It was destroyed by a bomb in , rebuilt in and rebuilt again in The Arts and Crafts style building is shown in the photo below right. Across the green, the Man of Kent also dates from the s. In Nunhead is recorded as having a population of 10, There was a Nunhead Football Club from to The house no longers stands, but was at 31 Linden Grove.
Old maps show that the church was next door to where the dental surgery now stands at 42 Linden Grove, so Windsor Lodge was presumably more or less opposite that. As part of this plan, the area forms part of the East Peckham and Nunhead renewal area. A component of this regeneration is the proposal that the Cross River Tram could serve the area, however in November Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced that due to funding constraints this project would be cancelled.
Gibbon Road is the location of Nunhead railway station. The station is located on the line from Blackfriars to Sevenoaks and Victoria to Dartford. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Among the most established cultural events is the Nunhead Art Trail , now in its fourth year, which takes place on September. An opportunity for local artists and craftspeople to show their work in their own homes, studios or public venues in the area, visitors can buy everything from ceramics, collage, sculpture and textiles to jewellery, glassware and handmade furniture, as well as original artworks direct from their creators.
There will be 82 exhibitors across 50 venues including the chapel ruin in Nunhead Cemetery. Hundreds of visitors are expected over the course of the weekend, so check the website to plan your trip and bag yourself something unique from this special corner of south London. Find out more about the artists involved at nunheadarttrail. Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in London Peckham Common offers a bit of breathing space. Figure It has been suggested that one such area named after a pub is Nunhead , in south-east London just to the south of Peckham.
During the 18th century, the pub was known for games it had a skittle alley , dancing and particularly for its tea gardens. These were a fashion of the era — tea had only been introduced to the country during the 17th century and had built up an immense popularity during the early parts of the 18th century to become effectively the national drink.
The tea gardens were suburban relatives of the pleasure gardens such as the famous one at Vauxhall , where high tea was served in the afternoon. To a certain extent, too, they were tainted with the same negative connotations, being the playgrounds of the frivolous leisured classes, encouraging licentious behaviour and gambling, and frequented by prostitutes. There is no indication in the sources that the tea gardens in Nunhead were anything less than respectable.
The pub also illustrates another interesting facet of historical pub habits in that the proprietor during the middle of the 19th century was a woman, Sarah Dyer. In any case, the original pub has long since been replaced. The present Tudor-style building dates from , and was closed for several years at the start of the 21st century. It reopened in with an attractive wooden interior, a good selection of ales, and organic food and wine on the menu.
Bricklayers Arms was opened in , but an agreement soon after with LGR meant that by the following year it was largely confined to goods cargo. It did not close until Sure, sure, sure. A striking omission from your second paragraph is surely the Elephant and Castle, which gave its name to an area, a road, a pair of roundabouts, and either two or three stations depending on how you count them. And you a south Londoner, too!
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