Spring Gardens Lambeth

[a chesters]

Ruskie, thank you for that information.

By using your reference, and the Booth map, I have finally found the location of Spring Gardens, on the Booth map. It seems to be between Albert and Goding Streets, opposite Marble Hall Lane, very close to the Vauxhall Bridge. It is shown as poor, 18to 21 shillings a week.

[Ruskie]

The area is unrecognisable from when your ancestors lived there - but I’m glad you managed to find it. 

[a chesters]

Ruskie, using your side by side maps, nowadays, it would seem that the old Spring Gardens are now a bit of greenery under the roadway which seems to be a viaduct from the map.

I stand to be corrected on that, being in Sydney, and viewing from afar.

Again, many thanks for helping solve a problem of some years standing.

AC

[Ruskie]

AC, have you had a look at the area on Google street view to check out the lay of the land?

Not that it will help you picture what it would have been like for your ancestors.

Sometimes if an address I am looking for no longer exists, I look on the side by side maps and try to find houses which look a similar size on nearby streets. Sometimes they are still standing, so I pop down to street view to have a look. I think with Spring Gardens this is not possible, but it might come in handy for future reference.

[LouiseB12]

Ruskie, thanks for the side by side maps. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find Clapham House and several other large houses that existed in 1871 aren't shown either. Perhaps they had been demolished?

[LouiseB12]

Help. I accidentally pressed the unsubscribe to this topic button and now can't see responses. 

[Ruskie]

Directly under the replies, look on the right - second in you will see REPLY and NOTIFY (or UNNOTIFY). Click on NOTIFY to get notifications of replies.

[LouiseB12]

Thanks!

[a chesters]

Ruskie, thank you for suggesting Google Maps.

Having had a good look, it seems that the street which was Spring Gardens has now been transformed into a walkway under the railway. There seems to be some greenery on either side of the railway, maybe "Spring Gardens"

Thank you very much for your ideas. I will have to try to remember to do that sort of thing again

AC