Telling us where you are in Deptford
People here say they are on Deptford High Street by the market, at St Paul's Church, or at Deptford station (1836), on the brick viaduct over the High Street. Deptford Bridge DLR station, next to Lewisham College and above Deptford Creek, is the other marker. Send the landmark and the road; the reply is a fixed price and how the door will be opened.
What the homes are like, and what that means for the lock
Albury Street, beside St Paul's churchyard, was built in the early 18th century for dockyard officers, and twelve of its buildings are listed, ten at Grade II*. Many of the street's elaborate doorcases were lost to theft. The High Street has homes above its shops. The Crossfield Estate is nine blocks of 1930s London County Council flats. The Pepys Estate, on the river opposite the Isle of Dogs, opened in 1966 and is one of the largest council estates in London.
So flats often share an entrance door run by a landlord, the council or a managing agent. Flat doors in blocks are often fire doors, with lock rules set by the building manager. Old timber doors near the church tend to be worth repairing.
Listed houses and the conservation areas
The High Street, St Paul's, Albury Street and the Crossfield Estate are all in Lewisham conservation areas. The council says flats in conservation areas need planning permission to replace doors, and listed buildings need consent for alterations. A new lock is not a new door, so ask the council before you change the door itself. Around St Nicholas church, Deptford is in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, so check with whichever council covers your street.
Common jobs
- Flats above the shops on Deptford High Street, locked out or after a lost key.
- Flat doors in the Pepys and Crossfield blocks, with lock changes cleared with the building manager first.
- Old timber doors near St Paul's and Albury Street, where repairing the lock saves the door.
- Repairs after a break in, on period and modern doors.
Questions people ask
My flat is on an estate. Can you change the lock? On your own flat door, usually yes. If it is a fire door, check the landlord's rules first. We can still get you in.
I live on Albury Street. Will you replace my door? No. We repair and change locks, and on a listed house the council decides on the door.
Nearby
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