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Concorde Way, LONDON, SE16 2PZ

The low-rise housing on the south side of the road was built c. 2006.

The Royal William public house was at 15 St Helena Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 from 1852 to 1865. The site, and a much larger area, later became the St Helena Tea Gardens which incorporated the St Helena Tavern. Possibly the Royal William was demolished for this project or was left intact and renamed the St Helena tavern.

A recent building development to the west of Oldfield Grove, viewed from the railway footbridge.

The pub would have stood on the entrance where the estate road has been constructed, at the then junction with Silverlock Street. The pub opened in 1878 and closed in 1971. Building on the left is McIntosh House and that on the right is Westlake House. Westlake Road ran off Silverlock Street and both terminated in Silwood Street.

View from the southern end. On the right is the London Outreach Centre; "John 3:16 For God so loved the world". Surrey Quays underground station is a couple of hundred yards to the north.

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.

Surrey Quays is on the East London Line in Rotherhithe near Surrey Quays Shopping Centre and Southwark Park. The next station to the north is Canada Water, and to the south it splits into two branches, which lead to the southern termini, New Cross Gate and New Cross. The East London Line Project is planned to extend and upgrade the existing line, converting it into a new metro-style (National Rail) train service, with services that will ultimately extend North to Highbury & Islington, South to West Croydon and West to Clapham Junction.

At 212 / 214 Lower Road, Rotherhithe SE16. Opened about 1870 when listed as a beer house.

At 229 Rotherhithe New Road SE16. Original was demolished to make for the railway and the owners insisted on the new one being built on the exact same site. It was and formed an arch with trains running feet above those asleep in bed. Pub in image 1835 to 1967. Previously called the 'Railway Tavern'.