The district of Peckham lies in the south London borough of Southwark.
Its name comes from the River Peck, a small stream that ran through the area until 1823 when it became enclosed.
The main shopping street, Rye Lane, became one of the most important shopping streets in south London in the 19th century. In the 1960s a number of high-rise flats were developed in the area. A period of decline took place into the late '70s due to high unemployment.
Following this, a £290 million regeneration programme from the late 1990s was undertaken. One component of this is Peckham Library (seen around the 14-minute mark), which opened in March 2000.
Perhaps the greatest ever TV sitcom, Only Fools and Horses, was set in Peckham, although no actual location filming took place in the area (correct me in the comments if I'm wrong). We do however have a pub called the Nag's Head on Rye Lane featuring in the video. Whether this was named in tribute or not I'm not sure!
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Filmed: 8th February 2021
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Peckham Rye
2:00 Rye Lane
2:44 Cushty
2:58 Rye Lane
11:39 Peckham High Street
13:44 Peckham Library
15:04 Peckham Hill Street
16:30 Peckham High Street
