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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Steve Mc on Sunday 18 August 13 03:12 BST (UK)
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Hello, through the UK census I have had various (Spong) family members living at 19 and 27 Foreign Street Camberwell (Brixton) Lambeth. I have carried out considerable research to find if this street had changed names but only recently found the following;
Foreign Street appears to run south from Lilford Road Camberwell on the western side of the railway line. The area where Foreign St was, now seems to be parkland or at least covered with grass & trees. All that remains is the start of the street from Lilford Rd between No.s 80 & 82 Lilford Rd Camberwell. My only inkling that this is specifically where Foreign St was is the below map. Can anyone confirm this is where Foreign St was or provide any history re this street?
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=532591&y=176904&z=110&sv=532591,176904&st=4&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=662&ax=532591&ay=176904&lm=0
Any assistance greatly appreciated
Steve McLean (Melbourne Aust)
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Hi
There's a map here - shows Foreign Street, Brixton.
Use your 'find' function to find "Foreign Steet" on the page to get to the right section of the page where the map is. It's at abt 9 o'clock on the map, parallel to the railway line
Cheers
AMBLY
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Charles Booth Survey
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=retrieve_catalogue_notebook&args=b370,60,80
Seems like Foreign Street was one of those bombed or partially bombed in WW2 and then completely gone in post-WW2 redevelopment
http://www.stockwellwarmemorial.co.uk/names-index/charles-frederick-parker
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/45355/page=3
Cheers
AMBLY
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You can also see Foreign Street on the 1895-1896 Town Plan at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=531863,176208 select from the available maps on the right side.
Stan
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Hi Steve
Here's Foreign Street in the 1908 Bartholemew's map:
http://mapco.net/bart1908/bart48.htm
It was just above Loughborough Junction station on the left hand side of the map.
KR
Gaie
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now seems to be parkland or at least covered with grass & trees. All that remains is the start of the street from Lilford Rd between No.s 80 & 82 Lilford Rd Camberwell.
Yes, it is now covered by Elam Street Open Space. You walk past it on the way to Lambeth Archives at the Minet Library ;)
You could contact them for more information -- it's actually in Lambeth but close to the border with Camberwell.
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/LeisureCulture/LocalHistory/Archives.htm
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Thank you everyone, I now have a very clear picture of Foreign St, which runs north from Gordon Grove to Lilford Rd paralleling the railway line to it's east. (Almost a northern extension to Wickwood St as this street crosses Gordon Grove).
Thank you again everyone.
Steve Mc
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Hi Steve
Thanks for your post, I have an interest as my mum was born in 3 Foreign Street in 1920.
If you search on google images, in amongst the pictures of Boris Johnson and the Foreign Office you'll find this nice picture:
https://www.mediastorehouse.com/blitz-in-london-foreign-street-camberwell-ww2/print/8888141.html
Regards, Chris
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Thank you Chris for sending me the link for Foreign St. Explains why its no longer there. It’s the only photo I've seen of the street, so nice to have.
Regards
Steve Mc
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Steve if you look on Google Maps and then go to Streetview you'll see the path between 80 and 82 Lilford Road, leading to the open space. The terrace of 6 houses with no. 82 next to the path had been beautifully renovated by 2015. But look back at previous years on Streetview and on the side wall of no.82 about half way up there is a patch of brickwork appearing a different colour, black and white rather than the yellow of the brickwork. I know this because we visited there in 2011 when it was all very run down. I could just make out 'Foreign Street SE5' on that patch and I took some photos. If you'd like to see the photos I can email them to you. Regards, Chris
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Thanks Chis, that would be great. I’m mcleaninmelbourne@gmail.com
Steve Mc
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Steve
Here's an interesting map showing the location of Foreign Street and the Blitz bombing
http://bombsight.org/#16/51.4695/-0.1025
Regards,Chris