Then and Now: Loughborough Junction, Coldharbour Lane
Photographic comparisons of old and modern views of Lambeth



c. 1900 A traffic-free scene from the turn of the century. Above the building to the right can be seen the name, 'David Greig', who opened his first shop in Atlantic Road in 1870. He went on to create one of the biggest grocery chains in the country.
(pic: R J Harley Coll.)



1950 A number 34 tram trundles along Coldharbour Lane towards Loughborough Junction, ominously followed by a RT bus, which would replace the tram service later that year.
(pic: R J Harley Coll.)



April 2003 Inner city problems like drug dealing and street violence have contributed to the area's dramatic decline in recent years. By 2003, both pubs in the area (the 'Green Man' and the 'Junction', pictured here) had been closed down and several shops boarded up.

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