St Helena Tavern (site of) 23, St Helena Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16
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St Helena Tavern (site of) 23, St Helena Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16
Image: © Chris Lordan Taken: 4 Nov 2009
It stood opposite and just east of Luxford Street at the junction with Eugenia Road (Eugenia Road used to run into St Helena Road). The last pub was built or first recorded in 1787 and closed in 1966. However, in the mid 1750's, on or very close to the site stood the famous St Helena Tea Gardens - a respectable general purpose entertainment area that boasted of trees, ponds and two Chinese pavilions. Said at the time to be bounded by hay fields and hills forming a range from east to west. Nowadays it feels that the place is bounded by a scenic railway due to the small hills called roads. Near the tea gardens was a site where the Rotherhithe Volunteers trained.
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51.490985
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