Montford Place, SE11

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

Trees in Kennington Park
Credit: Stephen McKay

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Chartist meeting, Kennington Common (1848)

City Racing City Racing was an artist-run space in Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998.

City Racing

Kennington Park Kennington Park is a public park in Kennington, south London.

Kennington Park

Kennington Tollgate The Kennington toll gate stood at the intersection of Kennington Park and Camberwell New Road/Brixton Road.

Kennington Tollgate

Ovalhouse Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, is an Off-West End theatre.

Ovalhouse

Street cricket (1953) Street cricket has been played across London since the rules of the game were formulated.

Street cricket (1953)

The Oval The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington.

The Oval

NEARBY STREETS

Abel House, SE11 Abel House is a block on Bowling Green Street (Oval)

Abel House, SE11

Alverstone House, SE11 Alverstone House is a block on Magee Street (Oval)

Alverstone House, SE11

Ashton House, SE11 Ashton House is a block on Cornwall Square Kennings Way (Lambeth)

Ashton House, SE11

Auckland Street, SE11 Auckland Street is a continuation of Glyn Street (Vauxhall)

Auckland Street, SE11

Aulton Place, SE11 This is a street in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Aulton Place, SE11

Aveline Street, SE11 Aveline Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Aveline Street, SE11

Averline House, SE11 Averline House is a building on Aveline Street (Kennington)

Averline House, SE11

Bannerman House, SW8 Bannerman House is a block on Ebbisham Drive (Vauxhall)

Bannerman House, SW8

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)

Bedser Close, SE11

Bishop Brown Memorial Building, SE11 Bishop Brown Memorial Building is sited on Harleyford Road (Vauxhall)

Bishop Brown Memorial Building, SE11

Black Prince Road, SE11 Black Prince Road’s origin is derived from Edward of Woodstock (Edward the Black Prince) who lived in Lambeth during the 1300 (Lambeth)

Black Prince Road, SE11

Blades House, SE11 Blades House is a block on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Blades House, SE11

Blythe House, SE11 Blythe House is located on Kennington Park Road (Oval)

Blythe House, SE11

Bonnington Square, SW8 Bonnington Square was built in the 1870s to house railway workers (Vauxhall)

Bonnington Square, SW8

Bowden Street, SE11 Bowden Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Bowden Street, SE11

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)

Bowling Green Street, SE11

Calstock House, SE11 Calstock House is a block on Cleaver Street (Kennington)

Calstock House, SE11

Cardigan Street, SE11 Cardigan Street formed part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s local estate (Kennington)

Cardigan Street, SE11

Carrick Court, SE11 Carrick Court is a block on Kennington Park Road (Kennington)

Carrick Court, SE11

Chester Way, SE11 Chester Way is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Chester Way, SE11

Citadel Place, SE11 Citadel Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Citadel Place, SE11

Clayton Street, SE11 Clayton Street was named for William Clayton (Oval)

Clayton Street, SE11

Cleaver Square, SE11 Cleaver Square is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Cleaver Square, SE11

Cleaver Street, SE11 Cleaver Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Cleaver Street, SE11

Conant House, SE17 Conant House is a building on Royal Road (Kennington)

Conant House, SE17

Cornwall Square, SE11 Cornwall Square is in Kennings Way (Kennington)

Cornwall Square, SE11

Courtenay Square, SE11 Courtenay Square is one of a number of local streets with houses built in a neo-Georgian style (Kennington)

Courtenay Square, SE11

Courtenay Street, SE11 Courtenay Street was built in 1925 as part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s estate (Kennington)

Courtenay Street, SE11

De Laune Street, SE17 De Laune Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

De Laune Street, SE17

Denny Crescent, SE11 Denny Crescent was built as part of a small estate by the Duchy of Cornwall in 1925 (Lambeth)

Denny Crescent, SE11

Denny Street, SE11 Denny Street is a neo-Georgian development (Lambeth)

Denny Street, SE11

Dexter House, SW8 Dexter House is a building on Glyn Street (Vauxhall)

Dexter House, SW8

Doddington Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Doddington Place, SE17

Dolland House, SE11 Dolland House is a block on Newburn Street (Vauxhall)

Dolland House, SE11

Dolland Street, SE11 Norfolk Street became Dolland Street in 1893 (Kennington)

Dolland Street, SE11

Duffell House, SE11 Duffell House is a block on Brangton Road (Kennington)

Duffell House, SE11

Dunmow House, SE11 Dunmow House is a block on Newburn Street (Vauxhall)

Dunmow House, SE11

Durham Street, SE11 Durham Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

Durham Street, SE11

Ebbisham Drive, SW8 Ebbisham Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)

Ebbisham Drive, SW8

Edinburgh House, SE11 Edinburgh House is located on Kennington Lane (Kennington)

Edinburgh House, SE11

Falmouth House, SE11 Falmouth House is a block on White Hart Street (Lambeth)

Falmouth House, SE11

Farnham Royal, SE11 Farnham Royal is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

Farnham Royal, SE11

Fowey House, SE11 Fowey House is a block on White Hart Street (Kennington)

Fowey House, SE11

Gateway House, SE11 Gateway House can be found on Milverton Street (Kennington)

Gateway House, SE11

Glasshouse Street, SE11 George Street was renamed Glasshouse Street after 1881 (Vauxhall)

Glasshouse Street, SE11

Glasshouse Walk, SE11 Glasshouse Walk was Glasshouse Street until 1936 (Vauxhall)

Glasshouse Walk, SE11

Glyn Street, SE11 Glyn Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

Glyn Street, SE11

Graphite Square, SE11 Graphite Square is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Graphite Square, SE11

Grover House, SE11 Grover House is located on Vauxhall Street (Vauxhall)

Grover House, SE11

Hansom Mews, SE11 Hansom Mews is a location in London (Kennington)

Hansom Mews, SE11

Harleyford Court, SE11 Harleyford Court is a block on Bedser Close (Vauxhall)

Harleyford Court, SE11

Harleyford Road, SE11 Harleyford Road was named after local leaseholders the Claytons, whose country house was Harleyford Manor, Buckinghamshire (Vauxhall)

Harleyford Road, SE11

Harleyford Street, SE11 Harleyford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)

Harleyford Street, SE11

Harmsworth Street, SE17 Harmsworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Harmsworth Street, SE17

Helston House, SE11 Helston House is a building on White Hart Street (Kennington)

Helston House, SE11

Hornby House, SE11 Hornby House is sited on Kennington Road (Oval)

Hornby House, SE11

Jameson House, SE11 Jameson House is a block on Worgan Street (Vauxhall)

Jameson House, SE11

Jonathan Street, SE11 Jonathan Street commemorates Jonathan Tyers who was the owner of the Vauxhall Gardens during the 1700s (Lambeth)

Jonathan Street, SE11

Kennedy House, SE11 Kennedy House is a block on Vauxhall Walk (Vauxhall)

Kennedy House, SE11

Kennings Way, SE11 Kennings Way is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennings Way, SE11

Kennington Lane, SE11 Kennington Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Kennington Lane, SE11

Kennington Oval, SE11 Kennington Oval is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)

Kennington Oval, SE11

Kennington Oval, SW8 Kennington Oval is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Kennington Oval, SW8

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17 Kennington Park Gardens is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17

Kennington Park Place, SE17 Kennington Park Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Place, SE17

Kennington Park Road, SE11 Kennington Park Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Road, SE11

Kennington Park, SE11 Kennington Park is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Kennington)

Kennington Park, SE11

Kennington Road, SE11 Kennington Road was a turnpike road created in 1751 (Lambeth)

Kennington Road, SE11

Kerris House, SE11 Kerris House is a block on Chester Way (Lambeth)

Kerris House, SE11

Key House, SE11 Key House can be found on Magee Street (Oval)

Key House, SE11

Kilner House, SE11 Kilner House is a block on Clayton Street (Oval)

Kilner House, SE11

Landulph House, SE11 Landulph House is a block on Kennings Way (Kennington)

Landulph House, SE11

Laud Street, SE11 Laud Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Vauxhall)

Laud Street, SE11

Laune Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Laune Street, SE17

Lawn Lane, SW8 Lawn Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)

Lawn Lane, SW8

Liskeard House, SE11 Liskeard House is a block on White Hart Street (Kennington)

Liskeard House, SE11

Lockwood House, SE11 Lockwood House is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Lockwood House, SE11

Lohmann House, SE11 Lohmann House is a block on Bowling Green Street (Oval)

Lohmann House, SE11

Loughborough Street, SE11 Loughborough Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Loughborough Street, SE11

Magee Street, SE11 Magee Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)

Magee Street, SE11

Malmsey House, SE11 Malmsey House is a block on Vauxhall Street (Vauxhall)

Malmsey House, SE11

Manley House, SE11 Manley House is a block on Black Prince Road (Lambeth)

Manley House, SE11

Methley Street, SE11 Methley Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Methley Street, SE11

Milverton Street, SE11 Milverton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Milverton Street, SE11

Montford Place, SE11 Montford Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Montford Place, SE11

Mountain House, SE11 Mountain House is sited on Tyers Street (Lambeth)

Mountain House, SE11

Muscovy House, SE11 Muscovy House is sited on Auckland Street (Vauxhall)

Muscovy House, SE11

Newburn Street, SE11 Newburn Street is a street in the area west of Kennington Cross (Kennington)

Newburn Street, SE11

Opal Street, SE11 Opal Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Opal Street, SE11

Orsett Street, SE11 Orsett Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Lambeth)

Orsett Street, SE11

Oval Way, SE11 Oval Way is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)

Oval Way, SE11

Palm/Malt House, SE11 Palm/Malt House is a block on Sancroft Street (Lambeth)

Palm/Malt House, SE11

Pegasus Place, SE11 Pegasus Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)

Pegasus Place, SE11

Penmayne House, SE11 Penmayne House is a block on Kennings Way (Kennington)

Penmayne House, SE11

Radcot Street, SE11 Radcot Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Radcot Street, SE11

Ravensdon Street, SE11 Ravensdon Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Ravensdon Street, SE11

Rothesay Court, SE11 Rothesay Court is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Rothesay Court, SE11

Rutley Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Rutley Close, SE17

Sancroft Street, SE11 Sancroft Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Sancroft Street, SE11

Sedley House, SE11 Residential block (Kennington)

Sedley House, SE11

Sherwin House, SE11 Sherwin House is a building on Clayton Street (Oval)

Sherwin House, SE11

Shrewsbury House, SW8 Shrewsbury House is sited on Kennington Oval (Oval)

Shrewsbury House, SW8

Silk Mews, SE11 Silk Mews is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Silk Mews, SE11

Simpson House, SE11 Residential block (Vauxhall)

Simpson House, SE11

Spring Mews, SE11 Spring Mews is a location in London (Lambeth)

Spring Mews, SE11

St Agnes Place, SE11 St Agnes Place was once the most famous squatted street in London (Kennington)

St Agnes Place, SE11

St Oswalds Place, SE11 St Oswalds Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

St Oswalds Place, SE11

St. Oswalds Place, SE11 St. Oswalds Place is a location in London (Vauxhall)

St. Oswalds Place, SE11

Stannary Place, SE11 Stannary Place is a location in London

Stannary Place, SE11

Stannary Street, SE11 Stannary Street was first built as Kennington Place

Stannary Street, SE11

Stoddart House, SE11 Stoddart House is a block on Kennington Oval (Oval)

Stoddart House, SE11

Studios, SE11 Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Oval)

Studios, SE11

The Dog House, SE11 The Dog House is a block on Kennington Road (Lambeth)

The Dog House, SE11

Tinworth Street, SE11 Tinworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Tinworth Street, SE11

Trematon House, SE11 Trematon House can be found on Kennings Way (Kennington)

Trematon House, SE11

Tyers Street, SE11 Tyers Street is named for Jonathan Tyers who was the eighteenth century owner of the Vauxhall Gardens (Lambeth)

Tyers Street, SE11

Tyers Terrace, SE11 Tyers Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

Tyers Terrace, SE11

Vauxhall Grove, SW8 Vauxhall Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)

Vauxhall Grove, SW8

Vauxhall Street, SE11 Vauxhall Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Vauxhall)

Vauxhall Street, SE11

Vauxhall Walk, SE11 Vauxhall Walk lies to the north of the Vauxhall area (Lambeth)

Vauxhall Walk, SE11

Vox Studios 1-45, SE11 Vox Studios 1-45 is a location in London (Vauxhall)

Vox Studios 1-45, SE11

Waylett House, SE11 Waylett House is a block on Loughborough Street (Kennington)

Waylett House, SE11

Westminster Business Square, SE11 Westminster Business Square is a business centre (Vauxhall)

Westminster Business Square, SE11

White Hart Street, SE11 White Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

White Hart Street, SE11

Wickham Street, SE11 Wickham Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Vauxhall)

Wickham Street, SE11

Windmill Row, SE11 Windmill Row is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Kennington)

Windmill Row, SE11

Wisden House, SW8 Wisden House is a large block on the Ashmole Estate (Oval)

Wisden House, SW8

Worgan Street, SE11 Worgan Street is the new name for the former Catherine Street in the Vauxhall Gardens Estate area (Lambeth)

Worgan Street, SE11

Wynyard Terrace, SE11 Wynyard Terrace is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Kennington)

Wynyard Terrace, SE11

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