Friars House, SE1

Friars House is a block on Blackfriars Road.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Hallows Church was built in 1892.

Christ Church, Lambeth Christ Church was founded by the Rev Dr Christopher Newman Hall in 1876 as a Congregational chapel on Westminster Bridge Road.

Christ Church, Lambeth

Lambeth North Lambeth North is the area surrounding the Imperial War Museum.

Lambeth North

Lower Marsh Market Lower Marsh Market is in the Waterloo area of London.

Lower Marsh Market

Morley College Morley College is an adult education college in south London.

Morley College

St George’s Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, usually known as St George’s Cathedral, Southwark is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

St George’s Cathedral

The Angel The Angel was a public house in Webber Street.

The Angel

The Ring The Ring was a boxing stadium which once stood on Blackfriars Road in Southwark.

The Ring

NEARBY STREETS

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

Alaska Street, SE1

All Hallows Place, SE1 All Hallows Place disappeared due to Second World World bombing

All Hallows Place, SE1

Applegarth House, SE1 Residential block

Applegarth House, SE1

Argent Street, SE1 Silver Street connected Orange Street (now Copperfield Street) and Loman Street

Argent Street, SE1

Avonmouth Street, SE1 Avonmouth Street was formerly called Devonshire Street (Elephant and Castle)

Avonmouth Street, SE1

Barbel Street, SE1 Barbel Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth North)

Barbel Street, SE1

Barkham Terrace, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Barkham Terrace, SE1

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

Barons Place, SE1

Baylis Road, SE1 Baylis Road runs between Westminster Bridge Road and Waterloo Road (Waterloo)

Baylis Road, SE1

Bazeley House, SE1 Bazeley House is located on Library Street (Newington)

Bazeley House, SE1

Belvedere Buildings, SE1 Belvedere Buildings is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Belvedere Buildings, SE1

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

Benson House, SE1

Blackfriars Foundry 154-156, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Blackfriars Foundry 154-156, SE1

Blackfriars Road, SE1 Blackfriars Road runs between St George’s Circus at the southern end and Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames at the northern end, leading to the City of London. (Southwark)

Blackfriars Road, SE1

Borough Road, SE1 Borough Road runs east-west between St George’s Circus and Borough High Street (Newington)

Borough Road, SE1

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

Boundary Row, SE1

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

Boyfield Street, SE1

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

Brad Street, SE1

Braque Building, SE1 Braque Building is a building on Ewer Street

Braque Building, SE1

Brinton Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Southwark)

Brinton Walk, SE1

Brookwood House, SE1 Brookwood House is a building on Webber Street

Brookwood House, SE1

Buckstone Apartments, SE1 Buckstone Apartments is a block on Blackfriars Road (Newington)

Buckstone Apartments, SE1

Burdett Street, SE1 Burdett Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth North)

Burdett Street, SE1

Burrows Mews, SE1 Burrows Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Burrows Mews, SE1

Cabanel Apartments, SE1 Cabanel Apartments is a block on Milcote Street (Newington)

Cabanel Apartments, SE1

Caxton House, SE1 Caxton House is a block on Borough Road (Newington)

Caxton House, SE1

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

Chaplin Close, SE1

Clandon House, SE1 Clandon House is located on Boyfield Street

Clandon House, SE1

Cole House, SE1 Cole House is a block on Tanswell Street (Waterloo)

Cole House, SE1

Collinson Court, SE1 Collinson Court is a block on Great Suffolk Street

Collinson Court, SE1

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

Collinson Walk, SE1

Colombo House, SE1 Colombo House is a block on Joan Street (Southwark)

Colombo House, SE1

Columbo House, SE1 Columbo House is a block on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Columbo House, SE1

Conquest Apartments, SE1 Conquest Apartments is sited on Blackfriars Road (Newington)

Conquest Apartments, 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

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

Cooper Close, SE1

Copperfield Street, SE1 Copperfield Street was named after the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, by association with nearby Dickens Square

Copperfield Street, SE1

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

Coral 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

Cottesloe Mews, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Cottesloe Mews, SE1

Delphini Apartments, SE1 Delphini Apartments can be found on Blackfriars Road (Newington)

Delphini Apartments, SE1

Devonshire Cottages, SE1 Avonmouth House can be found on Avonmouth Street (Elephant and Castle)

Devonshire Cottages, SE1

Devonshire Street, SE1 Devonshire Street was a main road of the Newington area (Elephant and Castle)

Devonshire Street, SE1

Dibdin Apartments, SE1 Dibdin Apartments is located on Blackfriars Road

Dibdin Apartments, SE1

Dibdin Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Dibdin Row, SE1

Dodson Street, SE1 Dodson Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Dodson Street, SE1

Dolben Street, SE1 Dolben Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Dolben Street, SE1

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

Doreen Ramsey Court, SE1

Doyce Street, SE1 Doyce Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Borough)

Doyce Street, SE1

Ellis Apartments, SE1 Ellis Apartments is a block on Milcote Street (Newington)

Ellis Apartments, SE1

Ernst Building, SE1 Ernst Building is a block on Union Street

Ernst Building, SE1

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

Ethelm House, SE1

Ewer Street, SE1 Ewer Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Ewer Street, SE1

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

Exton Street, SE1

Farnham House, SE1 Farnham House is a building on Union Street

Farnham House, SE1

Fifth Floor Valentine Place, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Fifth Floor Valentine Place, SE1

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

Frazier Street, SE1

Friars House, SE1 Friars House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Friars House, SE1

Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street - then called William Street - was already on the 1800 maps of London

Gambia Street, SE1

Gardiner House, SE1 Gardiner House is a block on Borough Road (Newington)

Gardiner House, SE1

Gare Apartments, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Gare Apartments, SE1

Gaunt Street, SE1 Gaunt Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Elephant and Castle)

Gaunt Street, SE1

Gay Street, SE1 Gay Street is a road in the SW15 postcode area

Gay Street, SE1

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

Gerridge Street, SE1

Gibbings House, SE1 Gibbings House can be found on King James Street (Newington)

Gibbings House, SE1

Glade Path, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Newington)

Glade Path, SE1

Gladstone Street, SE1 Gladstone Street was built in the 1840s (Newington)

Gladstone Street, SE1

Glasshill Street, SE1 Glasshill Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Greater London)

Glasshill Street, SE1

Global House, SE1 Global House is a building on Great Suffolk Street (Greater London)

Global House, SE1

Globe View House, SE1 Globe View House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Globe View House, SE1

Grande Vitesse Industrial Centre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Southwark)

Grande Vitesse Industrial Centre, SE1

Gray Street, SE1 Gray Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Gray Street, SE1

Great Guildford Business Square, SE1 Great Guildford Business Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Great Guildford Business Square, SE1

Great Guildford Street, SE1 Great Guildford Street runs north-south in Southwark (Southwark)

Great Guildford Street, SE1

Great Suffolk Street, SE1 Great Suffolk Street was at one time called Dirty Lane

Great Suffolk Street, SE1

Greenham Close, SE1 Greenham Close is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Greenham Close, SE1

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

Greet 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

Helen Gladstone House, SE1 Helen Gladstone House is a block on Nelson Square

Helen Gladstone House, SE1

Hermes House, SE1 Hermes House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Hermes House, SE1

Hoadly House, SE1 Hoadly House is a block on Union Street

Hoadly House, SE1

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

Holmes Terrace, SE1

Hunter House, SE1 Hunter House is a block on King James Street (Newington)

Hunter House, SE1

Isabella Street, SE1 Isabella Street contains a number of restaurants which are housed in the railway arches below the London Bridge - Charing Cross railway lines (Southwark)

Isabella Street, SE1

James Forbes House, SE1 James Forbes House is a block on Great Suffolk Street (Southwark)

James Forbes House, SE1

Joan Street, SE1 Jane Street became Joan Street in 1937 (Southwark)

Joan Street, SE1

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

Johanna Street, SE1

Kell Street, SE1 Kell Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Newington)

Kell Street, SE1

Kennington Road, SE1 A small section of Kennington Road lies in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Kennington Road, SE1

Keyworth Street, SE1 Keyworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

Keyworth Street, SE1

King Edward Walk, SE1 King Edward Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

King Edward Walk, SE1

King James Court, SE1 King James Court leads off King James Street

King James Court, SE1

King James Street, SE1 King James Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

King James Street, SE1

Kings Bench Street, SE1 Kings Bench Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Kings Bench Street, SE1

Lagare Apartments, SE1 Lagare Apartments is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Lagare Apartments, SE1

Lake House, SE1 Lake House is a block on Scovell Road

Lake House, SE1

Lancaster Street, SE1 Lancaster Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

Lancaster Street, SE1

Larch House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Larch House, SE1

Lavington Street, SE1 Lavington Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Lavington Street, SE1

Lefroy House, SE1 Lefroy House is a block on Collinson Street

Lefroy House, SE1

Library Street, SE1 Library Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

Library Street, SE1

Lingfield House, SE1 Lingfield House is a block on Lancaster Street (Newington)

Lingfield House, SE1

Linton House, SE1 Linton House is a block on Union Street

Linton House, SE1

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

Loman Street, SE1

Lumiere Court, SE1 Lumiere Court is sited on Lancaster Street (Newington)

Lumiere Court, SE1

Marion’s Way, SE1 Marion’s Way was named after Marion Marples, a local campaigner who died in 2019 (Southwark)

Marion’s Way, SE1

Markstone House, SE1 Markstone House is a block on Lancaster Street

Markstone House, SE1

Mathieson Court, SE1 Mathieson Court is a block on King James Street (Newington)

Mathieson Court, SE1

Mead Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Mead Row, SE1

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

Merrow Street, SE1

Metro House, SE1 Metro House can be found on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Metro House, SE1

Meymott Street, SE1 Meymott Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Meymott Street, SE1

Milcote Street, SE1 Milcote Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

Milcote Street, SE1

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

Mitre Road, SE1

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

Morley Street, SE1

Muro Court, SE1 Muro Court is a block on Milcote Street (Newington)

Muro Court, SE1

Murphy Street, SE1 Murphy Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Murphy Street, SE1

Nelson Square, SE1 Nelson Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Nelson Square, SE1

Newington Causeway, SE1 Newington Causeway appears to have been so named in the middle of the 18th century (Elephant and Castle)

Newington Causeway, SE1

Newington Court, SE1 Newington Court is a block on Newington Court (Newington)

Newington Court, SE1

Nicholson Street, SE1 Nicholson Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Southwark)

Nicholson Street, SE1

Oakey Lane, SE1 This is a street in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth North)

Oakey Lane, SE1

Oakley Street, SE1 Gibson Street was called Oakley Street after 1877 (Waterloo)

Oakley Street, SE1

Olwen House, SE1 Olwen House is sited on Loman Street

Olwen House, SE1

Palestra House, SE1 Palestra House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Palestra House, SE1

Patrick Court, SE1 Patrick Court is a block on Webber Street

Patrick Court, SE1

Peabody Square, SE1 Peabody Square was a traditional Peabody estate constructed in 1871 but subsequently modernised (Newington)

Peabody Square, SE1

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

Pear Place, SE1

Pearman Street, SE1 Pearman Street is one of the centres of London (Lambeth North)

Pearman Street, SE1

Pegasus House, SE1 Pegasus House is a block on Great Suffolk Street (Greater London)

Pegasus House, SE1

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

Pepper Street, SE1

Perspective Building, SE1 Perspective Building is a block on Westminster Bridge Road (Lambeth North)

Perspective Building, SE1

Pickwick Street, SE1 Pickwick Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Borough)

Pickwick Street, SE1

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

Pocock Street, SE1

Pontypool Place, SE1 Pontypool Place is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Pontypool Place, SE1

Reeves House, SE1 Reeves House is a block on Baylis Road (Waterloo)

Reeves House, SE1

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

Risborough Street, SE1

Rosler Building, SE1 Rosler Building is a block on Ewer Street

Rosler Building, SE1

Rotary Street, SE1 Rotary Street runs from Borough Road to Thomas Doyle Street (Newington)

Rotary Street, SE1

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

Roupell Street, SE1

Rowland Hill House, SE1 Rowland Hill House is a block on Union Street

Rowland Hill House, SE1

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

Rushworth Street, SE1

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

Sandell Street, SE1

Santley House, SE1 Santley House can be found on Frazier Street (Waterloo)

Santley House, SE1

Sawyer Street, SE1 Sawyer Street is named after Bob Sawyer, a character in the novel The Pickwick Papers by local resident Charles Dickens

Sawyer Street, SE1

Scoresby Street, SE1 Scoresby Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Scoresby Street, SE1

Scovell Crescent, SE1 Scovell Crescent is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Newington)

Scovell Crescent, SE1

Scovell Road, SE1 Scovell Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Newington)

Scovell Road, SE1

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

Secker Street, SE1

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

Short Street, SE1

Signal House, SE1 Signal House is a block on Great Suffolk Street (Borough)

Signal House, SE1

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

Silex Street, SE1

Smale House, SE1 Smale House is sited on Great Suffolk Street (Greater London)

Smale House, SE1

Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 Southwark Bridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Borough)

Southwark Bridge Road, SE1

St Alphege House, SE1 Residential block

St Alphege House, SE1

St Georges Cottages, SE1 St Georges Cottages is noted as a previous address at this approximate location

St Georges Cottages, SE1

St George’s Circus, SE1 St Georges Circus is a junction where six major roads meet (Newington)

St George’s Circus, SE1

St. Georges Mews, SE1 St George’s Mews lies off of Westminster Bridge Road (Lambeth North)

St. Georges Mews, SE1

Stopher House, SE1 Stopher House is a block on Webber Street

Stopher House, SE1

Sudrey Street, SE1 Sudrey Street was formerly Little Suffolk Street

Sudrey Street, SE1

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

Surrey Row, SE1

Surrey Rowe, SE1 Surrey Rowe is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Surrey Rowe, SE1

Tanswell Street, SE1 Tanswell Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Tanswell Street, SE1

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

The Balcony, SE1

The Chandlery, SE1 The Chandlery is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

The Chandlery, 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 Foundry, SE1 The Foundry is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

The Foundry, SE1

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

Theed Street, SE1

Thomas Doyle Street, SE1 Thomas Doyle Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Newington)

Thomas Doyle Street, SE1

Thorold House, SE1 Thorold House is a block on Pepper Street

Thorold House, SE1

Tomline House, SE1 Tomline House is located on Union Street

Tomline House, SE1

Toulmin Street, SE1 Toulmin Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Borough)

Toulmin Street, SE1

Trelawney House, SE1 Trelawney House can be found on Union Street

Trelawney House, SE1

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

Trundle Street, SE1

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

Ufford Street, SE1

Union House, SE1 Union House is a block on Great Suffolk Street

Union House, SE1

Union Street, SE1 Union Street was so-called as it linked two other streets

Union Street, SE1

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

Valentine Place, SE1

Valentine Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Valentine Row, SE1

Vaughan House, SE1 Vaughan House is a block on Nelson Square

Vaughan House, 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

Waynflete House, SE1 Waynflete House is a block on Union Street

Waynflete House, SE1

Webber Row, SE1 Webber Row is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Webber Row, SE1

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

Webber Street, SE1

Weller Street, SE1 Weller Street is one of several local streets named after Dickens characters

Weller Street, SE1

Wellington House, SE1 Wellington House is a block on Waterloo Road (Waterloo)

Wellington House, SE1

Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 Westminster Bridge Road runs on an east-west axis and passes through the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark (Lambeth North)

Westminster Bridge Road, SE1

Whitehorse Mews, SE1 Whitehorse Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Whitehorse Mews, SE1

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

Whittlesey Street, SE1

William Street, SE1 William Street was the name for Gambia Street between the 1770s and 1892 (Southwark)

William Street, SE1

Winchester House, SE1 Winchester House is sited on Southwark Bridge Road

Winchester House, 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

Wireworks Court, SE1 Wireworks Court is a block on Great Suffolk Street

Wireworks Court, SE1

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

Wootton Street, SE1

Wykeham House, SE1 Wykeham House is a block on Union Street

Wykeham House, SE1

Zeiss Court, SE1 Zeiss Court is sited on Lancaster Street (Newington)

Zeiss Court, SE1

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