Simpson House, SE11

Residential block

Vauxhall
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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.

Chartist meeting, Kennington Common (1848)

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

Vauxhall Gardens Vauxhall Gardens was a pleasure garden, one of the leading venues for public entertainment from the mid 17th century to the mid 19th century.

Vauxhall Gardens

Vauxhall Station (early 1900s) Vauxhall at the turn of the twentieth century.

Vauxhall Station (early 1900s)

NEARBY STREETS

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

Abel House, SE11

Albert Embankment, SE11 Albert Embankment was built in the late 1860s over former marshlands (Vauxhall)

Albert Embankment, SE11

Anchor House, SW8 Anchor House is a block on Bridgefoot (Vauxhall)

Anchor House, SW8

Aquarius House, SW8 Aquarius House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Vauxhall)

Aquarius House, SW8

Arden House, SE11 Residential block (Lambeth)

Arden House, SE11

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

Auckland Street, 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

Baltimore House, SE11 Baltimore House is a block on Hotspur Street (Lambeth)

Baltimore House, SE11

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

Bannerman House, SW8

Beaufoy Walk, SE11 Beaufoy Walk is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Lambeth)

Beaufoy Walk, SE11

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

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

Blythe House, SE11

Bondway, SW8 Bondway is named after the late 18th century developers of the street, John and Sarah Bond (Vauxhall)

Bondway, SW8

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

Bricklayers Street, SE11 Bricklayers Street is a location in London (Lambeth)

Bricklayers Street, SE11

Bridge House, SW8 Bridge House is a block on St Oswald’s Place (Vauxhall)

Bridge House, SW8

Bridgefoot, SW8 Bridgefoot is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Vauxhall)

Bridgefoot, SW8

Cannon House, SE11 Cannon House is a block on Beaufoy Walk (Lambeth)

Cannon House, SE11

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

Cardigan Street, SE11

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

Citadel Place, SE11

Clark’s Passage, SW8 Clark’s Place became Clark’s Passage in 1936 (Vauxhall)

Clark’s Passage, SW8

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

Clayton Street, 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

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

Dexter House, SW8

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

Dolland House, 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

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

Edinburgh House, SE11

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

Farnham Royal, SE11

Fortune House, SE11 Fortune House is sited on Marylee Way (Lambeth)

Fortune House, SE11

Fountain House, SW8 Fountain House is a block on St Oswald’s Place (Vauxhall)

Fountain House, SW8

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

Gateway House, SE11

Gaysley House, SE11 Gaysley House is a block on Hotspur Street (Lambeth)

Gaysley House, SE11

Gilbert’s Buildings, SW8 Gilbert’s Buildings was a lost road of Lambeth, eventually buried under the railway arches leading north from Vauxhall (Vauxhall)

Gilbert’s Buildings, SW8

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

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

Goding Street, SE11

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

Graphite Square, SE11

Groome House, SE11 Groome House is a building on Black Prince Road (Lambeth)

Groome House, 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

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

Hornby House, SE11

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

Hotspur Street, 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

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

Kennington Lane, SE11

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

Kennington Road, 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

Langley Lane, SW8 Langley Lane connects South Lambeth Road with Bonnington Square (Vauxhall)

Langley Lane, SW8

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

Laud Street, SE11

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

Lawn Lane, SW8

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

Lilac Place, 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

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

Marylee Way, SE11

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

Michelson House, 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

Nainby House, SE11 Nainby House is a block on Hotspur Street (Lambeth)

Nainby House, SE11

Needham House, SE11 Needham House can be found on Lollard Street (Lambeth)

Needham House, SE11

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

Newburn 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

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

Park Place, SW8

Parry Street, SW8 Parry Street was laid out by John and Sarah Bond (Vauxhall)

Parry Street, SW8

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

Pegasus Place, SE11

Randall Road, SE1 Randall Road is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Randall Road, SE1

Randall Road, SE11 Randall Road is a location in London (Lambeth)

Randall Road, SE11

Sambrook House, SE11 Sambrook House is a block on Hotspur Street (Lambeth)

Sambrook House, SE11

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

Sancroft Street, SE11

Scotson House, SE11 Scotson House is a block on Marylee Way (Lambeth)

Scotson House, 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

South Lambeth Place, SW8 South Lambeth Place links South Lambeth Road to Bondway. (Vauxhall)

South Lambeth Place, SW8

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

South Street, SE11

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

Spring Mews, 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

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

Tintagel House, SE1 Tintagel House is a block on Albert Embankment (Vauxhall)

Tintagel House, SE1

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

Tinworth Street, SE11

Tolpaide House, SE11 Tolpaide House is located on Hotspur Street (Lambeth)

Tolpaide 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

Upper Fore Street, SE1 Upper Fore Street was a street of various factories and manufacturing premises. (Lambeth)

Upper Fore Street, SE1

Vantrey House, SE11 Vantrey House is a block on Marylee Way (Lambeth)

Vantrey House, SE11

Vauxhall Cross, SW8 Vauxhall Cross is now known as the site of the MI5 headquarters (Vauxhall)

Vauxhall Cross, SW8

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

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

West Bridge, SW8

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

Westminster Business Square, 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

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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