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Peckham history


“Peckham” is a Saxon place name meaning the village of the River Peck, a small stream that ran through the district until it was enclosed in 1823. Archaeological evidence indicates earlier Roman occupation in the area.

19th century

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The Grand Surrey Canal was proposed as a route from the Thames to Portsmouth . The canal was built from Surrey Commercial Docks to Peckham before the builders ran out of funds in 1826 . The abbreviated canal was used to ship soft wood for construction and even though the canal was drained and backfilled in 1970, Whitten’s timber merchants stood on the site .

20th century

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In the 1930s George Scott Williamson and Innes Pearse opened the Pioneer Health Centre in Queens Road . They planned to conduct a large experiment into the effect of environment on health . ‘The Peckham Experiment’ recruited 950 families at one shilling (5p a week)

  

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With 408 travel places to explore on our Peckham travel map, Walkfo is a personalised tour guide to tell you about the places in Peckham as you travel by foot, bike, car or bus. No need for a physical travel guide book or distractions by phone screens, as our geo-cached travel content is automatically triggered on our Peckham map when you get close to a travel location (or for more detailed Peckham history from Walkfo).


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