Deptford (London, England)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best, 01 September 1884
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/47
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Edward Best telling him of his eventful journey from London to Bournemouth, in which his ship was stuck on a sandbank off Deptford for 2 hours. He remarks that raw sewage is present in the water at this location. He tells Geikie about the house he is staying in, the gardens and the surrounding countryside.
Dates:
01 September 1884
Plans: Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford, 23 May 1961
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/F/2.9
Scope and Contents
1 copy plans (50cm x 76cm) by the Housing Division of London County Council Architect's Department showing a layout plan for a housing development at Deptford. The plan is at 1:1250 scale and has handwritten notes concerning the number of blocks and storeys in these, and population density.
Dates:
23 May 1961
Press: press releases, 1950-1962
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/B/1
Scope and Contents
Incomplete file of press releases issued by London County Council. These relate to the Council's housing, architecture and town planning functions. The subjects encompass housing policy, housing developments areas, Comprehensive Redevelopment Areas and provision of public buildings. Individual projects featured include: housing developments in Wandsworth; construction of a number of new schools; redevelopment of Stepney / Poplar, Elephant and Castle and Deptford; and the South Bank...
Dates:
1950-1962