Key Words :- lamp

Address :- Deptford High Street, London, Greater London, SE8
Grid Ref :- TQ 3719 7729
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.47794 , Long -0.025877
Local Authority :- Lewisham London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant

Description and History of Site:-
SELIA (1982): 'The entrance to the fairground, at the corner of Giffin Street, is distinguished by the iron hoops which were once gas lamp brackets. The passageway is now used for the storage of market barrows.'
Site cleared for public open space.

Further Reading and References:-
Goldsmiths College Industrial Archaeology Group. 'The Industrial Archaeology of South-East London'. SELIA, 1982
Cain, Angela Catherine. 'Deptford Show Ground: The last permanent fairground in London'. Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd, 2022

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