St Paul's Avenue, Rotherhithe, London SE16
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St Paul's Avenue, Rotherhithe, London SE16
Image: © Chris Lordan Taken: 27 Oct 2009
Off Rotherhithe Street, about 150 yards west of Beatson Walk and originally called Ram Alley. About 1850 a school was built at the end of the Alley and named Surrey Canal School, later changing to St Paul's School. In 1850 St Paul's Chapel of Ease was built very close to the school. This was built so that the locals did not have to "undertake the dangerous journey to St Mary's". The Chapel was renovated in 1892 when timber from HMS Temeraire was used to construct the altar and altar rails. The Chapel was demolished in 1955 but this was 'hushed up' as it should not have been demolished. The school was demolished in the late 1970s and Peter Hills School built in its place - visible at the end of the Avenue in the image. Initial intake were pupils from St Mary's School in Culling Road. The white wall on the right was the site of the Duke's Head pub.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.506549
Longitude
-0.042654