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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Bruce McTavish Lambeth North Added: 11 Mar 2021 11:37 GMT	Kennington Road Lambeth North station was opened as Kennington Road and then Westminster Bridge Road before settling on its final name. It has a wonderful Leslie Green design. Reply
Richard Lake De Laune Street, SE17 Added: 28 Sep 2022 09:37 GMT	Trade Union Official John William Lake snr moved with his family to 22 De Laune Street in 1936. He was the London Branch Secretary for the Street Masons, Paviours and Road Makers Union. He had previously lived in Orange St now Copperfield St Southwark but had been forced to move because the landlord didn’t like him working from home and said it broke his lease. John William snr died in 1940. His son John William Lake jnr also became a stone mason and at the end of World War two he was responsible for the engraving of the dates of WW2 onto the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Reply
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening Reply
Johna216 Fielding Street, SE17 Added: 9 Aug 2017 16:26 GMT	Thanks! I have recently started a web site, the info you provide on this site has helped me greatly. Thank you for all of your time & work. There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail. by Erich Fromm. eeggefeceefb Reply
Johnshort Hurley Road, SE11 Added: 7 Oct 2017 21:07 GMT	Hurley Road, SE11 There were stables in the road mid way - also Danny reading had a coal delivery lorry. Reply
Robert smitherman Saunders Street, SE11 Added: 23 Aug 2017 11:01 GMT	Saunders Street, SE11 I was born in a prefab on Saunders street SE11 in the 60’s, when I lived there, the road consisted of a few prefab houses, the road originally ran from Lollard street all the way thru to Fitzalan street. I went back there to have a look back in the early 90’s but all that is left of the road is about 20m of road and the road sign. Reply
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? Reply
Talbot Yard, SE1 Added: 27 Jul 2021 14:31 GMT	correction Chaucer did not write Pilgrims Progress. His stories were called the Canterbury Tales Reply
sam Burdett Street, SE1 Added: 31 Dec 2021 00:54 GMT	Burdett Street, SE1 I was on 2nd July 1952, in Burdett chambers (which is also known as Burdett buildings)on Burdett street Reply
[email protected] Wren Road, SE5 Added: 6 Jul 2021 05:38 GMT	Wren Road in the 1950s and 60s Living in Grove Lane I knew Wren Road; my grandfather’s bank, Lloyds, was on the corner; the Scout District had their office in the Congregational Church and the entrance to the back of the Police station with the stables and horses was off it. Now very changed - smile. Reply
All bar one Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT	All Bar One The capitalisation is wrong Reply
Peter Gambia Street, SE1 Added: 4 Dec 2023 07:05 GMT	Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street was previously known as William Street. Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Matthew Proctor Blackheath Grove, SE3 Added: 7 Dec 2023 17:36 GMT	Blackheath Grove, SE3 Road was originally known as The Avenue, then became "The Grove" in 1942. From 1864 there was Blackheath Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on this street until it was destroyed by a V2 in 1944 Reply
Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply
Chris hutchison Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT	35 broadhurst gardens. 35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman “Simmy”Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex. There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors. I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. “Simmy” let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and “Simmy “ had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!! Reply

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Elephant and Castle Elephant and Castle is one of five London tube stations named after a pub.

Elephant and Castle

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360-London, SE11

Adam Court, SE11 Adam Court can be found on Kennington Lane.

Adam Court, SE11

Albert Barnes House, SE1 Albert Barnes House can be found on New Kent Road.

Albert Barnes House, SE1

Alder Path, SE17 Alder Path lies in Elephant and Castle.

Alder Path, SE17

Amelia Street, SE17 Amelia Street originally consisted of late 19th century tenement blocks built by James Pullen, a local builder, between 1886 and 1901.

Amelia Street, SE17

Arch Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Arch Street, SE1

Arrol House, SE1 Arrol House is a block on Rockingham Street.

Arrol House, SE1

Art Works Elephant, SE17 Art Works Elephant is a location in London.

Art Works Elephant, SE17

Art Works House, SE17 Art Works House is a location in London.

Art Works House, SE17

Artworks House, SE17 Artworks House is a location in London.

Artworks House, SE17

Ash Avenue, SE12 Ash Avenue is a location in London.

Ash Avenue, SE12

Asolando Drive, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Asolando Drive, SE17

Austral Street, SE11 Austral Street runs from West Square to Brook Drive.

Austral Street, SE11

Avonmouth House, SE1 Avonmouth House can be found on Avonmouth Street.

Avonmouth House, SE1

Ayliffe Place, SE1 Ayliffe Place was situated at the end of Ayliffe Street.

Ayliffe Place, SE1

Banks House, SE1 Banks House is located on Rockingham Street.

Banks House, SE1

Barrett House, SE17 Barrett House is a block on Browning Street.

Barrett House, SE17

Bath House, SE1 Bath House can be found on Bath Terrace.

Bath House, SE1

Bath Terrace, SE1 Bath Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Bath Terrace, SE1

Ben Ezra Court, SE17 Ben Ezra Court is a block on Asolando Drive.

Ben Ezra Court, SE17

Binnie House, SE1 Binnie House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Binnie House, SE1

Blackwood Apartments, SE17 Blackwood Apartments is sited on Paragon Way.

Blackwood Apartments, SE17

Bodley Way, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Bodley Way, SE17

Bramwell House, SE1 Bramwell House is a building on Harper Road.

Bramwell House, SE1

Bramwell House, SE17 Bramwell House is a block on Harper Road.

Bramwell House, SE17

Brandon Street, SE17 Brandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Brandon Street, SE17

Brook Drive, SE11 Brook Drive - Brook Street until 1937 - runs along the boundary between the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.

Brook Drive, SE11

Browning Street, SE17 Browning Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Browning Street, SE17

Brunlees House, SE1 Brunlees House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Brunlees House, SE1

Brutus Court, SE11 Brutus Court is located on Kennington Lane.

Brutus Court, SE11

Canterbury Place, SE17 Canterbury Place is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Canterbury Place, SE17

Castle Square, SE17 Castle Square is a location in London.

Castle Square, SE17

Castlebrook Close, SE11 Castlebrook Close is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Castlebrook Close, SE11

Charleston Street, SE17 Charleston Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Charleston Street, SE17

Churchyard Row, SE11 Churchyard Row runs along the west side of St Mary’s Churchyard.

Churchyard Row, SE11

Colnbrook Street, SE1 Colnbrook Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Colnbrook Street, SE1

Colworth Grove, SE17 Colworth Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Colworth Grove, SE17

Cotham Street, SE17 Cotham Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Cotham Street, SE17

County Street, SE1 County Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

County Street, SE1

Crampton Street, SE17 Crampton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Crampton Street, SE17

Cutler Apartments, SE17 Cutler Apartments is sited on New Kent Road.

Cutler Apartments, SE17

Dante Place, SE11 Dante Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Dante Place, SE11

Dante Road, SE11 Commemorates the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (died 1321), author of The Divine Comedy.

Dante Road, SE11

Dawkins Court, SE1 Dawkins Court is a block on Garland Close.

Dawkins Court, SE1

Deacon Street, SE17 Deacon Street is a location in London.

Deacon Street, SE17

Deacon Way, SE17 Deacon Way is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Deacon Way, SE17

Devonshire House, SE1 Devonshire House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Devonshire House, SE1

Dickens Square, SE1 Dickens Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Dickens Square, SE1

Draper House, SE1 Draper House is a block on A3.

Draper House, SE1

Dryden Court, SE11 Dryden Court is a block in Newington.

Dryden Court, SE11

Dugard Way, SE11 Dugard Way is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Dugard Way, SE11

Dumain Court, SE11 Dumain Court is a block on Opal Street.

Dumain Court, SE11

Ebenezer House, SE11 Ebenezer House can be found on Kennington Lane.

Ebenezer House, SE11

Edison House, SE17 Edison House is a block on Balfour Street.

Edison House, SE17

Elba Place, SE17 Elba Place is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Elba Place, SE17

Elephant & Castle, SE1 Elephant & Castle is a name for a short section of road beside the noted junction of the same name.

Elephant & Castle, SE1

Elephant Road, SE17 Elephant Road runs along the back of the railway tracks at Elephant & Castle.

Elephant Road, SE17

Ellington House, SE1 Ellington House is a block on Harper Road.

Ellington House, SE1

Elliott’s Row, SE11 Elliott’s Row is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Elliott’s Row, SE11

Ethel Street, SE17 Ethel Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Ethel Street, SE17

Fairford House, SE11 Fairford House is a block on Kennington Lane.

Fairford House, SE11

Falmouth Road, SE1 The lower half of Falmouth Road - known at first as St George’s Road - was laid out just before 1830 across land on lease to the Brandon Trustees.

Falmouth Road, SE1

Falstaff Court, SE11 Falstaff Court is sited on Falstaff Court.

Falstaff Court, SE11

Farrell Court, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Farrell Court, SE17

Fontenoy House, SE11 Fontenoy House is a block on Kennington Lane.

Fontenoy House, SE11

Garden Row, SE1 Garden Row is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Garden Row, SE1

Garland Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Garland Close, SE1

Gaunt Street, SE1 Gaunt Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Gaunt Street, SE1

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

Gaywood Street, SE1

George Mathers Road, SE11 George Mathers Road runs west from Dante Road.

George Mathers Road, SE11

Geraldine Street, SE11 Geraldine Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Geraldine Street, SE11

Gilbert Road, SE11 Gilbert Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Gilbert Road, SE11

Gilmour Section House, SE11 Gilmour Section House is a block on Renfrew Road.

Gilmour Section House, SE11

Gladstone Street, SE1 Gladstone Street was built in the 1840s.

Gladstone Street, SE1

Gower House, SE17 Gower House is a block on Morecambe Street.

Gower House, SE17

Hamlet Court, SE11 Hamlet Court is a building on Hamlet Court.

Hamlet Court, SE11

Hampton Street, SE17 Hampton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Hampton Street, SE17

Hannibal House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Hannibal House, SE1

Harper Road, SE1 Harper Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Harper Road, SE1

Hayles Street, SE11 Hayles Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Hayles Street, SE11

Hedger Street, SE11 Hedger Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Hedger Street, SE11

Heralds Place, SE11 Heralds Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Heralds Place, SE11

Heygate Street, SE17 Heygate Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Heygate Street, SE17

Holyoak Road, SE11 Holyoak Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Holyoak Road, SE11

Howell Walk, SE1 Howell Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Howell Walk, SE1

Hurley House, SE11 Hurley House is a block on Kennington Lane.

Hurley House, SE11

Hurley Road, SE11 Hurley Road ran north from Lower Kennington Lane.

Hurley Road, SE11

Iliffe Street, SE17 Iliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Iliffe Street, SE17

Kempsford Road, SE11 Kempsford Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Kempsford Road, SE11

King & Queen Street, SE17 King & Queen Street is a location in London.

King & Queen Street, SE17

Knight’s Walk, SE11 Knight’s Walk is a pedestrian-only street linking Kennington Lane to Kempsford Road .

Knight’s Walk, SE11

Lamlash Street, SE11 Lamlash Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Lamlash Street, SE11

Larcom Street, SE17 Larcom Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Larcom Street, SE17

Laurel Court, SE1 Laurel Court is sited on Garland Close.

Laurel Court, SE1

Laurie House, SE1 Laurie House is sited on Gaywood Street.

Laurie House, SE1

London Road, SE1 London Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

London Road, SE1

Longridge House, SE1 Longridge House is a block on Falmouth Road.

Longridge House, SE1

Marlborough Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Marlborough Close, SE17

Martin House, SE1 Martin House is a block on Falmouth Road.

Martin House, SE1

Meadow Row, SE1 Meadow Row is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Meadow Row, SE1

Melbway House, SE1 Melbway House is a block on Meadow Row.

Melbway House, SE1

Morant Court, SE17 Morant Court is a block on Munton Road.

Morant Court, SE17

Morecambe Street, SE17 Morecambe Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Morecambe Street, SE17

Munton Road, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Munton Road, SE17

New Kent Road, SE1 New Kent Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area

New Kent Road, SE1

Newington Butts, SE1 Newington Butts, once a hamlet, now forms part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Newington Butts, SE1

Newington Butts, SE11 Newington Butts is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Newington Butts, SE11

Newington Causeway, SE1 Newington Causeway appears to have been so named in the middle of the 18th century.

Newington Causeway, SE1

Newington Industrial Estate, SE17 Newington Industrial Estate lies in SE17.

Newington Industrial Estate, SE17

Newman House, SE1 Newman House is a block on Garden Row.

Newman House, SE1

Nightingale Mews, SE11 Nightingale Mews is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Nightingale Mews, SE11

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

Ontario Street, SE1

Opal Street, SE11 Opal Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Opal Street, SE11

Orient Street, SE11 Orient Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Orient Street, SE11

Oswin Street, SE11 Oswin Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Oswin Street, SE11

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

Pastor Street, SE1

Peacock Street, SE17 Peacock Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Peacock Street, SE17

Peacock Yard, SE17 Peacock Yard is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Peacock Yard, SE17

Penton Place, SE11 Penton Place is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Penton Place, SE11

Perronet House, SE1 Perronet House is an 11-storey residential council tower block adjacent to the northern roundabout of the Elephant and Castle.

Perronet House, SE1

Pioneer/Signal Building, SE1 Pioneer/Signal Building is a block on Newington Causeway.

Pioneer/Signal Building, SE1

Plymouth Chambers, SE17 Plymouth Chambers was a named address just off the New Kent Road.

Plymouth Chambers, SE17

Portia Court, SE11 Portia Court is a block on Opal Street.

Portia Court, SE11

Princess Street, SE1 Princess Street runs between London Road and St George’s Road.

Princess Street, SE1

Prospect House, SE1 Prospect House is a block on Gaywood Street.

Prospect House, SE1

Rankine House, SE1 Rankine House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Rankine House, SE1

Renfrew Road, SE11 Renfrew Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Renfrew Road, SE11

Rennie House, SE1 Rennie House is a building on Bath Terrace.

Rennie House, SE1

Robert Dashwood Way, SE17 Robert Dashwood Way is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Robert Dashwood Way, SE17

Rockingham Street, SE1 Rockingham Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Rockingham Street, SE1

Rodney Place, SE17 Rodney Place is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Rodney Place, SE17

Rosa Parks House, SE17 Rosa Parks House is a block on Munton Road.

Rosa Parks House, SE17

Rumford House, SE1 Rumford House is sited on Bath Terrace.

Rumford House, SE1

Rutherford Heights, SE17 Rutherford Heights is a location in London.

Rutherford Heights, SE17

Sayer Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Sayer Street, SE17

Sir John Soane Apartments, SE17 Sir John Soane Apartments is a block on O’Callaghan Way.

Sir John Soane Apartments, SE17

Skipton House, SE1 Skipton House is a block on London Road.

Skipton House, SE1

Smeaton Court, SE1 Smeaton Court is a block on Rockingham Street.

Smeaton Court, SE1

South Bank Technopark, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

South Bank Technopark, SE1

South Garden Court, SE17 South Garden Court is located on O’Callaghan Way.

South Garden Court, SE17

Spare Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Spare Street, SE17

St Gabriel Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

St Gabriel Walk, SE1

St George’s Court, SE1 St George’s Court is a block on Garden Row.

St George’s Court, SE1

St Georges Road, SE1 St Georges Road is one of the main thoroughfares of south London.

St Georges Road, SE1

St Matthews Court, SE1 St Matthews Court is a block on Meadow Row.

St Matthews Court, SE1

Steedman Street, SE17 Steedman Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Steedman Street, SE17

Stephenson House, SE1 Stephenson House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Stephenson House, SE1

Stockham Court, SE17 Stockham Court is a block on Rodney Road.

Stockham Court, SE17

Tarn Street, SE1 Tarn Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Tarn Street, SE1

Tavern Court, SE1 Tavern Court is a block on New Kent Road.

Tavern Court, SE1

Telford House, SE1 Telford House is located on Tiverton Street.

Telford House, SE1

Tennyson House, SE17 Tennyson House can be found on Browning Street.

Tennyson House, SE17

Tiverton Street, SE1 Tiverton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Tiverton Street, SE1

Townley Street, SE17 Townley Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Townley Street, SE17

Trinity House, SE1 Trinity House is a block on Bath Terrace.

Trinity House, SE1

Turquand Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Turquand Street, SE17

Two Eagles House, SE11 Two Eagles House is located on Brooke Drive.

Two Eagles House, SE11

Victory Place, SE17 Victory Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Victory Place, SE17

Walcorde Avenue, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Walcorde Avenue, SE17

Walworth Road, SE1 The northernmost section of Walworth Road, nearest to the Elephant and Castle lies in the SE1 postal area.

Walworth Road, SE1

Walworth Square, SE17 Walworth Square is a location in London.

Walworth Square, SE17

Wansey Street, SE17 Wansey Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Wansey Street, SE17

Wardroper House, SE1 Wardroper House is a block on St George’s Road.

Wardroper House, SE1

Watling House, SE17 Watling House is a block on New Kent Road.

Watling House, SE17

Wellesley Court, SE1 Wellesley Court is a block on Rockingham Street.

Wellesley Court, SE1

Wesley Close, SE11 A street within the SE17 postcode

Wesley Close, SE11

West Combe Apartments, SE1 West Combe Apartments is a block on Newington Causeway.

West Combe Apartments, SE1

West Square, SE11 West Square was developed from 1794 onwards.

West Square, SE11

Whitworth House, SE1 Whitworth House is sited on Falmouth Road.

Whitworth House, SE1

Wicksteed House, SE1 Wicksteed House is located on County Street.

Wicksteed House, SE1

Wicksteed House, SE17 Wicksteed House is a block on County Street.

Wicksteed House, SE17

Winchester Close, SE11 A street within the SE17 postcode

Winchester Close, SE11

Wollaston Close, SE17 A street within the SE1 postcode

Wollaston Close, SE17

NEARBY PUBS

Dark room students bar (licensed bar)

Elephant and Castle tavern The name Elephant and Castle which now gives its name to this whole area of London was is derived from a coaching inn.

Elephant and Castle tavern

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Elephant and Castle

Elephant and Castle is one of five London tube stations named after a pub.

One thing Elephant and Castle is not named after is 'La Infanta de Castilla', seemingly referring to a series of Spanish princesses such as Eleanor of Castile and María, the daughter of Philip III of Spain. However, Eleanor of Castile was not an infanta - the term only appeared in English about 1600. María has a strong British connection because she was once controversially engaged to Charles I, but she had no connection with Castile. Infanta de Castilla therefore seems to be a conflation of two Iberian royals separated by 300 years.

Regardless, the pub of that name gave its name to the station, and in turn the station to the nearby area - originally called Newington.

Elephant & Castle tube station is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line between Kennington and Borough, and is the southern terminus of the Bakerloo Line.

The station was built in two stages. The Northern Line station opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the first deep-level tube, the City & South London Railway (C&SLR). The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (BS&WR) station opened on 5 August 1906, five months after the rest of the line. Although belonging to separate companies, the platforms were connected below ground from 10 August 1906.

The first baby to be born on the underground was born at the station in 1924. Press reports claimed that she had been named Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor (so that her initials would have read T.U.B.E.) but this story later proved false, and she was named Marie Cordery. Elephant and Castle seems to specialise in names which prove false!

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Postal area SE1 TUM image id: 1483541461 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View from the roof of the Elephant and Castle pub. The pub gave its name to the area TUM image id: 1702056494 Licence:	The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8 Credit: Flickr/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1683033112 Licence:	Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920. TUM image id: 1557142019 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hopton Street, Borough, 1977. TUM image id: 1557142131 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Trocadero, Elephant and Castle. Opened in 1930 and demolished in 1963. TUM image id: 1702054270 Licence:	Demolition of the Heygate Estate and the construction of Elephant Central, May 2014. The Heygate Estate had been completed in 1974. The estate was used extensively as a filming location, due in part to its brutalist architecture. Credit: Wiki Commons/Zefrog TUM image id: 1637796469 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Metropolitan Tabernacle (1890) The Metropolitan Tabernacle is a large independent Reformed Baptist church in Elephant and Castle. It was the largest non-conformist church of its day in 1861. TUM image id: 1702062866 Licence:	East Street market, Walworth in 1908 The market, in operation since the 1880s, featured in the title sequence for Only Fools and Horses Old London postcard TUM image id: 1669906466 Licence:	Amelia Street, SE11 This originally consisted of late 19th century tenement blocks built by James Pullen between 1886 and 1901. During the 1980s the buildings between Manor Place and the south side of Amelia Street were demolished. The demolition of the rest of the Pullens Estate was prevented when squatters, intent on preserving the remainder of an individual late Victorian estate, occupied some of the blocks. The south side of Amelia Street is now an open space - Pullens Gardens - created following the demolition of a tenement block. Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1536959890 Licence:
Ayres Street TUM image id: 1544924072 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Shop on the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street (2013) This unobtrusive corner shop near Elephant and Castle was the filming location for ’Come On Eileen’ by Dexys Midnight Runners. It’s no longer a shop and - to my horror - my walk from Elephant & Castle to Lambeth North passes it at 7:24 and doesn’t note it as I found out only afterwards. Grrr https://youtu.be/R-e GEXb4M4 Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1689771844 Licence:	Elephant Road TUM image id: 1702056801 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977) Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1513443941 Licence:	Elephant & Castle TUM image id: 1683196643 Licence:

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View from the roof of the Elephant and Castle pub. The pub gave its name to the area
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Trocadero, Elephant and Castle. Opened in 1930 and demolished in 1963.
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Demolition of the Heygate Estate and the construction of Elephant Central, May 2014. The Heygate Estate had been completed in 1974. The estate was used extensively as a filming location, due in part to its brutalist architecture.
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Metropolitan Tabernacle (1890) The Metropolitan Tabernacle is a large independent Reformed Baptist church in Elephant and Castle. It was the largest non-conformist church of its day in 1861.
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East Street market, Walworth in 1908 The market, in operation since the 1880s, featured in the title sequence for Only Fools and Horses
Old London postcard
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Amelia Street, SE11 This originally consisted of late 19th century tenement blocks built by James Pullen between 1886 and 1901. During the 1980s the buildings between Manor Place and the south side of Amelia Street were demolished. The demolition of the rest of the Pullens Estate was prevented when squatters, intent on preserving the remainder of an individual late Victorian estate, occupied some of the blocks. The south side of Amelia Street is now an open space - Pullens Gardens - created following the demolition of a tenement block.
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Shop on the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street (2013) This unobtrusive corner shop near Elephant and Castle was the filming location for ’Come On Eileen’ by Dexys Midnight Runners. It’s no longer a shop and - to my horror - my walk from Elephant & Castle to Lambeth North passes it at 7:24 and doesn’t note it as I found out only afterwards. Grrr https://youtu.be/R-e GEXb4M4
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Elephant Road
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Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977)
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Elephant & Castle
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