Edwardian advertising on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Virol, Yorkshire Relish, Bovril, Brixton Theatre and Empress

Proudly billed as a ‘Magnificent Site To Be Let,’ this Edwardian photo shows the corner of Kenbury Street and Coldharbour Lane on the Brixton/Camberwell borders awaiting development. Much like today, …

Edwardian advertising on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Virol, Yorkshire Relish, Bovril, Brixton Theatre and Empress Read More
Did your street get bombed in the war? View Brixton WW2 bombsites on this fascinating website

Did your street get bombed in the war? View Brixton WW2 bombsites on this fascinating website

A new project called Bomb Sight has produced an interactive website that maps the London WW2 bomb census data recorded between 7/10/1940 and 06/06/1941 – and it’s clear that Brixton took a bit of …

Did your street get bombed in the war? View Brixton WW2 bombsites on this fascinating website Read More