Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
THIS Lewisham in the 1930s?
Relative to to the industry in and around The Cally and Kings Cross, you understand. The site hosting that fine 1939 photograph describes it thus: "By this time Lewisham was a respectable and mature suburb and this view is evidence of the High Street's commercial success."

I think my nan moved there quite a bit earlier in the decade, if not at the end of the 20's. Given how London grew in the inter-war period, with the dash to the new suburbs, 10 years or so might have made a difference.