East Dulwich
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East Dulwich is an area in the London Borough of Southwark. The South London suburb dates back to the nineteenth century when the land was sold by Alleyn's College and redeveloped with the help of Sir Charles Barry. It is a residential area which has undergone extensive "gentrification" in recent years. It has a very successful shopping area along Lordship Lane which, as well as some high quality independent retail premises, has a selection of decent restaurants and an organic greengrocer. On Fridays and Saturdays there is a small market on Northcross Road with antiques, CDs, second-hand books and specialist food stalls. Almost all the traditional pubs in the area have now been converted to Gastropubs, providing affluent young residents with many more places to eat and consume expensive lagers, but little comfort for the old geezers who used to sit in the corner, nursing a pint of warm beer.
There is a football team based in East Dulwich - Dulwich Hamlet FC. They play at the Champion Hill stadium, and were formed in 1893.
East Dulwich station is located on Grove Vale. It is not only more easterly than North Dulwich Station (on the same line) but also more northerly.
History
Saxon Dulwich
967 - Edgar the Peaceful granted Dilwihs to a thane. Dilwihs meant 'meadow where the dill grew'.
Medieval Dulwich
Lordship Lane was the boundary of Dulwich Manor with Friern Manor.
Tudor Dulwich
1538 - Dulwich no longer property of Bermondsey Abbey with Dissolution.
1544 - Dulwich granted to Thomas Calton by Henry VIII.
Stuart Dulwich
1605 Estate sold to Edward Alleyn by F Calton
Georgian Dulwich
1805 (+1814) - Dulwich Common enclosed.
1826 - East Dulwich Chapel built at start of Lordship Lane opposite Goose Green.
Victorian Dulwich
1851 - Dulwich's population: 1,632.
1863 - London Chatham & Dover Railway built.
1865 - St John¹s Church built amidst green fields.
1868 - East Dulwich station opened as Champion Hill Station.
1872 - St John¹s & St Clements school moved to Northcross Road.
1874 - St Peter¹s Church built.
1877 - Emmanuel Congregational Church opened on Barry Road.
1883 - Heber Road School.
1887 - Dulwich Hospital opened.
1890 - Dulwich Park opened. Dulwich Grove Congegational Church opened on Melbourne Grove.
1892 - Dulwich Baths opened on East Dulwich Road.
1893 - Dulwich Fire Station opened (closed 1947 after war damage).
1897 - Dulwich Library opened
Modern Dulwich
1900 - Part of the borough of Camberwell, Grove Vale School opened.
1901 - Dulwich's Population: 10,247
1902 - Imperial Hall opened in Grove Vale.
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 borough of Southwark.
1972 - East Dulwich Odeon closed. Later became London House.
1977 - East Dulwich Police Station opened.
1990s - Gentrification of East Dulwich.
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.
Dulwich Plough
One area of East Dulwich is called Dulwich Plough. 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.
Dulwich Library, which opened on 24 November 1897 is nearby.
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.
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 English Heritage's Buildings At Risk register.
External links
- History of the Lordship Lane area
- English Heritage on the Concrete House
- Dulwich Library
- The East Dulwich Forum
Bibliography
The Story of Dulwich - Mary Boast (1975 London Borough of Southwark) East Dulwich - John D Beasley (South Riding Press 2001) Dulwich A History - Brian Green (2002)