Oval

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Underground station · * · ·
October
10
2012
Oval tube station in Kennington is named after The Oval Cricket Ground, which it serves.

The station opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the City & South London Railway. It opened as Kennington Oval, and was designed by Thomas Phillips Figgis with elements of early Arts and Crafts and neo-classical detailing. The structure was made distinctive by a lead-covered dome with cupola lantern and weathervane which housed some of the lift equipment; the main part of the building was of red brick. The station building was rebuilt in the early 1920s when the line was modernised and was refurbished during late 2007/early 2008 at street level with a modern tiling scheme inside and out, giving the station a more modern look. Reflecting its proximity to the cricket ground, the internal decorative tiling features large images of cricketers in various stances.


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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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C Hobbs   
Added: 31 Jan 2024 23:53 GMT   

George Gut (1853 - 1861)
George Gut, Master Baker lived with his family in Long Lane.
George was born in Bernbach, Hesse, Germany and came to the UK sometime in the 1840s. In 1849, George married an Englishwoman called Matilda Baker and became a nauralized Englishman. He was given the Freedom of the City of London (by Redemption in the Company of Bakers), in 1853 and was at that time, recorded as living at 3 Long Lane. In the 1861 census, George Gut was living at 11 Long Lane.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Archbishop Tenison’s School Archbishop Tenison’s School moved to The Oval in 1928
Chartist meeting, Kennington Common (1848) On 10 April 1848, William Kilburn took daguerrotypes of the Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common – taken from the top of The Horns tavern were the first ever photos of a crowd scene.
City Racing City Racing was an artist-run space in Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998.
Eaves Housing for Women Eaves Housing for Women (Eaves) was a charitable company based in London.
Kennington Park Kennington Park is a public park in Kennington, south London.
Kennington Tollgate The Kennington toll gate stood at the intersection of Kennington Park and Camberwell New Road/Brixton Road.
Ovalhouse Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, is an Off-West End theatre.
St Mark’s Church St Mark’s Church is an Anglican church in Kennington.
Street cricket (1953) Street cricket has been played across London since the rules of the game were formulated.
The Oval The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington.

NEARBY STREETS
Abel House, SE11 Abel House is a block on Bowling Green Street (Oval)
Akerman Road, SE5 Akerman Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Akerman Road, SW9 Akerman Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Aldred Street, SE17 Until 1937, Aldred Street was Aldred Road (Kennington)
Alphabet Mews, SW9 Alphabet Mews is a location in London (Oval)
Alvanley House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)
Alverstone House, SE11 Alverstone House is a block on Magee Street (Oval)
Anderson Mews, SW9 Anderson Mews is a location in London (Oval)
Ashmole Place, SW8 Ashmole Place is a street of the Oval area of Kennington (Oval)
Ashmole Street, SW8 Ashmole Street was named after Elias Ashmole, a noted 17th century antiquarian, who lived near here (Oval)
Babbage Court, SE17 Babbage Court is a block on the Brandon Estate (Kennington)
Baker Street, SW9 Baker Street was a street in Kennington (Oval)
Bakery Close, SW9 Bakery Close is a cul-de-sac west of Liberty Street (Oval)
Bateman House, SE17 Bateman House can be found on Otto Street (Kennington)
Bathgate House, SW9 Bathgate House is a building on Lothian Road (Oval)
Beaufoy House, SW8 Beaufoy House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Bedser Close, SE11 Bedser Close is named for Alec Bedser, widely regarded as one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century, by association with the nearby Oval Cricket Ground (Oval)
Belgrave House, SW9 Belgrave House is located on Clapham Road (Oval)
Bertha Neubergh House, SE5 Bertha Neubergh House is a building on Denmark Road (Oval)
Black Roof House, SE5 Black Roof House is a block on Knatchbull Road (Oval)
Blades House, SE11 Blades House is a block on Harleyford Street (Oval)
Blandford House, SW8 Blandford House is a block on Fentiman Road (Oval)
Blythe House, SE11 Blythe House is located on Kennington Park Road (Oval)
Bolton Crescent, SE5 Bolton Crescent lies along the line of a former section of Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)
Bonnington Square, SW8 Bonnington Square was built in the 1870s to house railway workers (Vauxhall)
Bourbon Road, SW9 Bourbon Road is a location in London (Oval)
Bowling Green Street, SE11 Bowling Green Street formerly covered the grounds of a a bowling green leased to the owners of the nearby Horns Tavern (Oval)
Bramah Road, SW9 Bramah Road is a location in London (Oval)
Brief Street, SW9 This is a street in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Broadstone House, SW8 Broadstone House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)
Burton Road, SW9 Burton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Cadman Close, SW9 Cadman Close is a cul-de-sac off Langton Road (Oval)
Calais Gate, SE5 Calais Gate is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)
Calais Street, SE5 Calais Street is one of the Myatts Fields roads (Oval)
Caldwell Street, SW9 Caldwell Street was originally called Holland Street (Oval)
Camberwell New Road, SE11 Camberwell New Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)
Camberwell Trading Estate, SE5 Commercial area (Oval)
Cancell Road, SW9 Cancell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Canterbury Court, SE5 Canterbury Court is located on Camberwell New Road (Oval)
Carre Mews, SE5 Carre Mews is a location in London (Oval)
Carroun Road, SW8 Carroun Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Causton House, SW9 Causton House is a block on Printers Road (Oval)
Chester House, SW9 Chester House is a building on Brixton Road (Oval)
Chryssell Road, SW9 Chryssell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Church Crescent, SW8 In 1879, Church Crescent became Church Street (Oval)
Clapham Road, SW8 Clapham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Claribel Road, SW9 Claribel Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Clarson House, SE5 Clarson House is a building on Camberwell New Road (Denmark Hill)
Claylands Place, SW8 Claylands Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Claylands Road, SW8 Claylands Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Clayton Street, SE11 Clayton Street was named for William Clayton (Oval)
Cobbett Street, SW8 Cobbett Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Conant House, SE17 Conant House is a building on Royal Road (Kennington)
Corfe House, SW8 Corfe House is sited on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)
Cormont Road, SE5 Cormont Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)
Cornish House, SE11 Cornish House is sited on Royal Road (Kennington)
Cottingham Road, SW8 Cottingham Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)
Cowley Road, SW9 Cowley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Cranmer House, SW9 Cranmer House is a block on Brixton Road (Oval)
Cranmer Road, SW9 Cranmer Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Cranworth Gardens, SW9 Cranworth Gardens was built during the period 1899 to 1902 (Oval)
Crawshay Road, SW9 Crawshay Road is a location in London (Oval)
Crewdson Road, SW9 Crewdson Road connects Brixton Road and Clapham Road (Oval)
Crewsdson Road, SW9 Crewsdson Road is a location in London (Oval)
Cromwell Road, SW9 Cromwell Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Cruden House, SE17 Cruden House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Kennington)
Denland House, SW8 Denland House is a block on Dorset Road (Oval)
Doddington Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)
Dog Walk Area, SE5 Dog Walk Area is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Dorset Road, SW8 Dorset Road runs northwest from Clapham Road to Old South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)
Dorset Walk, SW8 Old Dorset Mews was renamed as Dorset Walk in 1936 (Oval)
Dundas Road, SW9 Dundas Road is a location in London (Oval)
Durand Gardens, SW9 Durand Gardens is a street of terraces, semi-detached and detached houses (Oval)
Durham Street, SE11 Durham Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)
Ebbisham Drive, SW8 Ebbisham Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)
Edmund House, SE17 Edmund House is a block on Doddington Grove (Kennington)
Eleanor Road, SW9 Eleanor Road is a location in London (Oval)
Elias Place, SW8 Ashmole Street became Elias Place in 1961 (Oval)
Elis Terrace, SE5 Elis Terrace was formerly called Lucas Road (Oval)
Elliott Road, SW9 Elliott Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Elworth House, SW8 Elworth House is located on Dorset Road (Oval)
Ensbury House, SW8 Ensbury House is sited on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)
Equiano House, SW9 Equiano House is sited on Lett Road (Oval)
Estate Road, SE5 Commercial area (Oval)
Evandale Road, SW9 Evandale Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Evesham Walk, SW9 Evesham Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Eythorne Road, SW9 Eythorne Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Fentiman House, SW8 Fentiman House is a block on Fentiman Road (Oval)
Fentiman Road, SW8 Fentiman Road is named after local mid-19th century developer John Fentiman (Oval)
Fountain Place, SW9 Fountain Place is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Foxley Road, SW9 Foxley Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Foxley Square, SW9 Foxley Square is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Frederick Crescent, SW9 Frederick Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Gloucester House, SE5 Gloucester House is a block on Camberwell New Road (Oval)
Gosling Way, SW9 Gosling Way is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Grant House, SW9 Grant House is a block on Liberty Street (Oval)
Groveway, SW9 Groveway is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Hackford Road, SW9 Hackford Road is the former home of Vincent van Gogh (Oval)
Hackford Walk, SW9 Hackford Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Halsmere Road, SE5 Halsmere Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)
Hampson Way, SW9 Hampson Way runs parallel with Clapham Road (Oval)
Hanbury House, SW8 Hanbury House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Handforth Road, SW9 Handforth Road is a curved road between Clapham Road and Brixton Road (Oval)
Hanover Gardens, SE11 Hanover Gardens is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)
Hanworth House, SE17 Hanworth House is sited on Midnight Avenue (Denmark Hill)
Hanworth House, SE5 Hanworth House is sited on Camberwell New Road (Oval)
Harleyford Court, SE11 Harleyford Court is a block on Bedser Close (Vauxhall)
Harleyford Road, SE11 Harleyford Road was named after local leaseholders the Claytons, whose country house was Harleyford Manor, Buckinghamshire (Vauxhall)
Harleyford Street, SE11 Harleyford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)
Harmsworth Street, SE17 Harmsworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)
Henry Road, SW9 Henry Road is a location in London (Oval)
Hillyard Street, SW9 Anne Hillyard was the widow of a clergyman who helped fund Stockwell Orphanage in 1867 (Oval)
Holland Grove, SW9 Holland Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Holland Rise House, SW9 Holland Rise House is a block on South Island Place (Oval)
Holles House, SW9 Holles House is a location in London (Oval)
Hornby House, SE11 Hornby House is sited on Kennington Road (Oval)
Horton House, SW8 Horton House is a block on Meadow Road (Oval)
Irving House, SE17 Irving House is a block on Doddington Grove (Kennington)
Jephson House, SE17 Jephson House is a building on Westcott Road (Kennington)
Johnston Close, SW9 Johnston Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Kean House, SE11 Kean House is a block on Cooks Road (Kennington)
Kendal Close, SE5 Kendal Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Kendal Close, SW9 Kendal Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Kennington Oval, SE11 Kennington Oval is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)
Kennington Oval, SW8 Kennington Oval is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)
Kennington Park Gardens, SE17 Kennington Park Gardens is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)
Kennington Park Place, SE17 Kennington Park Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)
Kennington Park Road, SE11 Kennington Park Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)
Kennington Park, SE11 Kennington Park is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Kennington)
Key House, SE11 Key House can be found on Magee Street (Oval)
Kibworth Street, SW8 Kibworth Street is a road leading off Dorset Street (South Lambeth)
Kilner House, SE11 Kilner House is a block on Clayton Street (Oval)
Knatchbull Road, SE5 Knatchbull Road was part of the Minet estate acquired from Knatchbull family in 1770 (Oval)
Knatchbull Road, SW9 Knatchbull Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Knowlton House, SW9 Knowlton House is located on Cowley Road (Oval)
Langton Road, SW9 Langton Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Lauderdale House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)
Leda Court, SW9 Leda Court is a block on Leda Court (Oval)
Lennox Road, SW9 Lennox Road is a location in London (Oval)
Lett Road, SW9 Lett Road runs from Liberty Street to Clapham Road (Oval)
Liberty Street, SW9 Liberty Street runs south from Caldwell Street to Durand Gardens. (Oval)
Listowel Close, SW9 Listowel Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Lockwood House, SE11 Lockwood House is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)
Lohmann House, SE11 Lohmann House is a block on Bowling Green Street (Oval)
Lothian Road, SW9 Lothian Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Lulworth House, SW8 Lulworth House is a block on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)
Magee Street, SE11 Magee Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)
Mary Dines Court, SW8 Mary Dines Court is a block on Palfrey Place (Oval)
Meadcroft Road, SE17 Meadcroft Road serves the Brandon Estate (Kennington)
Meadow Road, SW8 Meadow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Melbourne Mews, SW9 Melbourne Mews is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Melbury House, SW8 Melbury House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)
Melcombe House, SW8 Melcombe House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)
Minerva Close, SW9 Minerva Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Morat Street, SW9 Morat street runs north to south between Liberty Street to the west and Hackford Road. (Oval)
Mostyn Road, SW9 Mostyn Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Mowll Street, SW9 Mowll Street runs from Brixton Road to Hackford Road (Oval)
Myatt House, SE5 Myatt House is a block on Templar Street (Oval)
Myatt Road, SW9 Myatt Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Navarre Road, SW9 Navarre Road is a location in London (Oval)
Normandy Road, SW9 Normandy Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Offenham Road, SW9 Offenham Road is a location in London (Oval)
Offley Road, SW9 Offley Road curves from Prima Road to Brixton Road (Oval)
Osborne Terrace, SW8 Osborne Terrace was a named address of terraces along Richborne Terrace (Oval)
Otto Street, SE17 Otto Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)
Oval Place, SW8 Oval Place is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)
Oval Way, SE11 Oval Way is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)
Palfrey Place, SW8 Palfrey Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Patmos Road, SW9 Patmos Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Paulette Road, SE5 Paulette Road is a location in London (Oval)
Pauret Road, SE5 Pauret Road is a location in London (Oval)
Pegasus Place, SE11 Pegasus Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)
Penford Street, SE5 Penford Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Perseverance Place, SW9 Perseverance Place is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Pickle Mews, Pickle Mews lies within the postcode (Oval)
Plover House, SW9 Plover House is a block on Listowel Close (Oval)
Prima Road, SW9 Prima Road runs from Clapham Road to Brixton Road and faces St Mark’s Church (Oval)
Printers Road, SW9 Printers Road marks the former use of the road before its construction - a print works (Oval)
Ramsey House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)
Regency Mews, SW9 Regency Mews is a location in London (Oval)
Richborne Terrace, SW8 Richborne Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Richmond Terrace, SW8 Richmond Terrace was a named terrace of houses along Richborne Terrace (Oval)
Rita Road, SW8 Rita Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Rothesay Court, SE11 Rothesay Court is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)
Royal Road, SE17 Royal Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)
Russell Grove, SW9 Russell Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Rutley Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)
Sherwin House, SE11 Sherwin House is a building on Clayton Street (Oval)
Shrewsbury House, SW8 Shrewsbury House is sited on Kennington Oval (Oval)
South Island Place, SW9 South Island Place runs west to east from Clapham Road to Brixton Road. (Oval)
Southey Road, SW9 Southey Road runs between Brixton Road and Hackford Road (Oval)
Spicer Close, EN4 Spicer Close is a location in London (Oval)
St Agnes Place, SE11 St Agnes Place was once the most famous squatted street in London (Kennington)
St Lawrence way, SW9 St Lawrence way is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
St Monica House, SW9 St Monica House is a block on South Island Place (Oval)
Stannard Hall, SE5 Stannard Hall lies in Cormont Road (Oval)
Stannary Place, SE11 Stannary Place is a location in London
Stoddart House, SE11 Stoddart House is a block on Kennington Oval (Oval)
Studios, SE11 Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Oval)
Sturminster House, SW8 Sturminster House is sited on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)
Swanage House, SW8 Swanage House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)
Swift House, SW9 Swift House is sited on Listowel Close (Oval)
Tavern Lane, SW9 Tavern Lane is a location in London (Oval)
Terrace Walk, SW8 Terrace Walk is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)
Trigon Road, SW8 Trigon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Turner Close, SE5 Turner Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Upstall Street, SE5 Upstall Street is a location in London (Oval)
Urlwin Walk, SW9 Urlwin Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)
Usborne Mews, SW8 Usborne Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Van Gogh Walk, SW9 Van Gogh Walk is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)
Vassall Road, SW9 Vassall Road is in an area informally known as ’Myatt’s Field’ (Oval)
Vat House, SW8 Vat House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Vox Studios 1-45, SE11 Vox Studios 1-45 is a location in London (Vauxhall)
Walters House, SE17 Walters House is a block on Meadcroft Road (Kennington)
Wareham House, SW8 Wareham House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)
Welby Street, SE5 Welby Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)
Westminster Business Square, SE11 Westminster Business Square is a business centre (Vauxhall)
Wimborne House, SW8 Wimborne House is a building on Dorset Road (Oval)
Winchester House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)
Wisden House, SW8 Wisden House is a large block on the Ashmole Estate (Oval)
Zachary House, SW9 Zachary House is a block on Lett Road (Oval)

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Horns Tavern The first mention of the Green Man and Horns tavern near Kennington Common was in 1725.


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