Lordship Lane 1959

[macroban]

A nod of thanks to Reg Smeeton.

I think this is likely to be a short-lived thread.

1959 is just an arbitary date - 50 years ago.

In the 1950s I did nearly all my shopping in Lordship Lane between The Plough and Goose Green. I must have been in nearly every shop, some many, many times. Now I can only remember a handful of the shop names.

White Dent (estate agents)

Follet's (record shop)

Smith's (greengrocers)

David Grieg (chain grocer)

Woolworths

Co-op (chain grocer - then still interconnected shacks built on stilts over the bomb site)

Segar's (hairdressers)

United Dairies (chain dairy)

Kingston's (butchers)

Melbourne Pianos (piano and musical instrument shop)

Can anyone add to the list?

[Jeremy]

Some of the pubs must have existed long before then, eg Magdala.

[SeanMacGabhann]

"In the 1950s I did nearly all my shopping in Lordship Lane between The Plough and Goose Green."

Has that changed much? i wasn't here in the 50's but I still do this. Of course the premises themselves have changed but the habit hasn't. Regulars listed below but I can't think of more than a handful of shops on the Lane that I haven't been in

Meat - Sparkes or William Rose

Veg - combo of SMBS/the Turkish shop opposite Black Cherry/the new English grocer next to the Warehouse

Hair - Roches usually but will be tryuing out the new barbers

General grocers - depends what's needed but whichever of the small shops I'm closest to at the time and CoOp when I'm stuck

Estate Agents - bought from Bushess, rented from Haart

Wine - Green & Blue mostly with occassional forays into Bossman and Nicolas

White Dent (estate agents)

Follet's (record shop)

Smith's (greengrocers)

David Grieg (chain grocer)

Woolworths

Co-op (chain grocer - then still interconnected shacks built on stilts over the bomb site)

Segar's (hairdressers)

United Dairies (chain dairy)

Kingston's (butchers)

Melbourne Pianos (piano and musical instrument shop)

[computedshorty]

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[Keef]

As Jeremy says, what about pubs? Plough must have been, Mag, Lord Palmerston, East Dulwich Tavern, all could have been, not sure about the foresters, that looked more modern. Can anyone confirm?

[Keef]

I may start a Lordship Lane 1978 thread, to see what was there when I was born. Only thing I clearly remember, was the Tescos on the corner of Northcross, which sold on to 7-11.

[jimbo1964]

My personal favourite was Marriott's for all a boy's Airfix, Dinky and Subbuteo needs. There was also a toy shop at the Plough parade which sold Dinky and Corgi (all I cared about in those days).

[bob]

Keef your right about the pubs and yes the foresters was there then.

Bob S

[mouldwarp]

hi, how about edney sweey shop by the roundabout, jones dairy, home and colonial(video shop) Pearsons Picture framing Hoover shop Collins Fish Shop Achille Sarre dry cleaners Timpsons Coaches, Lockharts toy shop(Chaotic) Styles Bakers Cycle shop(corner of Blackwater) Newsagents where Police station is now Place Bakeries (the Chanderlier) Franklins Farm shop was originally part of David Greig Look on the Gable end to see DG intertwined. Greengrocers where estate agent next to B2 is Flower shop opposite, Kentons?Drapers where smbs is.

[rememberwhen]

Pullins motor and m/cycle dealer where Iceland (Bejam) is.

Lockharts the totally disorganised stationers was next door.

Indian Restaurant on the corner of Chesterfield Grove was the Curry Cabin

Next door was Lee and Son Electrics (he had 7 daughters before he finally had a son)

Soup Dragon was an undertakers.

The Cheese Block was a newsagent/video rental.

Police Station was a dodgy s/h car dealers in two shops.

Any more?

[matthew123]

Some old Dulwich photos - http://www.francisfrith.com/dulwich/photos/ - although nothing recognisable from Lordship Lane even though some are dated 1955

[Ted Max]

Was Curry Cabin there in 1959? I did not know that.

[macroban]

Does the Curry Cabin have something like "Established 1971" on its fascia?

[macroban]

This is so difficult.

Spencer & Kent (Estate agents at The Plough)

Gordon Garage (Car showroom - where Ralon is now)

Bell's (Builder's merchants - now plumbing only)

Bell's (Fish and chip shop on corner of Matham Grove)

[rememberwhen]

You might be right about Curry Cabin coming later but I have remembered two more

39 Chicken Shop was a furniture shop then later a Launderette

Across the road, about No. 40 Motor Factors.

In the mid 50's 38 or 42 was a bakers, but it may have gone by 1959

Any more?

[bob]

The Curry Cabin was a Chinese restraunt in 1969.

Bob S

[computedshorty]

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[lindylou]

My favourite was the magic shop, near bells chip shop. Fake flies, dog turd, nail through finger, whoopee cushions. Great.

[macroban]

I'm struggling with this. I just can't remember the shop names.

What we have so far does show we had a far more diverse and interesting range of shops than we do today.

In 1959 we had more organic butchers than we have in 2009 too.

[geneie]

I can remember Welton's, the newsagent's (did a paper round for her for many years), also Beszant's the ironmonger's.

[computedshorty]

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[macroban]

Nice one, Shorty.

I bet you did well with the young ladies.

[Mick Mac]

It was a joke, Macroban. Don't take everything so literally old boy.

[macroban]

Oh dear, did you really fall for that, Mick Mac?

Next time you walk down Lordship Lane from your elevated position why don't you raise your eyes and look at the architecture above ground floor level? You might spot some Victorian street furniture remnants you can add to my thread of a couple of years ago.

[Mick Mac]

Relax mate, you are obviously a little sensitive. Best, Mick.