Deptford New Town: A 19th century working class estate

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Although railways came early to south-east London - London’s first railway ran through Deptford - they did not greatly influence St John’s’ development. Although Lewisham station opened in 1849 and New Cross a year later, the area did not have a station of its own until 1871 and two years later had a second. The first was St John’s, between Lewisham and New Cross on the South Eastern Railway’s line, and the second was Lewisham Road on the London, Chatham and Dover’s Greenwich Park Line. The former is still in operation (though St John’s station receive a more restricted service than its neighbours) while the latter closed in 1916.