Deptford Collection

The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

GLC-LFB Deptford fire station, Evelyn Street, Deptford
Deptford fire station was one of the last stations built for the London County Councils Metropolitan Fire Brigade and was opened in 1904

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London
The South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London

Greenwich / Isle of Dogs
A view of Greenwich, Deptford and London from Flamstead Hill in Greenwich Park. The Isle of Dogs and windmills are on the right and St Pauls cathedral is in the centre

Henri Grace a Dieu
Deptford-built warship in the carrack style : she is the largest warship of her day, with golden sails - square on fore and main masts, lateen on the two mizzen masts

Tollgate Ticket
Tollgate ticket for St James Gate, for the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads, Southeast London - probably abolished in 1864 along with many others

Deptford Police Station, south east London, with a group of policemen standing outside. Date: circa 1905

Photograph of Lord Palmerston PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Deptford Creek
A view of Deptford Creek, south east London

Deptford Dockyard
The naval dockyard at Deptford, with Greenwich in the distance. Our Picture Library is out of sight, to the right of the picture. Date: 1793

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Plan of John Evelyns garden
A plan of John Evelyns garden at Sayes Court, Deptford, shown looking south, which he occupied from 1652 to 1694

Greenwich From Deptford

View of Deptford on the River Thames, Kent, 1784
View of Deptford on the south bank of the River Thames, Kent, 1784. Shipbuilding shore with several large wooden hulls, church towers including St

Photograph of Lord Clyde PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Map of London, 1952
Map of London in 1952. 1952

Map, Surrey Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, London
Map, Surrey Commercial Docks, Bricklayers Arms and New Cross, SE London, with railway lines and junctions. 1908

G Lansdell Shoe Repairs & BC Motors, Deptford, Lewisham, England. Date: 1959

The Broadway Theatre, New Cross - South East London - situated on New Cross Road/Deptford Broadway, opposite Deptford High Street, on the corner of Tanners Hill

1832 Victorian Map of Greenwich

Peter the Great at Deptford, SE London Date: 1698

Abandoned butchers bike in Deptford bomb crater, London
An abandoned butchers bike lies in a crater in the road left by a bomb in Deptford, South-East London, WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Photograph of Tiger PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Royal Marine PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Rising Sun PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Princess Of Wales PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Prince Alfred PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Oxford Arms, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

Photograph of Old Manor House PH, Deptford (Old), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Old Manor House PH, Deptford (New), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Mansion House PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Farriers PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1938

Photograph of Evelyn Arms, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Duke Of Wellington PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Druids Head PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Dreadnought PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Photograph of Chichester PH, Deptford, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1934

St Nicholas, Deptford
St Nicholas Church in Deptford was founded in the 12th century, its tower dates from the 14th century, while the rest is largely 17th century with additional reconstruction work from after the Blitz

Deptford Dockyard was an important naval dockyard and base at Deptford on the River Thames, in what is now the London Borough of Lewisham

The Tiwer of London: the Armory, the Horse Armory and Wild Beasts in the Tower

Historical views of Japan

Civic reception for Olympic victor Harold Whitlock
Civic reception for the Olympic 50 kilometres Marathon victor Harold Whitlock at Deptford Town Hall, south east London, 12 August 1936. Date: 1936

SS Great Eastern - at her moorings in Deptford 1859
At half-past seven on Wednesday morning on the 8th September 1859, the Great Eastern, left her moorings off of Deptford

Curtis British Entomology Plate 163
Coleoptera: Throscus obtusus = Trixagus obtusus (Minute Throscus) [Plant: Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink)] Date: 1824-39

Elizabeth, Golden Hind
Queen Elizabeth goes aboard Francis Drakes ship Golden Hind anchored at Deptford, where she will knight him Date: 1581

Peter the Great House at Deptford 1850
Peter the Great House at Deptford

Floating dock, Deptford 1820
Floating dock, Deptford, London. Date: 1820

PETER I / MACLISE / DEPTFORD
PETER I the Great In 1697/8 he toured western Europe picking up ideas : here he is studying shipbuilding at Deptford, on the Thames east of London Date: 1682 - 1725

Francis Drake knighted in Deptford by Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth knights Francis Drake on board his ship, the Golden Hind at Deptford, after his voyage round the world. Date: 4th April 1581

HMS Royal William
HMS Prince, 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670

GREENWICH / FARINGTON / 1793
Greenwich from Deptford Docks Date: 1793

Carrington House, Deptford
Carrington House was erected in Deptford in 1903 by the London County Council as a hostel for working men

Greenwich Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich
Part of the infirmary at the Greenwich Union workhouse at Vanbrugh Hill, south east London. A sign on the front of the nearmost building reads Calvert Road

Clyde Street School, London - Sketching in Deptford Park
Children from the London School Boards Clyde Street School with their sketch books in Deptford Park. Date: early 1900s

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, Sidcup, Kent
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, housing pauper children away from the workhouse. Date: circa 1913

Tree Mural Pepys Estate Deptford
Mural of a red squirrel climbing a tree painted on a blank brick wall of the Pepys Estate in Deptford, south east London, 1978 Date: 1978

Royal Navy men in Malta, WW1
Royal Navy men in Malta during the First World War. They are standing on a fire tender made by J Stone of Deptford, SE London. One person is in fancy dress, with their face covered, holding a fan

The pumping station at Deptford Creek, 1861
The sewage pumping station at Deptford Creek, designed by civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazelgette. Pictured here under construction in 1861. Date: 1861

MFB Deptford fire station, SE London
Built for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1872, Deptford fire station was located on the site of the present Deptford fire station at 186 Evelyn Street, SE8

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a warehouse fire, Palmers Wharf
Stacked bales of goods affected by heat and water following a fire at Palmers Wharf, Prince Street, Deptford, SE London

Greenwich Childrens Home, Sidcup
Entrance to The Hollies - the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. A group of children stand inside the gate

The Smallpox Hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Cree
Engraving of the two old hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Creek, London, from The Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1881

Launch of the Hannibal steamship, 1854
The launch of the HMSS Hannibal screw steamship on 31st January 1854 at Deptford Dockyard. The ship served in the Crimean War. Date: 1854

Peter I / Maclise / Deptford
PETER I The Great Studying shipbuilding at Deptford during his tour of western Europe, 1697-8 Date: 1682 - 1725

Alexander Aubert
ALEXANDER AUBERT astronomer, who had an observatory at Loampit Hill, near Deptford Date: 1730 - 1805

Highly decorated unmarked plate - WWI patriotic themes
Highly decorated unmarked plate showing Britannia, the British Lion, British soldier, ships, and flags of the Allies

The Foreign Cattle Market, Deptford, London, 1872
Interor of the Foreign Cattle Market at Deptford, London, in 1872. This image shows a number of sheep and cattle in the Central Shed of the market, with feeding troughs empty and hoisted up. 1872

Deptford, Distant
Distant view of the Thames at Deptford, viewed from the Greenwich Road. Date: 1808

Boys Band at Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Lamorbey, Sidcu
The boys band, posed with their instruments, at the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes site at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent. The homes name can be seen on the bass drum

Charles Burney, Scholar
CHARLES BURNEY Churchman, rector of Deptford and prebendary of Lincoln, classical scholar Date: 1757 - 1817

LCC-LFB Deptford fire station, SE London
Located at 189 Evelyn Street, Deptford fire station remains operational today. As with all fire stations of the period the upper floors were occupied by firemen and their families

LCC-LFB bulk foam carrier, Deptford fire station
C42 was Deptford fire station. In addition to its pump escape and pump it had a foam tender which carried 100 x 5 gallon cans of foam compound and large foam making branches and generators

To the Kings most excellent majesty, this view of the royal dock yard at Deptford... Boats on Thames River and dockyard, Deptford, London, England. Date 1775

Docks / Deptford / 1810
The Royal Dockyard at Deptford Date: circa 1810

Deptford & Greenwich
Distant view of the Thames at Deptford and Greenwich : if our Library had existed at this time, it would be out of sight to the right of this view

Deptford Dock
The Royal Dock seen across the Thames

Catching a Whale off Deptford Pier, London, 1842
Engraving showing a 15 foot, 2 ton, whale being caught at Deptford Pier, London, in 1842. This whale had been swimming down the River Thames when it was sighted by watermen on the pier

Princess Louise launching screw-corvette, Druid at Deptfor
Princess Louise (1848-1939) releasing the dog-shore for the launch of the screw-corvette ship, Druid at Deptford Dockyard, London in 1869

Propellors for the Normandie, February 1935
Photograph of three propellors built at Deptford, London, for the French liner Normandie. Each of these propellors were 16ft in diameter, made of Turbiston bronze and weighed 23 tons

Deptford: view of the river

Whaling in Deptford
Catching a whale off Deptford Pier

Francis Drake Knighted
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE English admiral knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Deptford on 4 April 1581, on board his ship, Golden Hind after his round the world voyage

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