New Cross

New Cross is a district on the north tip of the London Borough of Lewisham. New Cross is covered by London postal district SE14.

Related Topics:
London Borough of Lewisham - London postal district

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It is home to Goldsmiths College, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College and Millwall F.C.

Related Topics:
Goldsmiths College - Millwall F.C.

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The area is served by two stations, New Cross station and New Cross Gate station. Both are on the East London Line of the London Underground network as well as being suburban railway stations.

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New Cross station - New Cross Gate station - East London Line - London Underground - Railway

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New Cross is near St John's, Nunhead, Peckham, Brockley, Deptford and Greenwich. Its proximity to the latter two, both of which have strong maritime connections, led to the establishment of the Royal Naval School in New Cross in 1843 to house "the sons of impecunious naval officers". The school relocated further south-east to Mottingham in 1889, and the former school building subsequently (from 1891) housed Goldsmiths College.

Related Topics:
St John's - Nunhead - Peckham - Brockley - Deptford - Greenwich - 1843 - Mottingham - 1889

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On 25 November 1944, a V2 rocket exploded at the Woolworth?s store in New Cross Road, on the site later occupied by the Iceland store. 168 people were killed, ranging in age from Michael Glover, aged 1 month, to William Frank, aged 80.

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1944 - V2

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In January 1981, 13 young black people were killed in the New Cross Fire at a party at 439 New Cross Road. Suspicions that the fire was caused by a racist attack, and official indifference to the death, led to the largest ever political mobilisation of black people seen in Britain.

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1981 - New Cross Fire - Britain

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