Lewisham Collection

Beckenham Place and grounds, Beckenham, Kent, c1790. View with cattle and figures. Beckenham Place Park is now in the London borough of Lewisham

View of the Merchant Taylors Almshouses on Lee High Road, Lewisham, London, 1826

Encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Artist: Paul Sandby
View of an army encampment on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1780. Showing a windmill on the right and soldiers playing cards with a farmer in front

Old Cottages At Lewisham, 1876. Creator: Sir John Gilbert
Old Cottages At Lewisham, 1876

Arrival of the King of the French during the fire, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Arrival of the King of the French during the fire, 1844. Firefighters at New Cross railway station in south-east London: His Majesty the King [Louis Philippe] arrived at the station at about eleven o

Great fire at the New-Cross Railway Station, on Monday last, October, 1844. Firefighters at the scene in south-east London

Ruins of the Octagon Building, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Ruins of the Octagon Building, 1844. Damage after a fire at New Cross railway station in south-east London:at the works attached to the station of the South Eastern, Brighton

On Blackheath, Greater Londons Most Historic Common, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
On Blackheath, Greater Londons Most Historic Common, c1935. Boating lake at Blackheath in south-east London. From " Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock

Where The Roman Road To Dover Crosses Shooters Hill Beyond Blackheath, c1935. Creator: W Whiffin
Where The Roman Road To Dover Crosses Shooters Hill Beyond Blackheath, c1935. Street empty of traffic, the route from London to Dover

The Royal Naval School, New Cross, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Royal Naval School, New Cross, (c1878). The Royal Naval School building was designed by John Shaw Jr, and opened c1844 at New Cross in south-east London

West Coombe, in 1794, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
West Coombe, in 1794, (c1878). West Combe in Blackheath, then a village outside London, was built in the 1720s. Among those who lived there over the years were the general

Lee Church in 1795, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Lee Church in 1795, (c1878). St Margarets Church, Lee Terrace, near Blackheath in what is now south London. View of the mediaeval church dating from 1120

The Green Man, Blackheath, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Green Man, Blackheath, (c1878). The Green Man Hotel and tavern in Blackheath, then a village outside London, was an important staging post on the London-to-Dover route

Floating Dock, Deptford (1820), (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Floating Dock, Deptford (1820), (c1878). The Royal Navy Dockyard at Deptford on the River Thames operated from the mid-16th to the late 19th century

St. Nicholas Church, Deptford, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
St. Nicholas Church, Deptford, (c1878). The church of St Nicholas at Deptford Green in what is now greater London. The building seen here dates from the 17th century

Display of posters at a training centre, Deptford, London, 1935
Display of posters at the Nynehead Street Non-Residential Training Centre, Deptford, London, 1935

Railway bridge across Deptford Creek, London, 1913. The bridge over Deptford Creek viewed from the south at low tide

Deptford Creek Bridge, London, 1896. View of the bridge closed to shipping, looking towards the gas works and tall-masted ships in the distance. In the foreground is a barge, used for freight

Class 3, Clyde Street School, Deptford, London, 1887. The boys and girls of Class 3 are posed outside their school. A girl in the front row holds a sign which says Jubilee Year

London County Council ambulance, Deptford, 1935
White London County Council ambulance, Deptford, 1935. The vehicle has ambulance written on its side, accompanied by a crest

Operating theatre, Lewisham Hospital, London, 1936

Open sided class sheds, Brent Knoll Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1928
Open sided class sheds, Brent Knoll Open Air School, Mayow Road, Forest Hill, London, 1928. Surrounded by wooden decking

Children resting in the garden, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Children resting either in deck chairs or lying on blankets on the grass

Children dressed as prehistoric cave dwellers, Birley House Open Air School, London, 1908
Children dressed as prehistoric cave dwellers, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. With a hut shelter, chopping wood, making fire and pegging out an animal skin

History lesson in the Horniman Museum, London, 1908
History lesson in the Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Children from Birley House Open Air School studying stone age implements with their teacher in a museum gallery

How to read a sun-dial, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908
A teacher showing children how to read a sun-dial to tell the time, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908

Arithmetic lesson in the garden, Birley House Open Air School, London, 1908
Arithmetic lesson in the garden, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. The uniformed children all have their own small blackboards

Girls learning infant care, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Three girls, being supervised by a nurse, bathing and dressing a doll

Pupils preparing food outdoors, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908
Boys and girls preparing food outdoors, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Uniformed children are preparing vegetables and pastry in the gardens with instructors

Pupils in the garden doing needlework, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908
Boys and girls in the garden doing needlework, Birley House Open Air School, Forest Hill, London, 1908. Sitting in a semi-circle

View of St Pauls Church, Deptford, London, 1822. The Baroque church was designed by Thomas Archer, a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren

View of the Royal Dockyard, Deptford, London, 1793

London and Croydon Railway, New Cross, Deptford, London, 1839. Artist: Edward Duncan
London and Croydon Railway, New Cross, Deptford, London, 1839. View of the railway from the great cutting at New Cross Hill, looking towards the Greenwich Railway

Greenwich Railway, Deptford, London, 1836. Artist: GF Bragg
Greenwich Railway, Deptford, London, 1836. View from the Surrey Canal showing the towpath, barges and horses and a steam train on the viaduct

Le roi a la station de New Cross, 1844. Artist
Le roi a la station de New Cross, 1844. King Louis Phillippe of France being greeted at New Cross Station, Deptford, London. The King paid a state visit to Windsor Castle in 1844

A view of His Majestys Dock Yard at Deptford... London, 1772. HM Dockyard, also known as the Royal Dock and commonly called Kings Yard, was created in 1513, south of Great Howland Dock

Lee Place which stood on the north side of Old Road, Lewisham, London, c1795. Artist
Lee Place which stood on the north side of Old Road, Lewisham, London, c1795

Obelisk erected on Brockley Hill, possibly in Lewisham, London, c1795. Artist
Obelisk erected on Brockley Hill, possibly in Lewisham, London, c1795

Colfes Almshouses in Lewisham, London, c1795. The almshouses were founded by the Reverend Abraham Colfe in the 17th century

Church of St Margaret, Lee, Lewisham, London, 1809. View of the church with tombstones in the foreground

Church of St Margaret, Lee, Lewisham, London, 1841. Artist
Church of St Margaret, Lee, Lewisham, London, 1841

The Royal Naval School at New Cross, Lewisham, London, c1870

The Royal Naval School, Lewisham High Road, New Cross, Lewisham, London, c1870. Artist
The Royal Naval School, Lewisham High Road, New Cross, Lewisham, London, c1870. Above is a view of the south front with figures on the playing fields

Proposed design for Forest Hill Station, Lewisham, London, 1851. Artist
Proposed design for Forest Hill Station, Lewisham, London, 1851. Architects perspective design for the station, on the London and Brighton Railway. The station was never built to this design

Deptford Docks, London, 1753. Artist
Deptford Docks, London, 1753. Plan of the Dock Yard at Deptford including the surrounding area. In the upper section is a view of the River Thames with water vessels

View of Deptford across the River Thames, London, c1790. Artist
View of Deptford across the River Thames, London, c1790

Low tide, Deptford, 1972. Artist: RCD Lowry
Low tide, Deptford, 1972

A windmill on Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1833. Artist: George Shepheard
A windmill on Blackheath, London, 1833. With a woman and washing line in the foreground

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