EPW060452 ENGLAND (1939). Nunhead Cemetery and flats surrounding Kentwell Close, Brockley, 1939

Bernie S was born here in Sophie and Archerd’s kitchen 14th Sept 2023

Beecroft Primary School

V1 struck between Stuart and Reynolds Road at 6.27pm on July 1, 1944. 16-36 Stuart Road and 9-17 Reynolds Road were demolished, There was a small fire. A further 50 houses were damaged by blast, including the front of a house blown in on Borland Road.

Approx location of a 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery, Peckham Rye, designation ZS25/- (GDA London).

Nunhead Cemetery

Old road bridge, collapsed in 1960, now just a walkway nicknamed 'Creepy Bridge' but given some love and attention during lockdown 2020 with a rainbow paintjob and communal garden at each end.

The Newlands Tavern, built in 1938, replacing the previous Newlands Tavern building. Now The Ivy House.

Brockley Footpath. Part of the direct route from Brockley to Nunhead Green.

Stuart Road Allotments.

The Waverley Arms.

38 Limesford Road, built 1928 ditto 39, 40 &41.

Waverley Park Mission Hall, built 1895 as church for local residents, the church nearby (St Silas) was built and consecrated 1903.

St Silas Church (CoE) built 1895, united with St Anthony (near Nunhead Green) in 1990. Original church knocked down ( bomb damage and ground surge). New church opened as St Anthony & St Silas in 2003.

The houses on the corner of Fernholme Road and Athenlay Road were hit by a V1 rocket on 14 October 1944, killing eight. Details of the incident at http://www.flyingbombsandrockets.com/V1_summary_se15.html List of casualties at https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results?regiment=Civilian%2BWar%2BDead&cemetery=Camberwell%252c%2BMetropolitan%2BBorough&war=2&exactDate=15-10-1944

Anthenlay road

Ivydale road Primary school

Daniels road

119 Linden Grove

Honor Oak Estate built mid 1930's

Finland Rd Brockley

Turnham Road School

Peckham Rye Park

Aquarius Gold Course - the closest to the centre of London. On top of Thames Water's reservoir.

Railway line from New Cross Gate running south for Croydon and Brighton. (Formerly the LBSC line.)

Ex S.E.& C. railway line joining the South London line to Holborn Viaduct and Victoria stations etc.

Ex S.E.& C. railway's Nunhead station.

Ex S.E.& C. railway line to Lewisham etc.

Ex S.E.& C. railway line to Catford and Bromley etc.

Ex S.E.& C. railway line to Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood.

Electricity sub station for the trains.

Honor Oak Crematorium

Torridge Gardens

Nunhead FC