Peckham Society
Rye Lane Baptist Chapel

Rye Lane Baptist Chapel

by | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane

From: Ernest John Savage Shirley, Croydon I was born at 70 Denman Road in 1913. My sister Jessie worked at Jones and Higgins in Rye Lane. As a family we attended Rye Lane Baptist Chapel, where I sang bass in the choir, and played the double bass in Dr Green’s...

Peckham Rye Mission

by | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane

From: John Smith Irby-in-the-Marsh I wonder if anyone can help me to find some of my friends from the 1950s? I have a 1953 photo of three of my friends: Brian Turner, John Hatherley and Dickie Drane. We all went to the Peckham Rye Mission Youth Club. If anyone else...
Christ Church, Old Kent Road

Christ Church, Old Kent Road

by | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane

From: Mrs F.S. Marriner (née Green) Chichester When I lived in Peckham I remember Ranyard nurses calling each week for a small donation, to keep their work going. Christ Church hall in Friary Road was used by Brownies and Guides during the 1930s and the war. In the...
Manure collectors!

Manure collectors!

by | Aug 19, 2016 | Memory Lane

From: Ken Cook by email I lived in Athenlay Road, Nunhead, from my birth in 1941 until the day I was married in 1962. Some of the older residents still referred to our neighbourhood as “Waverley Park”. When I was young there was still a lot of horse-drawn...
W. Greenwood & Sons

W. Greenwood & Sons

by | Aug 19, 2016 | Made in Peckham

From: Ron Woollacott SE15 According to Kelly’s Directories the hosepipe factory was established at 177 Kirkwood Road some time between 1935 and 1950. W. Greenwood & Sons and Co. Ltd. were manufacturers of flex hoses in 1950, and by 1980 were listed as “oil...