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Beresford
Square

Beresford Square c.1890. Photo: Greenwich
Heritage Centre
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Beresford
Square around 1900. Photo: Michele Jewell

Beresford Square c.1905. Photo: Greenwich
Heritage Centre
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Beresford Square Market and Arsenal Gate in the early days.
Photo: Barbara Rosam.
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Barbara
Rosam (nee Biddle) writes “My dad, Joe Biddle, whose family
had a fish stall in the market in Beresford Square. (See J.
Biddle stall in the picture on left, and a close up on the right)There
are very few original traders there now. Denise
Dearsley is a friend of my cousin Carol. I remember the Carpenters,
Dennards, Delieu, Dearsley, Goddard and Edwards who were all
well-known traders.”
Read Barbara's Story Growing
Up In The Prefab Village On Winn's Common
Chris
Kitchenham adds: At the end of Barbara (nee Biddle) Rosams'
story, she mentions the Biddle Fish Stall (which I remember)
and the “Carpenters” as some of the few remaning
original Traders of Beresford Square. Mr and Mrs Carpenter were
our neighbors in High Grove and I had the opportunity to chat
with them and introduce them to our son and daughter in law
when we were visiting in 2000. That was fun.
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A postcard showing another view of Beresford Square. Photo:
Dierdre Tennant
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Tram 1987 on route 46 to City & Southwark, negotiating crowds
in Beresford Square. Going through Beresford Square, Woolwich
Market, on the one way loop. Beasley's Beer was a local brewery
at Plumstead. Photo: Dewi Williams
Visit Dewi's
site for more trams and pictures!
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Green's End, Woolwich. Photo:Barbara Rosam.
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Market Day, Beresford Square. Photo: Barbara Rosam.
The fish stall sign, “J. Biddle” can just be made
out in photo. Barbara Biddle's (now Rosam) granddad owned this
stall.
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See stories: A
Child's Day Out and The
Other Barrow Boys
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Woolwich market c.1930 (from postcard). Photo: Joe Duncan
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Beresford Square & Market in modern times (c.1998)
All
six photos: Bert Hooper. (Click on any photo for a larger view)
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'When
I read your little piece about Woolwich Market (see story, 'A
Child's Day Out') I really felt as though you'd captured
the mood of the place for sure. The buzz of the place, the Cheese
Rolls, the hot Walls Pies, fish & chips, hot tea, coffee,
hot chocolate, hot Oxo, and even Horlicks.
When
I worked at No. 1 Woolwich New Road, at Furlongs, I'd wander
through the market eating my lunch, then a quick pint before
it was back to the draughting tables. I'm sorry that I did not
take any photos of The Covered Market, but that place is in
no way similar to the way we remember it, and you'd not like
it anyway. This was a place that I went when it rained, as it
was just around the corner from work. When the boss was out
we'd wander further along Powis Street, and maybe take in a
Wimpy ......... or two!
Recollections
of Bert Hooper when he returned from abroad to the market after
many years away.
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