Where I was born and bred. My nan and grandad lived in nursery row number 37. My mums mum lived in weymouth buildings sayer Street

Love the early pic of Status Quo.

I recognise Peckford Scrap Metal yard. Used to take metal, rags, and newspapers collected during school holidays there and have a laugh with the blokes hanging around there... A few years later I realised it was the haunt of the Richardson crew. Saturday morning pictures at the ABC or Odeon in the Old Kent Road. I remember finding a canvass bag with 5 or 6 pick-axe handles and loops of string attached to the handles, on a bomb site in Neat Street, probably to be used in some kind of robbery - but THAT didn't happen. I remember watching a bloke reaching towards a woman's shopping bag with her purse lying on top, and giving his hand a heck of a kick. That was in the crowded doorway of Ghinns wool shop in Rye Lane, I was about 10 or 11, and if looks could kill, I wouldn't be here now. A prank I regret now... Heating up a 2 shilling piece on my mates gas ring in the flats he used to live in - Rodney Road - and chucking it - using pliers - down to the Sally Army playing in the square. There would always be a heck of a yell and we'd have bets to see how high the coin would go. Naughty-naughty. I moved out of Cobourg Road when I married in 1968. Lived near Crystal Palace 'til 1972 and then moved out of London altogether. Have been living between Brighton and Worthing for 40 years. I did go back to the old 'manor' for a visit, but things were totally different. No feeling of welcome. I suppose I've been away for too long. Nice to think back, though...

I grew up in Cobourg Road, S.E.5. Went to the primary school there. The whole area was razed to make way for Burgess Park. It's amazing to think that we used to save all our pocket money, and when we had enough, travel on a Greenline bus either down into Kent, or up to Twickenham to go fishing, when people now fish in Burgess Park. I was in the choir of St. Marks church, which is now North Peckham Mosque, and the youth club based there. Soap-box carts, one-chase-all-chase, roller skates with iron wheels, Mobo scooters, building a bike out of parts found on rubbish dumps,16-a-side football matches that lasted 3 days, knock-down ginger, the shrimp & winkle man, park keepers in brown uniforms, getting a clip around the ear from the local copper - whether you'd done anything wrong or not - you usually had, or at least thought about it. A bath once a week at the bath house in Wells Way, the doctor chasing you round the surgery to give you your polio jab, East Lane on a Sunday morning then hanging around outside the Thomas A Becket in the Old Kent Road to shout "Wotcher" to Henry Cooper and his brother George as they came out after training. 'Pops' sweet shop in Brymer Road. Nah... Don't remember any of that.

I from the States and as a young man lived in Waterloo and worked in Blackfriars and later in Bermondsey in the late 70s, I was working with Blackfriars Settlement, the Waterloo Action Centre, and the Advice Centre in the Blue as a full-time student intern. I've lived all over the US and in various places around the world, but few places have ever felt as home to me as living and working in north Southwark. The photos show the area much as I remember it, before gentrification and Americanization brought such changes. Thanks for sharing these memories.

Wonderful - thank you so much

Dibley family lovely memories

My parents left Camberwell in 1959 but still kept friends with Freddie Mills & his 2 daughters til his demise very sad sad news to all

the rock, 😳lymans , good intent,lizzie, red lion only 1 left i think

Thank you. From 1954 until 1970 I lived, played, walked, had a few beers, shopped, laughed and cried in many of the places in this clip. Very very happy times.

My grandad , Charlie Skegg , and his accordion at 3 mins and again at 9 mins 50 seconds.

Thank you, so many wonderful memories in those streets. I lived just off Tustin Street till I was eight, but still can remember the friendly community I was born in to. Next door neighbours were Auntie and Uncle and friends to this day. I am the last of my birth family so it is so lovely to see the old places with such great memories, and also to read all the comments on a part of London that we all remember so fondly,

❤❤I am from bermondsey.,it's really not like it used to be .I know that things change and life moves on but the bermondsey I knew in the late 70s early 80s has gone and moct places have gone too..But thank you so much for this video the places and the nostalgic feelings are worth MILLIONS ❤❤❤❤

Recognise Harper Road there my nan lived there for many years just a few minutes walk from the Elephant happy memories ❤

Franky was well known one of the best piano players ever and very smart he was very well respected everywhere

Who remembers jeff deadman

Look how beautiful Queens Road used to look, 100 years ago

All looked so much cleaner back in the day. A shame to see what it's become.

Use to drink in the Lilliput Tavern in the early 80s on the Old Jamaica Road

Stunning to see all the coloured peoples just like the BBC an C4 claim built Britain for us whiteys

Excellent video. So many old familiar places.

Days were better then

Great to see Payton place SE17 again. Where my grandparents lived. Great memories of there and east street market.

Sadly it’s nothing like it used to be it was a nice place to live

Lovely collection, so well presented

Used to pop too my grans on Saturday morning and then down the Den in the afternoon great days

I would give anything to go back to Bermondsey and Walworth between the 60s and 80s. Just to see family and friends smile one last time. They are all gone now.

The workmen on the road. Very clean and in their Sunday best. Any explanation? ...... Beautiful pics, thankyou ......

That's Mary Poppins at 01:03 !!

Nicely put together with very emotive music. Where HAS this all disappeared to. Poxy immigrants!

I went to comber grove school 1951/ 56 I rember salmonella poisoning of everybody at Xmas dinner 1952 accidently

We destroyed our streets and communities for the sake of cars. It's insane.

My entire family were born and bred in this area. Great to see lots of places I recognise as a kid from the 50’s onward. Thanks for posting.

Does anyone know what that very large cylinder next to St Paul's cathedral's dome is? its the 2nd to last image of Newington Butts Thank you for sharing these images, I love them!

How much this area has changed compared to when i was younger.Its awful now which is quite sad

make england white again

Great pics from great times , no complications just people getting on.

Used to swim manor pl baths lived in Wyndham rd in the fiftys great days & memories

Been in a lot of those pubs 60's&70,s mini cab driver southerns queen,s rd peckham

Ah The good old days

Do you (or anyone else who sees this) know anything about Frankie Canniff playing the piano at 5 min 23 secs in please? Canniff is my surname - it's quite unusual and apart from once on FB I've never come across another Canniff outside my family Thanks for the pics and as others have said, good choice of music (speaking as a DJ lol)

Wow all gone to shit streets unsafe old bill totally corrupt.

good intent , early morn pub, down the lane, east street

Does anyone have any pictures of The Northumberland Arms, on the corner of Brandon Street. Would love to see it.

Ive drank in many of these pubs, Saturdays were good waited for late edition paper on corner of East st &walworth road home for food & bath & straight out again😅

I was one of the editors on this production

Is that St George's Church, Wells Way at 7:33? I lived at no 65 Wells Way from 1954-1960.

Nice videos. Brought back so many memories! I lived in Wells Way, Camberwell from 1954-1960. I've only seen a few photos on the internet from there. We lived opposite Burgess Park.

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Thank you and well done Dick. An entertaining and memory provoking compilation all set to a nice tune from Chas & Dave.