It explores how one small London suburb helped shape the world through shipbuilding, industry, trade, migration, and everyday life.
In the inaugural issue of deptford.org, we start with justice and injustices across the centuries.
In 1497, the Cornish rebellion met royal power, turning a river crossing at Deptford Bridge into a battlefield.
From Tudor crackdowns to today’s policing: a walk through crimes and punishments in Deptford.
A quiet Deptford shop, two bodies, and the fingerprint evidence that rewrote police work.
A tiny sliding-tile game about our local wildlife. Match the birds and meet the species you can spot in the park.
I’m Elia Kabanov, science writer and habitual walker. After moving to London, I fell in love with Deptford’s layers of history, and now I try to piece them together. I also lead guided tours around the neighbourhood, retelling its stories in funny voices. Contact me: elia@kabanov.org.
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