Joshua Armitage is a painter who painted scenes in Loughborough Junnction. Here is a selection, I think from 2015/2016.
http://www.josharmitage.co.uk/
Coldharbour 1
Coldharbour 111
Flaxman Road
Eastlake Road Study
Eastlake 11
Eastlake 111
Eastlake 1V
Newly ensconsed in a large industrial unit on Milkwood Road, Brixton’s favourite brewers
Brixton Brewery. The Brixton Pale Ale is my new favourite.
https://www.brixtonbrewery.com/
On February 14th 2014, Harbour Cycles opened at 200 Coldharbour Lane, the latest in a long line of businesses occupying these premises for just over 150 years.
In early 1860’s the railways arrived at what became known as Loughborough Junction. This led to substantial development of housing and businesses in what was only a few years before, mostly farmland as this extract from Edward Stanfords Map of London dated 1862 shows.
The first business we find at 200 Coldharbour Lane was J Martin, Fishmonger & Poulterer. At that time 200 Coldharbour Lane was known as No 1 Chandos Terrace. He opened his business in 1867. The following advertisment was published in the South London Press in the 19th September 1868 issue.
A gap of a few years until in 1872 and 1873 we have records of Frederick Heyn listed at 200 Coldharbour Lane, still referred to as 1 Chandos Terrace. This advertisment is from the South London Chronicle, dated December 7th, 1872
The next date we have confirmed from local directories is dated 1883 when a Mr R Stallard is listed at 200 Coldharbour Lane as a wine merchant. He was followed by George Albert May in 1887 through 1897 with a wine & spirit merchant business.
In 1891 Casper Coomer was running a Drapery business at 196 & 198 Coldharbour Lane . Mr Casper Coomer was in trouble with the law in this news report from The Standard 19th July 1894
In 1899 he expanded through to 200 Coldharbour Lane as well. He ran this business until 1940. The following photo was taken by GN Southerden in 1936 and is to be found in Camberwell & West Norwood Tramways by Robert J Harley published by Middleton Press.
From 1907, around the corner at 200a Coldharbour Lane (entrance in Flaxman Road) Mrs Louisa Coomer ran the relocated wine & spirit merchant business succeeded by Frederick Laing Collison from 1924-1926 and by Frederick Thurlow from 1927 to 1932. In 1936 the business was renamed Loughborough Wine & Spirits.
Headquarters and General Supplies was a mail order company selling military surplus and other items from Whitcomb St, off Leicester Square. They moved to 196-200 Coldharbour Lane in 1946 and slowly grew their business over the next twenty-two years. Here are a couple of advertisments from The Whitstable Times & Herne Bay Herald 14th October 1947 and the Brechin Advertiser 14th September 1948.
This photo dated 1951 taken by John H Meredith and featured in Camberwell & West Norwood Tramways.
In 1962 they ran an advertisment in the 17th November issue with an added West End Store in High Holborn.
By 1968, they were running 8 stores.
This advertisment was the latest I could find. They seem to have completely disappeared, out of business. If anyone has any further information about Headquarters & General I would love to hear from you.
After a few years standing empty 196-200 Coldharbour Lane was taken on by Ernie Noad as a shoe shop in 1974. Haven’t been able to track down a photo of Noads at Coldharbour Lane , so here is a shop fascia from his shop in Lambeth Walk from 1946 posted onto an ancestry forum by Chloe Deeth.
I understand that Noads had a few shops around London, one is mentioned located in Northcote Road, Clapham Junction. Noads closed in 1983, and the premises reverted back to individual stores. 200 Coldharbour Lane became home to 2nd Time Around, a second hand furniture shop.
In 2002 , 2nd Time Around was succeeded by The Trading Post which was run by a man known as Yellaman.
The next photo was taken by Google Streetview in June 2008 and the one after also taken from Google Streetview is dated May 2012.
This brings us up to date and Harbour Cycles run by Brenton. A community minded business, here is a poster from 2015.
The mural on side Flaxman Road wall.
This painting by Edward Arthur Phipson was painted in 1922 and is part of the Southwark Council Art Collection
https://heritage.southwark.gov.uk
This painting is titled Last Train From Denmark Hill and was painted by Thomas Bucci. Thomas painted it I assume during a visit to London which is undated.
You can check out all his work via his website:
This undated painting titled A Panoramic View of London from Denmark Hill is by Alexander Nasmyth and is in the Hackney Council collection. Nasmyth died in Edinburgh on April 10, 1840
This engraving titled A South View of the Cities of London and Westminster is by Daniel Lerpiniere dated 1779. It is part of the Southwark Art Collection.
A print named London from Camberwell on the South, 1808, Tabart & Co.
Always interesting is all the street / shop fascia art you can see around Loughborough Junction.
By far the most prolific artist is Morganico, whose work can be seen in a number of places.
Joels & Barneys Cafe, Loughborough Junction by Morganico.
Next, Gandhi also by Morganico, on the Herne Hill Road railway arches wall.
Next to Gandhi was Soapy Moos carwash
On Herne Hill Road for a short time in 2017 was this witch road sign
And can still be seen in a tiny poster form on Herne Hill Road titled Morganico The Leaky Cauldron. Along with a cat … possibly the witches cat.
Morganico was also responsible for the restoration of the meth lab explosion fire damage to the Hokusai wave on Coldharbour Passage in 2014.
Nick Stevens photo: 2016
The following is located on Hinton Road.
Next to the above painting is this work
On the the entrance to the Loughborough Farm we have this, now with added tagging.
On the Flaxman Road wall of Harbour Cycles we can see
And on the outside shelving outside Kashmir Halal Meats, Fruit & Veg.
And this little gem on the road sign at the junction of Herne Hill Road and Wanless Road
All photos by Loughborough Junction blog except the Witch on Herne Hill Road which was taken from the Morganico gallery and the Hokusai taken by Nick Stevens 2016.
September 2018 : Another Morganico on Loughborough Road next to Loughborough Farm.
Morganico can be found at https://twitter.com/mORGANICo_cOM or https://www.instagram.com/morganico_com/
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