East Dulwich
Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°05′02″W / 51.4620°N 0.0840°W
| East Dulwich | |
 East Dulwich
East Dulwich shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ345745 |
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| London borough | Southwark |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | SE22 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Dulwich and West Norwood |
| London Assembly | Lambeth and Southwark |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
East Dulwich is a district of South London, England in the London Borough of Southwark. It forms the eastern one third of Dulwich, with the Dulwich Wood area, Dulwich Village and West Dulwich to its South and West making up the remaining two thirds. The South London suburb dates back to the nineteenth century when the land was sold by Alleyn's College[citation needed] and redeveloped with the help of Sir Charles Barry.
It is a residential area which has undergone gentrification in recent years.[1] It has a shopping area along Lordship Lane which, as well as many independent shops, has a selection of restaurants and a greengrocer specialising in organic produce[citation needed]. On Fridays and Saturdays there is a small market on North Cross Road with antiques, crafts and specialist food stalls. Some of the pubs in the area have been converted to Gastropubs, providing residents with many more places to eat and drink. There are currently two football teams based in East Dulwich - Dulwich Hamlet FC, play at Champion Hill stadium, and were formed in 1893. Fisher FC, originally from Bermondsey also currently groundshare at their stadium. East Dulwich station is located on Grove Vale. It is not only further east than North Dulwich Station (on the same line) but also further north.
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[edit] History
[edit] Saxon Dulwich
967 - Edgar the Peaceful granted Dilwihs to a thane named Earl Aelfheah. Dilwihs meant 'meadow where the dill grew'.[2]
[edit] Medieval Dulwich
1066 - King William I of England is owner of Dulwich, taking the land from King Harold II of England
Lordship Lane was the boundary of Dulwich Manor with Friern Manor.
1340 - The hamlet of Est Dilewissh was sold to John Leverich by William Mabuhs
[edit] Tudor Dulwich
1538 - Dulwich no longer property of Bermondsey Abbey with Dissolution.
1544 - Dulwich granted to goldsmith Thomas Calton for £609 by Henry VIII.
[edit] Stuart Dulwich
1605 - Estate sold for £4,900 to Edward Alleyn by Sir Francis Calton
[edit] Georgian Dulwich
1805 (+1814) - Dulwich Common enclosed.
1826 - East Dulwich Chapel built at start of Lordship Lane opposite Goose Green.
[edit] Victorian Dulwich
1851 - Dulwich's population: 1,632.
1863 - London, Chatham and Dover Railway built.
1865 - St John's Church built amidst green fields.
1868 - East Dulwich railway station opened as Champion Hill Station.
1868 - Old village green is bought for public use.
1871-1881 - 5,000 houses built in East Dulwich.
1872 - St John's & St Clements school moved to Northcross Road.
1874 - St Peter's Church built.
1877 - Emmanuel Congregational Church opened on Barry Road.
1883 - Heber Road School.
1885 - Horse-drawn trams arrived in East Dulwich
1887 - Dulwich Hospital opened.
1890 - Dulwich Park opened. Dulwich Grove Congregational Church opened on Melbourne Grove.
1892 - Dulwich Public Baths opened on East Dulwich Road.
1893 - Dulwich Fire Station opened on Lordship Lane (closed 1947 after war damage).[3]
1897 - Dulwich Library opened.[4]
[edit] Modern Dulwich
1900 - Part of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell. Grove Vale School opened.
1901 - Dulwich's Population: 10,247
1902 - Imperial Hall opened in Grove Vale.
1906 - Horse-drawn trams were replaced by electrical ones. The route ran Dog Kennel Hill, Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Road.
1912 - Dulwich Hamlet FC moved to Dog Kennel Hill. Aquarius Golf Club opened.
1923 - Imperial Hall became Pavilion. Grove Tavern rebuilt.
1931 - New Dulwich Hamlet FC stadium opened.
1938 - East Dulwich Odeon opened.
1940s - World War II: the Blitz and the V1 & V-2 rocket flying bombs caused widespread damage to East Dulwich.
1952 - End of electric trams.
1965 - Became part of new London Borough of Southwark.
1972 - East Dulwich Odeon closed. Later became London House.
1977 - East Dulwich Police Station opened.
1990s - Gentrification of East Dulwich.[5]
1994 - St John's & St Clements school moved to Adys Road.
1998 - Commemorative blue plaque added to 36 Forest Hill Road, birthplace of Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt)
2003 - London House (old East Dulwich Odeon) demolished.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Dulwich Plough
One area of East Dulwich is called Dulwich Plough [6]. This was named after a pub, "The Plough" which had been there since 1830. The pub was taken over by Bass Taverns pub chain and changed its name in 1996 to the Goose and Granite. Despite the efforts of a "Save Dulwich Plough" campaign the new name was kept for almost ten years. The name reverted to The Plough in 2005. Like most other pubs in East Dulwich, it has recently been gentrified.
Dulwich Library, which opened on 24 November 1897 is nearby.
[edit] 549 Lordship Lane - the "Concrete House"
One of the most architecturally interesting buildings in the area is at 549 Lordship Lane. The so-called "Concrete House" is a derelict grade II listed building and is an example of 19th century concrete house. It is believed that it is the only surviving example in England.[7]
The Concrete House was built in 1873 by Charles Drake of the Patent Concrete Building Company. In 1867 the builder had patented the use of iron panels for shuttering rather than timber.
It is listed on the English Heritage Buildings At Risk register.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "Good buy, Mr Chips". The Times. June 11, 2004. http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article443186.ece.
- ^ Hibbert, Christopher; Booth, Pat; Weinreb, Ben (1983). The London encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0333325567.
- ^ "Dulwich Fire Station c.1900. Built 1892.". London Fire Brigade. 1900. http://www.lfbphotos.com/assetbank-lfb/action/viewAsset;jsessionid=883CFB0D0D0F8B4EF6C97FA6517B3CEE?id=258&index=27&total=119&collection=Stations&categoryId=8&categoryTypeId=1. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ "Welcome to Southwark libraries". Southwark Council. http://southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/LibrariesSection/. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Caroline McGhie (March 27, 1994). "Up and coming but never arrived; They were downbeat areas on the way up, then house prices tumbled. Caroline McGhie asks if the gentrification front line is moving again". The Independent (London). "Examine the map of London and you will see that the hierarchy in the market follows the geographical contours. Those areas that arrived decades ago are on the tops of hills, beside the largest green parks or along the most reliable Tube lines. The rest can only aspire. Some that are ahead in the queue are there on an architecture ticket - Camberwell Grove with its Georgian houses, for example. Others such as East Dulwich, Stoke Newington and De Beauvoir, are soaking up those who can't afford Dulwich or Islington."
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2018876
- ^ "549 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, Southwark, c.1930". Ideal Homes. http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/southwark/east-dulwich/549-lordship-lane-1930.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-03.[dead link]
- ^ Lordship Lane "Heritage at Risk Register". English Heritage. http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/2010.aspx?id=1354&rt=0&pn=1&st=a&ctype=all&crit=lordship+lane Lordship Lane. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- Bibliography
- Boast, Mary (1990). The Story of Dulwich. London Borough of Southwark Local Studies Library. pp. 36 pages. ISBN 0905849094.
- Beasley, John D (1998). East Dulwich: an illustrated alphabetical guide. South Riding Press. pp. 152 pages. ISBN 187440108X.
- Green, Brian (1988). Victorian and Edwardian Dulwich. Quotes Ltd. pp. 140 pages. ISBN 0860234320.
- William Harnett Blanch (1877). Ye parish of Cam̃erwell: A brief account of the parish of Camberwell, its history and antiquities. E.W. Allen. http://books.google.com/?id=4T7EoVPGa00C., page 220.
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