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  • In the next place I lived in Lewisham I found I was next to another bit of the Quaggy (Chinbrook section), crossing the bridge over the river Quaggy every day.

    Lost rivers of London to be reclaimed 2009

  • A couple of years ago she wrote an article complaining that when she went to the National Archive it was full of old people researching their family histories, while she was researching black people in Lewisham for a book.

    Zoe Williams goes private 2009

  • I lived for a short time in Lewisham, and when I got on the 436 bus I was often the only white.

    Black Issues or White Guilt Newmania 2007

  • “I was born in Devonshire, and my parents split up when I was five, when I moved to a little town called Lewisham, which is in South London.”

    Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler 2008

  • I believe she did sell nine, to people in Lewisham and New Cross who knew no better.

    New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

  • I remember what a nice man it was that came to cut the gas off once at our old house in Lewisham, when my father's business was feeling so poorly.

    The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901

  • Of course when you live in Lewisham or Blackheath you learn other things.

    The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901

  • If you asked for a lift in Lewisham, High Street, your only reply would be jeers.

    The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901

  • Mr Brown, who was seeking to put his political troubles behind him by unveiling a new programme to increase parents 'power over their children's education, made his speech at Prendergast Hilly Fields School in Lewisham, which is run by the same charitable trust due to run the redeveloped primary school site.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Mr Brown, who was seeking to put his political troubles behind him by unveiling a new programme to increase parents 'power over their children's education, made his speech at Prendergast Hilly Fields School in Lewisham, which is run by the same charitable trust due to run the redeveloped primary school site.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

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