Whatever is happening at ground level, the rooflines of Victorian pubs often bear pictorial witness to their origins. This selection of Deptford pubs illustrates the point:
The Swan has kept its name, but was once a hotel with this elegant symbol on its corner.
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A jaunty date adorns the Little Crown, still on New Cross Road.
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The Red Lion & Wheatsheaf is gone, but its tiles remain.
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Goldsmith's Tavern was once the New Cross House.
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The Harp, or Harp of Erin, is still opposite the end of Deptford High Street.
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The Swan has kept its name, but was once a hotel with this elegant symbol on its corner.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTdUxC2t9mNtiKfO1SF_B9OZSqsw-tEd0rZS1mui4gMXM3mY5FFqy8yuyXgCEF8yYRJYcOpiRVuPAYsivj8Bs5GnpqdxIEQzdN90L0QV0XakX4H0-O1x1j2ZH9NO8z6YTPmC1DUB5k6H1-lLz/s400/The+Swan,+Deptford+High+Street.jpg)
A jaunty date adorns the Little Crown, still on New Cross Road.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72b9zrLd1FB_vE4ysVxkNetdOr1AtEECtA-ZEgvUqh55WGD0UliWc89L9svl6NelkaZxTcJFLhpZFXXkN3a9fprUJUkXx9KhsosbVBrbJdffvxg6bYuFykP2f1ViY5Jh2YNhvrY8i5194ivTc/s400/1897,+The+Little+Crown,+New+X+Road.jpg)
The Red Lion & Wheatsheaf is gone, but its tiles remain.
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Goldsmith's Tavern was once the New Cross House.
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The Harp, or Harp of Erin, is still opposite the end of Deptford High Street.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmECZUch_ENGtK-kc2yu87XfuMYjc0saOcF2hNIKg1M_ykgQjSRsMhglW7j92XE6-zBmHHHNhk5CziaJm0xLjNipv8AN22g-MAt71A_D58uNFXZGVNeFPswRBlVF2pnBiMkldaEzvjOSnccLuh/s400/Harp+of+Erin,+Evelyn+Street.jpg)
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The Harp of Erin was and probably still is a real rough boozer!
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