Howley Terrace, SE1

Howley Place was renamed as Howley Terrace in 1939.

Howley Terrace run parallel to Waterloo Road as it ran up to the bridge.

Howley Terrace was named after William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848. William Howley was the last Archbishop to have a street named after him in this area.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Embankment to Charing Cross walk Arguably the shortest walk between two stations of the London Underground

Embankment to Charing Cross walk

Hole In the Wall The Hole In The Wall is a local Waterloo institution.

Hole In the Wall

Hungerford Bridge Hungerford Bridge is a rail bridge crossing the Thames into Charing Cross station.

Hungerford Bridge

Waterloo London Waterloo station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is one of 18 in Britain owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames.

Waterloo

NEARBY STREETS

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Embankment)

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N

Alaska Street, SE1 Alaska Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Alaska Street, SE1

Aquinas Street, SE1 Aquinas Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Aquinas Street, SE1

Barge House Street, SE1 Barge House Street is a renamed section of Upper Ground Street (South Bank)

Barge House Street, SE1

Belvedere Crescent, SE1 Belvedere Crescent used to run off Belvedere Road (South Bank)

Belvedere Crescent, SE1

Belvedere Road, SE1 Belvedere Road was laid out between 1814 and 1827 (South Bank)

Belvedere Road, SE1

Benson House, SE1 Benson House is located on Hatfields (Southwark)

Benson House, SE1

Boyce Street, SE1 Anne Street was renamed Boyce Street in 1911 (Waterloo)

Boyce Street, SE1

Brad Street, SE1 Brad Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Brad Street, SE1

Broadwall, SE1 Broadwall is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Broadwall, SE1

Buckley Street, SE1 Frances Street was renamed Buckley Street in 1937 but disappeared from the map in the 1950s (Waterloo)

Buckley Street, SE1

Casson Square, SE1 Casson Square is a square of South Bank buildings (South Bank)

Casson Square, SE1

Chaplin Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Chaplin Close, SE1

Chicheley Street, SE1 Henry Chichele was a 15th-century Archbishop of Canterbury. (Waterloo)

Chicheley Street, SE1

Climsland House, SE1 Climsland House is a block on Duchy Street (South Bank)

Climsland House, SE1

Coin Street, SE1 Coin Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Coin Street, SE1

Concert Hall Approach, SE1 Concert Hall Approach ’does what it says on the tin’ (South Bank)

Concert Hall Approach, SE1

Cons Street, SE1 Emma Cons was the founder of the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall, that later became known as the Old Vic (Waterloo)

Cons Street, SE1

Cornwall Flats, SE1 Cornwall Flats is a block on Cornwall Road (Waterloo)

Cornwall Flats, SE1

Cornwall Road, SE1 According to John Norden’s description in 1615, there was a lane running northwest towards the Thames, following the approximate path of the modern Cornwall Road (South Bank)

Cornwall Road, SE1

Doon Street, SE1 Doon Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Doon Street, SE1

Doreen Ramsey Court, SE1 Doreen Ramsey Court is a block on The Cut (Waterloo)

Doreen Ramsey Court, SE1

Dorset House, SE1 Dorset House is a block on Stamford Street (Southwark)

Dorset House, SE1

Duchy Street, SE1 Duchy Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Duchy Street, SE1

Edward Henry House, SE1 Edward Henry House is a block on Cornwall Road (South Bank)

Edward Henry House, SE1

Elizabeth House, SE1 Elizabeth House is a block on York Road (Waterloo)

Elizabeth House, SE1

Enterprise House, SE1 Residential block (South Bank)

Enterprise House, SE1

Ethelm House, SE1 Ethelm House is a block on Cornwall Road (Waterloo)

Ethelm House, SE1

Exton Street, SE1 Exton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Exton Street, SE1

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N Fox Under Hill Alley ran alongside Cecil House and later Salisbury Street (Charing Cross)

Fox Under Hill Alley, WC2N

FranklinWilkins Building, SE1 FranklinWilkins Building is sited on Stamford Street (South Bank)

FranklinWilkins Building, SE1

Gabriels Wharf, SE1 Gabriels Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Gabriels Wharf, SE1

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N Golden Jubilee Bridge is a road in the WC2N postcode area (River Thames)

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N

Greet Street, SE1 Greet Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Greet Street, SE1

Griffin Street, SE1 Griffin Street was marked on maps between the 1820s and the 1950s (Waterloo)

Griffin Street, SE1

Harlington Street, SE1 Harlington Street was built in the 1820s but swept away by the building of Waterloo station (Waterloo)

Harlington Street, SE1

Hatfields, SE1 The name "Hatfields" is believed to originate from a time when the area was used for drying animal skins, which were then used in various industries, including hat-making. (Southwark)

Hatfields, SE1

Henry House, SE1 Henry House is a building on Coin Street (South Bank)

Henry House, SE1

Holmes Terrace, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Holmes Terrace, SE1

Howley Street, SE1 Howley Street ran between Tenison Street and Sutton Street (Waterloo)

Howley Street, SE1

Howley Terrace, SE1 Howley Place was renamed as Howley Terrace in 1939 (South Bank)

Howley Terrace, SE1

Hungerford House, WC2N Residential block (Embankment)

Hungerford House, WC2N

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N Ivybridge Lane is named after a former ivy-covered bridge (Charing Cross)

Ivybridge Lane, WC2N

James Clerk Maxwell Building, SE1 James Clerk Maxwell Building is a block on Waterloo Road (South Bank)

James Clerk Maxwell Building, SE1

Kent House, SE1 Kent House is a block on Upper Ground (South Bank)

Kent House, SE1

Leake Street, SE1 Leake Street is a road and a road tunnel where graffiti is tolerated (Waterloo)

Leake Street, SE1

Manners Street, SE1 Manners Street ran northeast off Vine Street (South Bank)

Manners Street, SE1

Mepham Street, SE1 Mepham Street is one of many streets in the area named after Archbishops of Canterbury (Waterloo)

Mepham Street, SE1

Miller Walk, SE1 Miller Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Miller Walk, SE1

Mitre Road, SE1 Mitre Road is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Mitre Road, SE1

Narrow Wall, SE1 Narrow Wall was, by the Tudor period, a road on the line of the old earth embankment of the River Thames (South Bank)

Narrow Wall, SE1

National Film Theatre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

National Film Theatre, SE1

Old Barge House Alley, SE1 This is an article about Old Barge House Alley (South Bank)

Old Barge House Alley, SE1

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1

Pear Place, SE1 Pear Place was formerly Peartree Street (Waterloo)

Pear Place, SE1

Platts Lane, WC1R Platts Lane is a location in London (South Bank)

Platts Lane, WC1R

Riverside Walk, SE1 Riverside Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Riverside Walk, SE1

Roupell Street, SE1 Roupell Street was developed by John Palmer Roupell during the 1820s. (South Bank)

Roupell Street, SE1

Samford Street, SE1 Samford Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (South Bank)

Samford Street, SE1

Sandell Street, SE1 Sandell Street is named after a Mr Sandell, who owned warehouses here in the 1860s (Waterloo)

Sandell Street, SE1

Savoy Place, WC2N Savoy Place is located at a site originally called Savoy Manor - taking its name from Peter II, Count of Savoy. (Charing Cross)

Savoy Place, WC2N

Secker Street, SE1 Secker Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Secker Street, SE1

Shell Mex House, WC2N Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building located at 80 Strand (Charing Cross)

Shell Mex House, WC2N

Short Street, SE1 Short Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Short Street, SE1

South Bank Tower, SE1 South Bank Tower can be found on Stamford Street (Southwark)

South Bank Tower, SE1

South Bank, SE1 South Bank is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

South Bank, SE1

Southbank Centre Square, SE1 Southbank Centre Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Southbank Centre Square, SE1

Southbank, SE1 Southbank is a road in the SE9 postcode area (South Bank)

Southbank, SE1

Stamford Street Apartments, SE1 This block stands on Stamford Street (South Bank)

Stamford Street Apartments, SE1

Stamford Street, SE1 Stamford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Stamford Street, SE1

Station Approach, SE1 Station Approach serves Waterloo station (Waterloo)

Station Approach, SE1

Sutton Walk, SE1 Sutton Walk - formerly Sutton Street until 1939 - was redeveloped as part of Concert Hall Approach (South Bank)

Sutton Walk, SE1

Tenison Street, SE1 Tenison Street was lost during the construction of the Shell buildings (South Bank)

Tenison Street, SE1

The Balcony, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Balcony, SE1

The Colonnade, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Colonnade, SE1

The Cut, SE1 Lower Marsh and The Cut, with its street market, formed the commercial heart of the area from the early 19th century (Waterloo)

The Cut, SE1

The Queen’s Walk, SE1 The Queen’s Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

The Queen’s Walk, SE1

The Tower Building, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Tower Building, SE1

Theed Street, SE1 Theed Street was one of the local streets developed by John Roupell (South Bank)

Theed Street, SE1

Ufford Street, SE1 Ufford Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Ufford Street, SE1

Upper Ground, SE1 Upper Ground is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Upper Ground, SE1

Victoria Embankment, WC2N Victoria Embankment was built as part of Joseph Bazalgette’s Embankment scheme (Embankment)

Victoria Embankment, WC2N

Vine Street, SE1 Vine Street roughly followed the route of the contemporary pathway between York Road and the South Bank, beside Waterloo underground station (South Bank)

Vine Street, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge is a road in the WC2R postcode area (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Centre, SE1 Waterloo Centre is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Waterloo Centre, SE1

Waterloo Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Waterloo Court, SE1

Waterloo Road, SE1 Waterloo Road is the main road in the Waterloo area straddling the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. (Waterloo)

Waterloo Road, SE1

Wayerloo Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Wayerloo Court, SE1

Whichcote Street, SE1 In the first years of the 19th century three streets of stock brick, terraced houses were laid out and named Anne Street, Agnes Street and Frances Street (Waterloo)

Whichcote Street, SE1

Whitehouse Apartments, SE1 Whitehouse Apartments is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Whitehouse Apartments, SE1

Whittlesey Street, SE1 Whittlesey Street dates from the 1830s (South Bank)

Whittlesey Street, SE1

Windmill House, SE1 Windmill House is a block on Wootton Street (Waterloo)

Windmill House, SE1

Windmill Walk, SE1 Windmill Walk stretches north and south of the Roupell Street Conservation Area (Waterloo)

Windmill Walk, SE1

Wootton Street, SE1 Wootton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Wootton Street, SE1

York Road Curve, SE1 York Road Curve is a road in the N1C postcode area (Waterloo)

York Road Curve, SE1

York Road, SE1 York Road skirts the western edge of Waterloo station (Waterloo)

York Road, SE1

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