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Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, 1939

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, 1939

By this time Lewisham was a respectable and mature suburb and this view is evidence of the High Street's commercial success.

The spire on the left is of the Congregational Church, the tower just left of the centre is St Mary's, and the water tower on the right serves the Ladywell Institution.

The cinema in the very foreground is the Prince of Wales' Playhouse (detail right).

  

Map of the Prince of Wales Theatre - Click to enlarge

St Saviours Church was built in 1909 and its campanile, which dominates this part of the High Street, in 1929.

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, 1939
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