Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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The Metropolitan Borough of Deptford was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham.

It bordered Bermondsey, Greenwich, Lewisham and Camberwell. It included part of Deptford (the remainder of which was in Greenwich Borough), New Cross and St John's.

Deptford Town Hall was built in 1903 - 1905 on New Cross Road. The building is in a grand baroque style, featuring carvings of tritons and admirals to emphasise Deptford's maritime heritage. It is now used by Goldsmith's College

Statistics

Area: 1,563 acres (6.4 square kilometres)

Population:

1901: 110,398
1911: 109,496
1921: 112,534
1931: 106,891
1951: 75,495
1961: 68,829

Coat of arms

The unofficial arms of the borough

The borough did not have an officially granted coat of arms, instead using a device of their own design.

The three choughs in the first quarter represent the county of Surrey. They were taken from the arms of Onslow family, one-time lords of the manor of Guildford. The fourth quarter showed a white horse on red, representative of the county of Kent. Before 1889 the area of the borough was divided between the two counties. The second quarter showed a quarter ship on the stocks, for the naval dockyard. The remaining quarter of the shield was a portarit of Peter the Great of Russia, who learnt the art of naval architecture in Deptford.

Above the shield was a mural crown, representing municipal government. On either side was an heraldic dolphin entwining a trident.

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