General Brixton history - photos, stories etc
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editor
hiraethified
You're right as the pattern on the top of the houses to the left match up. Annoyingly there doesn't seem to to be a comparable view available on Google Maps because some business has decided they need to be all blurred out, FFS.
Anyone live nearby that can take a quick pic?
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Agree it is not New Park Road corner - the angle is wrong as it would be sharper if New Park Road.
If it is Morrish (which I agree it probably is, then I guess Holmewood Road must be slightly obscured by the carriage on the right.
Is there a date for the Photo? There is no new Park Court - but that was only built in the 20's.
PS - "Tuson's corner" confused me. A google suggests that it is pretty much only referred to as that on Urban and a bit by the Brixton Society (as recognised by Editor in their 2007 article)
If it is Morrish (which I agree it probably is, then I guess Holmewood Road must be slightly obscured by the carriage on the right.
Is there a date for the Photo? There is no new Park Court - but that was only built in the 20's.
PS - "Tuson's corner" confused me. A google suggests that it is pretty much only referred to as that on Urban and a bit by the Brixton Society (as recognised by Editor in their 2007 article)
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Can you tell me where you access these directories and how you search them?
There is still a faded sign saying Tuson's Corner on the first floor of the building at the angle with New Park Road. Or at least there was a couple of years ago. I recall noticing it when walking on Rush Common.
That whole section up as far as Brixton Hill Place is really interesting, but you need to step across the road to see it properly. A whole mix of buildings including what were once some rather fine Georgian houses. You can see how the original alignment was further back and the building line is quite ragged in parts. It reminds me a little of the northern bit of Clapham Common/Old Town around the church.
RoyReed
Must fly!
Here's the link:
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The search results are PDF files with an image of the page, but with invisible live text superimposed over the top which can be cut and pasted.
Currently they don't have anything after 1919.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Thanks. I'd looked at that previously but then been a bit confused by how the search works. If I search for a particular word or name, it seems to give me a list of pages, but then the word is not highlighted within those pages. So I guess I just need to then find the relevant word within that page manually?Here's the link:
There's a search box at the top of the page, but it usually helps to limit the search geographically by clicking on one of the local county links first. You might also find the advanced search more useful, depending what you're after.CONTENTdm
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The search results are PDF files with an image of the page, but with invisible live text superimposed over the top which can be cut and pasted.
Currently they don't have anything after 1919.
RoyReed
Must fly!
In the right-hand column above the thumbnail images it says 'Show all' or 'Filtered'. Click 'Filtered', then the only pages that show will be ones that contain the search results. Then in the full page image the search word should be highlighted in yellow. Should be the default IMHO, but it isn't.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Hm, for me even if I click filtered, it doesn't highlight in the text. Also very slow to load pages. Maybe it's to do with my browser.
RoyReed
Must fly!
Even if you click on the full page/full screen icon at the top-right of the page?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
you can download the whole document as a PDF (although it's fairly hefty at 75 - 100 MB each so depends on your connection / internet deal) - this can make searching a bit easier (although acrobat reader still takes some time to get through that many pages)
this is the page for London directories.
I'm assuming the pre 1919 thing is copyright reasons.
Brixton is usually in the 'London Suburbs' rather than 'London' one, although they moved the boundary occasionally. (and at a tangent to this thread, it's worth bearing in mind that a fair chunk of what's now administratively London wasn't then)
One other alert that may be of use - my local library (others may have done similar) has made the full version of ancestry.co.uk available from home (with a library login) - this includes BT's phone book archive from about year dot to the 1980s, so can also be useful in trying to locate (for example) particular shops in old photos.
this is the page for London directories.
I'm assuming the pre 1919 thing is copyright reasons.
Brixton is usually in the 'London Suburbs' rather than 'London' one, although they moved the boundary occasionally. (and at a tangent to this thread, it's worth bearing in mind that a fair chunk of what's now administratively London wasn't then)
One other alert that may be of use - my local library (others may have done similar) has made the full version of ancestry.co.uk available from home (with a library login) - this includes BT's phone book archive from about year dot to the 1980s, so can also be useful in trying to locate (for example) particular shops in old photos.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Martins Bank - Wikipedia says Martins Bank acquired by Barclays in 1969
378 Coldharbour Lane is in the 1960 and 1973 phone book as Barclays
1919 post office directory (the most recent that's public domain) has Freke & Co. chemists at this address
Not marked as a bank on 1950 OS map, and not listed as Barclays in 1950 phone book.
editor
hiraethified
15 years ago in Brixton
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Brixton in August 2005: Street photos, the unhappy policeman, Dogstar, Prince Albert and Medussa Club
The latest trawl through our extensive Brixton photographic archives has produced a selection of images from fifteen years ago, when James Blunt, McFly and Oasis took turns at #1 in the pop charts.…
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editor
hiraethified
Update on a lost boozer Remembering the lost King of Sardinia pub in Somers Road, between Brixton and Streatham
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i don't generally bother with radio 4, but have picked up that they did an interview with linton kwesi johnson on monday.
haven't got the energy for it this evening, but think he may count as a notable brixton resident
haven't got the energy for it this evening, but think he may count as a notable brixton resident
