Just a thought was the Villa 'pop' factory named after the Villas at Deptford Even my Aussie grandchildren call soft drink pop as we used to do in Sunderland Cheers Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROB SHEPHERD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:08 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] 1. The Villas Deptord - Residence of Dr. Shaw2. Thomas Hopper 3. Laings Workers School > Hello to all > > Does anyone have any details regarding the land owner Thomas Hopper who > owned lands in Deptford in the mid 1800s? > > Also, towards the end of the 1800s / beginning of the 1900s there was a > building known as "The Villas" at 1, Wellington Lane, Deptford occupied by > Dr. Shaw. The 1901 census ennumerator makes specific mention of "The > Villas, > the home of the late Dr. Shaw" in his description of the area. Does anyone > know more about Dr. Shaw or "The Villas?" > > Finally, does anyone know anything of Laings School for his workers > children? Where was this and when did it open? Am I right in thinking its > pupils moved to Simpson Street school when it opened? Were there other > schools in the area pre-1900? > > Thanks very much > > Rob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.12/910 - Release Date: > 21/07/2007 15:52 > >