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Bramcote Grove, LONDON, SE16 3BN

Looking down Delaford Road.

On the corner of Bramcote Grove and Barkworth Road, a typical 19th century London "local" pub, serving the streets around it. Unlike many others, and unlike the local church Image, this one survived redevelopment of the area and is still open.

Coming off the Bricklayer's Arms branch is rebuilt Bulleid light Pacific No. 34004 'Yeovil' (built 7/45 as No. 21C104 'Yeovil', renumbered 5/48, rebuilt 2/58, withdrawn 10/66). The bridge behind carries the South London line.

This is Maunsell V class No. 30909 'St Paul's', going to Charing Cross (or perhaps Cannon Street), probably to work an express to Hastings. It was built 7/30, withdrawn 2/62.

View NE near South Bermondsey; No. 77311 is another of the 900+ 2-8-0s built for the War Department and sent to Europe after the OVERLORD operation and returned 2 - 3 years after the Allies' victory. During the first few months after their return many worked briefly on the SR; hence the white discs.

This is ex-LB&SC R.J. Billinton E4 class 0-6-2T No. 473 'Birch Grove' shunting near North Kent West Junction during its BR days as No. 32473. It was built in 6/1898 and withdrawn in 10/62. It was however preserved, on the Bluebell Railway, where it has been ever since, although out of use and under restoration from 1971 until 1997, when it returned to work in its original umber livery, number and name.

On an unusually fine January day I was fortunate to be able to photograph Maunsell class V 'Schools' 4-4-0 No. 30925 in apparently fresh ex-Works condition near North Kent West Junction, running light off Bricklayers Arms Depot up to Charing Cross or Cannon Street to work a down express, probably to Hastings. Built in 4/34 it was withdrawn 12/62, to be preserved in the National Collection at York, later restored for main line work on the heritage Mid-Hants (Watercress) Line.

A parade of shops set back from Ilderton Road near its junction with Rotherhithe New Road. As of 2011 they included a Chinese takeaway, cafe, hair salon / tanning studio, dry cleaners, betting shop, convenience store and bakery, with one vacant unit.

At the junction with Barkworth and Verney Roads - when the area was revamped it was planned to build dwellings on the playground until it was discovered that the ground was donated by a wealthy benefactor for locals to use "in perpetuity" as a park (in 1914 dwellings were on the site). Believe the benefactor was from Chislehurst in Kent as people from that area donated large amounts of cash for this particular part of Rotherhithe in the late 1800s.