Deptford
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ365775 | ||
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| Residents | 22,759 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | LONDON | ||
| ZIP code section | SE8 | ||
| prefix | 020 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Greater London | ||
| London Borough | Lewisham | ||
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Lewisham Deptford Greenwich and Woolwich |
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Deptford is a neighborhood in London's district of Lewisham . It is located on the south bank of the Thames in South London .
geography
Geographical location
Deptford is north of Brockley and Lewisham . To the west is the New Cross district and to the northwest the Rotherhithe district . The district of Greenwich is separated to the east by Deptford Creek . The Thames forms the border with the northeastern Isle of Dogs . The entire district belongs to the postcode area SE8. The area of the borough known as North Deptford is the only part of the London Borough of Lewisham that borders directly on the Thames. Today the Convoys Wharf is located there .
Demography and structure
Deptford's population structure has long been associated with shipbuilding. In addition, some of the residents were also active as gardeners and potters. When Deptford was the center of the Royal Navy , numerous high quality houses were built for the highly skilled shipbuilders. At the same time, mansions such as Sayes Court and Stone House were built. The population decreased as shipbuilding became less important. Today the northern part of Depford is characterized by vacant social housing . Together with New Cross , this part has already been celebrated by journalists as the "new Shoreditch ", a hope that has not yet been fulfilled. The southern part of the district with its Victorian-style houses is inhabited by families of young commuters . Over the years the number of Vietnamese residents has increased. In addition, the students of Goldsmiths College , the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of Music make up a large part of Deptford's population. The dormitory of the Goldsmiths College in the Creek Road in 2001 for 79 million pounds sold, demolished and replaced by the 2003 opened McMillan Student Village. It offers 900 rooms for students at Goldsmiths College, the University of Greenwich and Bellerbys College.
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history
etymology
The name of the district is derived from a ford over the river Ravensbourne . The medieval spelling Depeford (German: deep ford ) refers to a place where Watling Street , a Roman road from London to Dover , crossed the river.
historical development
The historic center of Deptford is near what is now Deptford Railway Station . A wooden and then a stone bridge developed from the ford located here. In 1497 which found here Battle of Deptford Bridge instead, where rebels from Cornwall , led by Michael An Gof on their way to London by troops of Henry VII. Were defeated. A second settlement was formed as a fishing village on the banks of the Thames, in the place of which Henry VIII had the first royal shipyard built in 1513 with the Deptford Dockyard . The following year, the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond was established in Deptford . This authority, which has been based in Stepney since 1618 , is still responsible for the management of beacons in England and Wales . The two places were originally separated by fields and nurseries, but grew together over the years. The shipyard played an important role under Elizabeth I. She visited them around 1581 to knight Francis Drake . Deptford was also crucial for the expansion of English rule. Not only did numerous ships set out from here on expeditions on all the world's seas, the British East India Company also maintained a warehouse in the port of the city from 1607 and built its own ships here until the end of the 17th century. The port was also an important hub for the slave trade . It was used as a base by John Hawkins , for example , and around 1760 Olaudah Equiano , a major player in the battle against the slave trade in England, was sold from a ship anchored here. From 1652 the horticultural architect John Evelyn lived in Deptford, where he created a large French-style garden with a small country house. After his departure, Tsar Peter the Great lived in this house in 1694 while studying shipbuilding for three months . In 1728/29 the house was torn down and replaced by a workhouse . The shipyard steadily decreased in importance from the 18th century. The ever-growing ships found it increasingly difficult to navigate the Thames, so that shipbuilding shifted to Plymouth , Portsmouth and Chatham . After the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1851, the demand for warships also declined. In 1869 the shipyard was finally closed. Between 1871 and the start of World War I , the area served the City of London Corporation as a market place for cattle. From 1914 the War Office used the site. During both world wars it served as a depot for the United States Army . In 2008, Hutchison Whampoa bought the area to build 3,500 homes. The district faced significant economic difficulties during the 20th century. With the complete emigration of the shipping industry, unemployment rose sharply. Some of the residents therefore moved to other parts of the city. There are extensive plans for urban redesign in the area of the river.
politics
The estate of Deptford or West Greenwich was transferred from William I to Gilbert de Magminot , then Bishop of Lisieux , in gratitude for his help in the defense of Dover Castle . de Magminot erected a castle-like building, of which, however, there are no more secure remains today. Originally, the urban area was assigned to the parishes of St Paul and St Nicholas. From 1900 the district then belonged to the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford . After its dissolution in 1965, it was added to the London Borough of Lewisham. Today Deptford is represented in the European Parliament by MEPs from the London constituency . In the election for the House of Commons , the urban area is divided into the constituencies Lewisham Deptford and Greenwich and Woolwich . The former is represented by Joan Mary Ruddock , the latter by Nick Raynsford , both of whom are members of the Labor Party . In the elections to the London Assembly Deptford is added to the constituency of Greenwich and Lewisham , whose interests Len Duvall looks after.
Culture and sights
Theaters and museums
The story of the Albany Theater in Deptford goes back to a charity event from 1894, with the aim of expanding the area's cultural life. In 1898 the foundation stone was finally laid for the original theater on Creek Street. This building burned down in 1978 and was reopened in 1982 on Douglas Way by Diana, Princess of Wales . Today concerts are held there regularly. Also in the urban area of Deptford there are studios maintained by the Art in Perpetuity Trust and used by various artists.
music
Deptford is known to a larger audience through the Rock Against Racism concerts, which took place a total of 15 times at the Albany Theater. In addition, Deptford has had its own music label with Deptford Fun City Records since the 1970s . This was founded by Miles Copeland III and brought out bands such as Alternative TV and Squeeze . The Leban Dance Center is also located in Deptford. It was built in 2003 by the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron . Local bands and singers also often perform in the pubs in the city.
Buildings
Deptford Dockyard
The Deptford Dockyard , founded in 1513 by Henry VIII. As the first royal shipyard opened to build ships for the Royal Navy. After the shipyard closed in 1869, the site was owned by News International between 1932 and 2008 . Today condominiums are being developed on the site.
Churches
The oldest church in the city is St Nicholas' Church . It was originally built in the 14th century. The current church building, however, dates from the 17th century. The St. Luke's Church was built in 1870 and houses the daughter church of St Nicholas. St Paul's Church in Deptford was built between 1712 and 1730 . The building, based on a design by the architect Thomas Archer , a student of Christopher Wren , was built with the aim of strengthening the national pride of the people of London and preventing them from emigrating to the New World .
Others
The Deptford Rail Station is one of the oldest suburban stations worldwide. It was built between 1836 and 1838 and was part of the first inner-city rail link in the city of London, the London and Greenwich Railway . Not far from Deptford Creek is a Victorian-style pumping station . This was designed by Joseph Bazalgette in 1864 as part of the London sewer system . The Deptford power plant was built by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti , was in operation from 1891 to 1983 and was considered the largest power plant in the world when it was commissioned.
Green spaces and recreation
The local recreation of the district is ensured by several green areas. The largest are Brookmill Park, Deptford Park, Ferranti Park, Pepys Park, and Sayes Court Park. What is now Deptford Park was originally owned by William John Evelyn , a descendant of John Evelyn. He sold the land, which was still being used by gardeners at the time, to the London County Council for below market value . After the horticultural conversion, Deptford Park was opened to the public on June 7, 1897.
Regular events
Deptford Market is held on Deptford High Street every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday . Groceries, antiques and clothing are sold there between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Economy and Infrastructure
Companies
In addition to companies in the shipbuilding industry, Deptford was a center of the English automotive industry for a long time. The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Company was founded in Deptford, but moved its headquarters to Orchard Place in Blackwall in 1838 after a fire that destroyed almost all of the company's buildings . From 1901, the H. & S. Norfolk Company produced both cars and motorcycles in Deptford under the Comet brand . However, operations were stopped again in 1905.
education
There are several primary schools in the city of Deptford and one secondary school, Deptford Green School . Trinity College of Music also maintains a campus in Deptford.
traffic
The district is connected to the National Rail network via Deptford Station . From there, Southeastern trains run on the Greenwich Line to London Cannon Street Station and Charlton . The Deptford Bridge Station provides connection to the Docklands Light Railway ago. The main roads in the city are the A200 which connects Deptford with Greenwich and central London and the A2 which runs from London to Dover.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Jonathan Goddard (1617–1675), physician, founding member of the Royal Society
- Lawrence Rooke (1622–1662), astronomer, co-initiator of the Royal Society
- Matthew Henry Barker (1790-1846), writer
- Henry Courtney Selous (1803-1890), painter
- George Julian Harney (1817-1897), politician
- Percival Christopher Wren (1875-1941), writer
- George Mills (1908-1970), football player
- Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton (1927–2012), politician
- James Blake (* 1988), musician
- Jeremy Ngakia (* 2000), soccer player
Persons connected with Deptford
- Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), poet, was murdered in Deptford.
- John Evelyn (1620-1706), architect, settled in Deptford in 1652.
- Sir Francis Drake , explorer, was knighted at Deptford Shipyard.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at bealondoner.com
- ↑ Location of Deptford on streetmap.co.uk
- ^ Demographic, social and economic indices for wards in Greater London, Eric J. Thompson, Greater London Council (1972)
- ↑ St John's Deptford on ideal-homes.org.uk ( Memento from April 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Brief portrait of the Lewisham Deptford constituency on ukpollingreport.co.uk
- ^ McMillan Student Village ( English ) University of Greenwich. Retrieved on July 22, 2014. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Daniel Lysons: Deptford, St Nicholas . In: The Environs of London: volume 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent . A. Strahan, London 1796, p. 359-385 ( British History Online [accessed July 22, 2014]).
- ^ A b c Daniel Lysons, Samuel Lysons: Counties of Kent, Essex and Herts . In: The Environs of London . 2nd Edition. Vol. I, Part II. T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1811, OCLC 4675204 , Deptford, St. Paul, S. 468 ( google.com [accessed July 16, 2014]).
- ↑ Edward Walford: Deptford . In: Old and New London: Volume 6 . S. 143-164 ( British History online [accessed July 22, 2014]).
- ↑ St John's Deptford on ideal-homes.org.uk ( Memento of February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Fran C. Chalfant: Ben Jonson's London: A Jacobean Placename Dictionary . The University of Georgia Press, Athens 1978, ISBN 0-8203-0392-5 , pp. 66 ( Google Books [accessed July 22, 2014]).
- ^ The East India Company's Yard at Deptford
- ^ Olaudah Equiano: The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa, the African . tape 1 . Kessinger, Whitefish 2004, ISBN 1-4191-6749-9 .
- ↑ Deptford Strand - The Meeting Place of Kings Queens, and Sailors ( February 19, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Deptford and Woolwich: London's Royal Dockyards
- ↑ Blog post on Royal Dockyard Deptford on Greenwich Industrial History
- ↑ Mothballed £ 700m Deptford housing scheme on track ( English ) Building.co.uk. November 6, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Summary of the project on the homepage of Rogers Stirks Harbor + Partners ( memento of the original from October 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A History of Deptford Dews, N, (London, 1884)
- ↑ a b Albany History ( Memento from November 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The Commissions for building fifty new churches: The minute books, 1711-27, a calendar . In: Michael H. Port (Ed.): Publications / London Record Society . tape 23 . Commission for Building Fifty New Churches in London and Westminster, 1986, ISBN 0-900952-23-7 , ISSN 0085-2848 , pp. 40 ( British History Online [accessed July 22, 2014]).
- ^ New park for Deptford ( Memento of February 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Bazalgette and London's sewage
- ↑ Scan of the South Western Electricity Historical Society ( Memento of the original from August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry on Deptford Park on the Lewisham County Council homepage ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
literature
- Nathan Dews: The History of Deptford . JD Smith, Deptford 1883.
- Jess Steele: Turning the tide: the history of everyday Deptford . Deptford Forum, London 1993, ISBN 1-898536-00-7 .
- Ellen Chase: Tenant Friends in Old Deptford . With a foreword by Octavia Hill. Williams & Norgate, London 1929, OCLC 11875621 .
