Pictures of Bermondsey
& Rotherhithe

We are here to answer your questions about Bermondsey (If we can) or if we cannot we will throw it opento all our people to answer

please feel free to use this forum

Happy hunting

Nev

The site is comming along really well paul, still having trouble with some vids though.

Well thank you for your comment. 

You may be pleased to know that we have upgraded this website so things may move a lot quicker.

If anyone would like to download photos please let us have some info on what where they were taken.

Many thanks for all your comments

Paul

I think the word is getting out about the site the galleries are filling up nicely dont you think  !!!

Michael A Reardon at 12:01PM on Apr 17, 2009

I think the word is getting out about the site the galleries are filling up nicely dont you think  !!!

yes I do mike thank you

 Can you let us know wherer the chuch was and the approx date of the wedding for the album?

many thank

paul

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with Michael the word will get out. that's for sure with him and his dad. The two of them know so much about the area.

In your Did You Know section you say that the warehouses around Shad Thames remained empty from their closure in 1972 until the 1990 redevelopment.  In fact they were squatted by skint artists for a few years in the 70's, before the council let them rent cheaply.  They were there until Conran and other developers forced them out in the mid 80s.  Many of those artists stayed in the area and went on to form the Bermondsey Artists' Group who are based in the Cafe Gallery Southwark Park.

This is all documented in a DVD: The Bermondsey Artists' Group Story which they sell in the gallery.

Hello Paul

I am enjoying this site very much just cannot keep off it!

Love this site! Have got some pics somewhere that I shall put up asap:)

Can we get rid of all these user names and use our real names please. I thought the whole point of this site is to keep the spirit of Bermondsey alive. Be proud to be from Bermondsey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I totally agree with you Tony - yes let us all be proud that we came from Bermondsey those who live there now and the ones like myself who no longer live in Bermondsey but our hearts and memories remain there always.

I would like to thank everyone that came along to our film night at the vic and supported us.  Welcome all the new members and I would like to thank Michael Holland for being there to give a chat about his films and also say a big Thank you to all members that came along and supported me.

Hi Paul, well done on the film night, I had a great time. Just a couple of comments, any news on being able to tag the photos?, any chance on being notified via email when somebody comments on a posted photo (again in a facebook style) & I can't access the appeal thing!!!

Bermondsey factory poem:::::::

Roasting COFFEE exotic TEAS....Rolls.... Storks Road....Mazawatti Tea ... Storks Road..

imported WINES export GIN J.E.Fells Aussie wines...John Trapp Wines..Tooley st Booths Gin Queen Elizabeth St.

PEPPERS, SPICE and LEATHER HIDE e.a.Smee upper russel st.. Nobes and Hunt all classes of leather Belts etc..Lewis Tilbury and Co Spices

Where WILOW WOOD and SOUPS all mixed Could be Crosse and Blackwell,situated in Willow Walk

MALT from BARLEY HOPS from Kent

pungent VINEGAR from the chimneys vent has to be Courages for Malt and Barley Hops..and Champions (Sarsons) for the Vinegar in Tower Bridge Road.

JAMS and CHOCOLATE fresh BISCUITS baked.. Jam from Hartley's Chocolate from Shuttleworths (Southwark Pk Rd)..Biscuits from Peek Freans

aromas of far eastern DATES Not sure about the Dates,,Turban Dates Oriental Confectioners Stamboul Works,,Arnolds place Seems liikely

PEPPERMINT, ANISEED, COCONUT sweets... could only think of George Paynes in Tooley St..(Paynes Poppits etc.)

CUSTARD and JELLY did combine

with CORK and ROPE and SISAL TWINE..Custard and Jelly...Pearce and Duffs Rouell Road...CORK and Rope...j Perkins undet Cork Products Abbey St.......Armstrong Cork Co Bermondsey Wall..

Copper vats of fresh brewed BEER...ony think of Courages for the Beer...and Youngs for the Gelatines and Glue in Spa Road.

complete with GLUE upon the air

PERFUME for ladies wrist....E.A. Smee& Son Ltd Upper Russel St Oils and Perfumers Raw materials.

CANADIAN CORN the millers grist....Must be J.T.Healey & Co Ltd Great Maze pond......

Leather hide, Bermondsey was famous for its tanneries. On the corner of Earnest Street / Cannon Murnane Road, (before they put Spa Park there), was a pub called The Tanners named after the tanneries. And also alaska in Grange Road was a skin sorters where they used to sort seal skins etc.

Tony Moorcroft at 11:04PM on Jul 17, 2009

Leather hide, Bermondsey was famous for its tanneries. On the corner of Earnest Street / Cannon Murnane Road, (before they put Spa Park there), was a pub called The Tanners named after the tanneries. And also alaska in Grange Road was a skin sorters where they used to sort seal skins etc.

 

Hi Tony...your mention of the Alaska Fur Company...in Grange Road...reminded me of the "Hooter Chorus"that used to take place all over Bermondsey,from the Factories signalling Start...Dinner...and finish times....just so that you knew if you were late for work...with the dire consequences that went with such a disaster.........Mind you....the roads were much quieter in those days....every one was at work........

Can I say first of all how well put together this site is  I am currently putting together a website  myself and was wondering if I could include a link on my site for this one ?? and maybe you could include a link of my site on your site ? My site is being constructed over the next few months and only a message is up on the home page as of Valentines day 2010 but I am hoping March /April it may be near ready the site addy is

www.bermondseysnumberonedj.com  and on there they can join me on facebook if they type in the search bermondseysnumberone and also I just joined Twitter with noelsmyth my addy on there. Thanks very much its an excellent site hope mine will be half as good all the best Noel.

hi all  has anybody got any pics of vine lane buildings tooley st  ,   i  lived in 2 center block ,late 40s early 50s

hi  can anybody remember the downside club dockhead

http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2007/12/337_05_Dick_Emery_-_Bermondsey.mp3     

Ive never heard this before....But i like it  lol