The Sad Story of William Jones and Adeline Gay. A Camberwell Carol.

 

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Published in Town Talk June 1oth 1885, and sourced from Lambeth Local History Archives, Minet Road.

Note: William Temple was the Landlord of the Golden Lion pub.

Another Note: The Tiger and The Cock were pubs on Denmark Hill at the Green end. The Tiger is still with us.

Further Note: A Job-Master is one who lets out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use. From Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.

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