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Lambeth School, Elder Road, West
Norwood, c. 1920
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In
1809 Lambeth Parish began to acquire land in
Elder Road and in the following year work started
on the buildings for Lambeth School of Industry.
These housed the poor children under the Workhouse
System.
The school was demolished during the 1980s in
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A Reader Comments:
Was Lambeth School later called Woodvale
Childrens home? If so, does anyone
have any more pictures of it or details
of its history?
My three brothers and I stayed there
for some years in the 1950s. We all
wore grey flannel uniforms and life
was pretty regimented. We slept in
large dormitories and strictly attended
church each Sunday.
The
home was reputed
to be haunted by
a ghost called "Bullet Head" (I
don't know why).
When we were laying
in bed we used
to make up stories
about him and why
he haunted the
home.
Bruce Grant
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Thurlow
Lodge,
Thurlow Park Road,
West Norwood, 1795 |
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Knights
Hill Station,
West Norwood,
c.1880 |
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East
Place,
West Norwood,
c.1900 |
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