Sydenham Town Forum

Okay - thanks.

Konqi wrote:There is a 1916 1:2500 scale map, which shows the area in better detail so if you can try and buy\view a copy.

Can you tell me where I could get this from?

I am going to get in touch with Sydenham Library as I think they will be able to help too.

Wells Road became Wells Park Road many years ago - there is still a pub called "The Talma" there, and there used to be a pub called "The Duke" until 2-3 years ago - the pub your relative ran might well be a different one that has long since gone. The street numbers might also have changed, which ...

Thank you so much for the map. Yes, I guessed it was probably one and the same road but thanks to your help now I know! Now to find if there was a pub there at no. 127 at the time. I suppose they may have just lived at an address there and ran a pub elsewhere. Though given he describes himself as ...

Hello there I am researching family history and am looking for the name of the pub a relative ran in Sydenham in 1915. The address was: 127 Wells Road, Sydenham. His name was William N Ellis. His occupation on a certificate is given "Beer House Keeper" so I assume it was a pub he was running! Any ...