Downham Tavern

Pub/bar in/near Downham, existing between the 1930s and now.

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2022
The Downham Tavern was for some years the world’s largest pub.

The Downham Tavern was the only public house built on the area of the Downham Estate, then owned by the London County Council.

It opened on 29 May 1930 and had two saloon bars, a public lounge, a dance hall, a beer garden and a lunchroom (with waiter service).

It is rumoured that it had to be camouflaged during the Second World War to stop the Luftwaffe using it as a landmark.

In the 1990s, Lewisham Council sold the site to the Courage Brewery who in turn sold the site to the local Cooperative Society. The Co Op demolished the tavern and in its place built a supermarket together with a smaller pub in 1997 only licensed for 280 people.




Main source: DOWNHAM TAVERN Pub of Bromley
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Added: 4 May 2021 19:45 GMT   

V1 Attack
Elmscott Road, Bromley was the site of a V1 incident in 1944

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT


Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Arcus Road, BR1 Arcus Road is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
Arcus Road, BR1
Ashgrove Road, BR1 Ashgrove Road is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
Ashgrove Road, BR1
Ballamore Road, BR1 Ballamore Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Ballamore Road, BR1
Bankfoot Road, BR1 Bankfoot Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Bankfoot Road, BR1
Beachborough Road, BR1 Beachborough Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Bedivere Road, BR1 Bedivere Road is one of the Arthurian-named roads of Downham (Downham)
Bedivere Road, BR1
Beechmont Close, BR1 Beechmont Close is a cul-de-sac off Kendale Road (Downham)
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Belgravia Gardens, BR1 Belgravia Gardens is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
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Bideford Road, BR1 Bideford Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Bonville Road, BR1 Bonville Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Boyland Road, BR1 Boyland Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Boyland Road, BR1
Brockman Rise, BR1 Brockman Rise is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Bromley Hill, BR1 Bromley Hill is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
Bromley Hill, BR1
Bromley Road, BR1 Bromley Road is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
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Brook Lane, BR1 Brook Lane is the southernmost road in the Downham Estate, lying on the border of Plaistow/Sunridge Park (Downham)
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Butts Road, BR1 Butts Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Butts Road, BR1
Calmont Road, BR1 Calmont Road is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
Calmont Road, BR1
Camlan Road, BR1 Camlan Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Camlan Road, BR1
Capstone Road, BR1 Capstone Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Capstone Road, BR1
Chingley Close, BR1 Chingley Close is a road in the BR1 postcode area (Downham)
Chingley Close, BR1
Churchdown, BR1 Churchdown is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Cinderford Way, BR1 Cinderford Way runs between Churchdown and Downham Way (Downham)
Cinderford Way, BR1
Cotton Hill, BR1 Cotton Hill is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Cranmore Road, BR1 Cranmore Road runs south from Whitefoot Lane (Downham)
Cranmore Road, BR1
Cress Mews, BR1 Cress Mews is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Cress Mews, BR1
Detling Road, BR1 Detling Road, like the remainder of the Downham Estate, dates from the late 1920s (Downham)
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Downderry Road, BR1 Downderry Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Downderry Road, BR1
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Downham Way, BR1
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Geraint Road, BR1 Geraint Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Headcorn Road, BR1 Headcorn Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Ilfracombe Road, BR1 Ilfracombe Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Ivorydown, BR1 Ivorydown is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Jennifer Road, BR1 Jennifer Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Whitefoot Lane, SE6 Whitefoot Lane is a location in London (Downham)
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Winlaton Road, BR1 Winlaton Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
Winlaton Road, BR1
Wittersham Road, BR1 Wittersham Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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Woodbank Road, BR1 Woodbank Road is a road on the Downham Estate (Downham)
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