on Glaisher Street (Deptford)

Thistley Court, SE8

Tidemill Way, SE8 Tidemill Way is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Tidemill Way, SE8

Tinderbox House, SE8 Tinderbox House is a block on Octavius Street (Deptford)

Tinderbox House, SE8

Trevithick Street, SE8 Trevithick Street is a road in the SE8 postcode area (Deptford)

Trevithick Street, SE8

Turnpike Close, SE8 Turnpike Close is a road in the SE8 postcode area (New Cross)

Turnpike Close, SE8

Valley Road, SE14 Valley Road skirts Charlottenburg Park (New Cross)

Valley Road, SE14

Vaughan Williams Close, SE8 Vaughan Williams Close is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (Deptford)

Vaughan Williams Close, SE8

Warwickshire Path, SE8 Warwickshire Path is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (New Cross)

Warwickshire Path, SE8

Watergate Street, SE8 Watergate Street is an old Deptford street giving access to the river (Deptford)

Watergate Street, SE8

Wilshaw House, SE8 Wilshaw House is a block on Deptford Church Street (Deptford)

Wilshaw House, SE8

Woodcote House, SE8 Woodcote House is a block on Prince Street (Deptford)

Woodcote House, SE8

Wotton Road, SE8 Wotton Road dates from the 1850s and called Wooton Road on the Stanford map of the following decade (Deptford)

Wotton Road, SE8

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The Mercury building on Blackheath Road (1960s). On the left you can see a terrace that exists today - the location of the White Swan pub. Credit: Adrian Spalding TUM image id: 1657289064 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A procession passing the corner of Chapel House Street and Westferry Road (1930s) Credit: Island History Trust / Tony Atkinson TUM image id: 1651500794 Licence: CC BY 2.0	’Creek Road, Deptford, London, 29 August 1952’ Noel Spencer was a printmaker and artist in black-and-white, born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He studied at Ashton-under-Lyne School of Art and Manchester School of Art. The Museum of London has a considerable collection. Spencer was interested in depicting townscapes and landscapes, a notable achievement in the 1940s being many pen drawings of Huddersfield, completed while he was head of the Art School there. Credit: Noël Spencer/Museum of London TUM image id: 9533054 Licence:	Chimney sweeps of Deptford (1936) All depicted in the photo were fathers and sons. TUM image id: 1707499116 Licence:	Deptford Broadway (1960s) Looking east with Deptford High Street on the left TUM image id: 1657290927 Licence: CC BY 2.0
View of Deptford High Street, SE8 Credit: Wiki Commons/Mike Quinn TUM image id: 1647011236 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Grove Street, Deptford looking north from Evelyn Street (c.1937) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1620301256 Licence:	Watergate Street, Deptford Formerly known as King Street, there were so many King Streets in London, it needed a new name as postal workers were complaining. The new name was given as it had access to the River Thames (and because there were no other Watergate Streets). Many large houses were built in the street during the 17th and 18th centuries and lived in by those connected to the maritime trade. By the twentieth century the street had became run down and post-war, new housing was built. TUM image id: 1570963350 Licence:	Abinger Grove VE Day street party This road runs up to Evelyn Street in Deptford TUM image id: 1625500582 Licence:	Thermopylae Gate, E14 (2022) Houses in the Chapel House Estate on the Isle of Dogs were designed in a ’Neo-Georgian’ style by Sir Frank Baines. Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1651313864 Licence:
Deptford Ferry Road - view of Britannia Dock. Above the terraced houses the masts and yards of the barque Killoran can be seen under repair in Britannia Dry Dock in 1928. Credit: Museum of London TUM image id: 1570994888 Licence:	Trains once ran down the centre of Grove Street in Deptford. Originally called the Thames Junction Railway, the Deptford Wharf Branch was a goods-only branch built to a railway-owned wharf on the Thames incorporating the old established Deadman’s Dock. This connected in to the lines to New Cross Gate and the South London Line and its route crossed the Grand Surrey Canal, first on a lifting bridge then further north at a higher level on an over bridge. The wharf was more or less divided into two halves with Grove Street forming the boundary. There was a line which came out of the east side of a yard and formed the Grove Street Tramway that ran down the middle of the road to the Corporation of London Foreign Cattle Market. Between the Wharf and the cattle market was the Royal Victualling Yard, later the Royal Victoria Yard. The Locomotive is a London and Brighton and South Coast Railway Class D1. Credit: London and Brighton and South Coast Railway TUM image id: 1620902713 Licence:	Robert Price - yet another fence! He’s a one man fence erecting machine... Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1621596286 Licence:	Brookmill Road, as viewed from Deptford Broadway (c.1890) Then known as Mill Lane, the road featured cottages and lodging houses. In 1895, a joint initiative by the London County Council and the Greenwich Board of Works cleared this area and built Carrington House as a common lodging house. TUM image id: 1652217023 Licence:	London’s docklands, 1870s On the 1870s Ordnance Survey, both the Isle of Dogs and Surrey Docks were in place and thriving. I do love a rural vestige and both on the Isle of Dogs (west of the Millwall Docks) and in Deptford (under the jumble of railway tracks), the last of the market gardens are holding out. Credit: Ordnance Survey TUM image id: 1715014081 Licence: