Gilmour Section House, SE11

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Linda Webb Hungerford Stairs Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT	Hungerford Stairs In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794 Source: Hungerford Stairs Reply
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
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
Richard Roques Hungerford Stairs Added: 21 Jan 2021 16:53 GMT	Buckingham Street residents Here in Buckingham Street lived Samuel Pepys the diarist, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling 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
Linda WEBB Craven Street, WC2N Added: 8 Jun 2023 23:16 GMT	Craven Street, WC2N James webb lived in Craven Street Westminster. He died in 1758 and his states he was of Craven Street. FROM England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 for James Webb PROB 11: Will Registers 1773-1776 Piece 1004: Alexander, Quire Numbers 1-45 (1775) Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Hendon Central Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:15 GMT	Not as Central as advertised... Hendon Central was by no means the centre of Hendon when built, being a green field site. It was built at the same time as both the North Circular Road and the A41 were built as major truck roads �’ an early example of joined up London transport planning. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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

Elephant and Castle

NEARBY STREETS

360-London, SE11 360-London is a 44-storey tower featuring 470 residential units

360-London, SE11

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

Adam Court, SE11

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

Alberta Street, SE17

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

Ambergate Street, 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

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

Ashton House, SE11 Ashton House is a block on Cornwall Square Kennings Way.

Ashton House, SE11

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

Austral Street, SE11

Baltimore House, SE11 Baltimore House is a block on Hotspur Street.

Baltimore House, SE11

Berryfield Road, SE17 Berryfield Road was created in 1877 but was Sturge Road for a couple of years until 1879.

Berryfield Road, SE17

Bishops Terrace, SE11 Bishops Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Bishops Terrace, SE11

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

Bowden Street, SE11

Bricklayers Street, SE11 Bricklayers Street is a location in London.

Bricklayers Street, SE11

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

Brook Drive, SE11

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

Brutus Court, SE11

Calstock House, SE11 Calstock House is a block on Cleaver Street.

Calstock House, SE11

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

Canterbury Place, SE17

Cardigan Street, SE11 Cardigan Street formed part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s local estate.

Cardigan Street, SE11

Carrick Court, SE11 Carrick Court is a block on Kennington Park Road.

Carrick Court, SE11

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

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

Chester Way, SE11

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

Churchyard Row, SE11

Cleaver Square, SE11 Cleaver Square is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Cleaver Square, SE11

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

Cleaver Street, SE11

Coalpit House, SE11 Coalpit House is located on Walnut Tree Walk.

Coalpit House, SE11

Cornwall Square, SE11 Cornwall Square is in Kennings Way.

Cornwall Square, SE11

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

Courtenay Square, SE11

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

Crampton Street, SE17

Culpeper Court, SE11 Culpeper Court is sited on Walnut Tree Walk.

Culpeper Court, SE11

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

Davenport House, SE11 Davenport House is a block on China Walk.

Davenport House, SE11

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

Deacon Street, SE17

Delverton House, SE17 Delverton House is sited on Delverton Road.

Delverton House, SE17

Delverton Road, SE17 Delverton Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Delverton Road, SE17

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

Denny Crescent, SE11

Denny Street, SE11 Denny Street is a neo-Georgian development.

Denny Street, SE11

Derby House, SE11 Derby House is a block on Walnut Tree Walk.

Derby House, SE11

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

Distin Street, SE11

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

Edinburgh House, SE11 Edinburgh House is located on Kennington Lane.

Edinburgh House, SE11

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 is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Elephant Road, SE17

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

Elliott’s Row, SE11

Emmanuel House, SE11 Emmanuel House is a block on Distin Street.

Emmanuel House, SE11

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

Fairford House, SE11

Falmouth House, SE11 Falmouth House is a block on White Hart Street.

Falmouth House, SE11

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

Fitzalan Street, SE11 Fitzalan Street connects Lambeth Walk and Kennington Road.

Fitzalan Street, SE11

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

Fontenoy House, SE11

Fowey House, SE11 Fowey House is a block on White Hart Street.

Fowey House, SE11

Gaysley House, SE11 Gaysley House is a block on Hotspur Street.

Gaysley House, SE11

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

George Mathers Road, SE11

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

Gilbert Road, SE11

Gundulf Street, SE11 Gundulf Street is a location in London.

Gundulf Street, SE11

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

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

Helston House, SE11 Helston House is a building on White Hart Street.

Helston House, SE11

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

Heralds Place, SE11

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

Holyoak Road, SE11

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

Hornbeam Close, SE11

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

Hotspur Street, 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

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

Iliffe Yard, SE17

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

Kempsford Road, SE11

Kennings Way, SE11 Kennings Way is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Kennings Way, SE11

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

Kennington Lane, SE11

Kennington Road, SE11 Kennington Road was a turnpike road created in 1751.

Kennington Road, SE11

Kerris House, SE11 Kerris House is a block on Chester Way.

Kerris House, SE11

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

Landulph House, SE11 Landulph House is a block on Kennings Way.

Landulph House, SE11

Liskeard House, SE11 Liskeard House is a block on White Hart Street.

Liskeard House, SE11

Manning Place, SE11 Manning Place appears on 1860s mapping.

Manning Place, SE11

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

Manor Place, SE17

Manor Place, SE17 Manor Place is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Manor Place, SE17

Marlborough Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Marlborough Close, SE17

Marsland Close, SE17 Marsland Close is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Marsland Close, SE17

Matara Mews, SE17 Matara Mews is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Matara Mews, SE17

Minton House, SE11 Minton House is a block on Walnut Tree Walk.

Minton House, SE11

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

Monkton Street, SE11

Montgomery House, SE11 Montgomery House is a block on Fitzalan Street.

Montgomery House, SE11

Needham House, SE11 Needham House can be found on Lollard Street.

Needham House, SE11

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 Industrial Estate, SE17 Newington Industrial Estate lies in SE17.

Newington Industrial Estate, SE17

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

Nightingale Mews, SE11

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

Oakden Street, SE11

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

Penmayne House, SE11 Penmayne House is a block on Kennings Way.

Penmayne House, SE11

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

Penton Place, SE11

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

Penton Place, SE17

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

Portia Court, SE11

Pullens Buildings, SE17 Pullens Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Pullens Buildings, SE17

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

Reedworth Street, SE11

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

Renfrew Road, SE11

Richmond Street, SE11 Richmond Street ran east from Walnut Tree Walk.

Richmond Street, SE11

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

Robert Dashwood Way, SE17

Sambrook House, SE11 Sambrook House is a block on Hotspur Street.

Sambrook House, SE11

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

Silk Mews, SE11

Spare Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Spare Street, SE17

St Alban’s Street, SE11 St Alban’s Street was swept away by the China Walk Estate,

St Alban’s Street, SE11

St Gabriel Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

St Gabriel Walk, SE1

St Marys Gardens, SE11 St Marys Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

St Marys Gardens, SE11

St Marys Walk, SE11 St Marys Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

St Marys Walk, SE11

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

Steedman Street, SE17

Suffield House, SE17 Suffield House is a block on Ambergate Street.

Suffield House, SE17

Suffield Road, SE17 Suffield Road was laid out after the demise of the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens.

Suffield Road, SE17

Tarver Road, SE17 Tarver Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Tarver Road, SE17

Territorial House, SE11 Territorial House is a block on Reedworth Street.

Territorial House, SE11

The Dog House, SE11 The Dog House is a block on Kennington Road.

The Dog House, SE11

Thobal Place, SE1 Thomas Place became Thobal Place in 1892.

Thobal Place, SE1

Thrush Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Thrush Street, SE17

Tolpaide House, SE11 Tolpaide House is located on Hotspur Street.

Tolpaide House, SE11

Tomkyns House, SE11 Tomkyns House can be found on Distin Street.

Tomkyns House, SE11

Trematon House, SE11 Trematon House can be found on Kennings Way.

Trematon House, SE11

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

Two Eagles House, SE11

Walcot Square, SE11 Walcot Square’s late Georgian terraced houses surround a private triangular garden owned and maintained by the Walcot Foundation.

Walcot Square, SE11

Walcott Square, SE11 Walcott Square is a location in London.

Walcott Square, SE11

Walnut Tree Place, SE11 Walnut Tree Place was a minor street replaced by the China Walk Estate.

Walnut Tree Place, SE11

Walnut Tree Walk, SE11 At the beginning of the 18th century Walnut Tree Walk was a lane leading out into the fields from Lambeth.

Walnut Tree Walk, SE11

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

Walworth Road, SE1

Wedgwood House, SE11 Wedgwood House is a block on Lambeth Walk.

Wedgwood House, SE11

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

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

White Hart Street, SE11

Winchester Close, SE11 A street within the SE17 postcode

Winchester Close, SE11

Wincott Parade, SE11 Wincott Parade is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Wincott Parade, SE11

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

Wincott Street, SE11

Wollaston Close, SE17 A street within the SE1 postcode

Wollaston Close, SE17

NEARBY PUBS

Bison bar

Dark room students bar (licensed bar)

Duchy Arms

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

Little Apple

Oaka At The Mansion House

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The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8 Credit: Flickr/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1683033112 Licence:	1893 programme cover - Canterbury Theatre Credit: London Borough of Lambeth TUM image id: 1513437589 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chartist meeting, Kennington Common. Widely thought to be the earliest London photograph depicting a crowd (1848) More info: www.wcml.org.uk/about-us/timeline/kennington-common-chartist-meeting/ Credit: William Kilburn TUM image id: 1556887885 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	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:
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:	Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977) Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1513443941 Licence:	Elephant & Castle TUM image id: 1683196643 Licence:	Lant Street, Southwark In 1824, when Charles Dickens was 12 years old, his father, John Dickens, was arrested and sent to Marshalsea Prison for failure to pay a debt. During this time, Charles (the only member of the family not imprisoned) took up residence in the back-attic of a house on Lant Street, a short walk away from the prison. Lant Street was in an area known as "The Mint" which was notorious for its overcrowded conditions. TUM image id: 1606344466 Licence:	Children among the rubble of a bombsite playground at Lollard Street, Lambeth (1957) Children’s rights campaigner Lady Allen of Hurtwood formed a movement for the building of playgrounds. Originally known as ‘junk’ playgrounds, they were renamed adventure playgrounds in 1953 and the movement grew. Credit: London Borough of Lambeth TUM image id: 1625154491 Licence:
Princes Street, now Princess Street near Elephant and Castle (1864) There were a few pottery firms in this street at this time. Credit: Lambeth Archives TUM image id: 1562929776 Licence:	Walworth Road (1930) This view looks north along the Walworth Road towards the ornate Elephant and Castle public house. Most of the buildings here were demolished as part of the London County Council redevelopment between 1958 and 1965. TUM image id: 1620670227 Licence:	Postcard depicting Walworth Road and "The King’s First Visit To South London May 1911". The king in question was George V Old London postcard TUM image id: 1621246974 Licence:	Lambeth Telegraph Tower in 1810. At a short distance west of the Fishmongers’ Almshouses, near to West Square, on the south side of St George’s Road, formerly stood this tall boarded structure. It served for some time the purposes of a semaphore telegraph tower Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1680371586 Licence:	"The old man, seen Lambeth Walking at the top of one of the side-streets is a Lambeth institution. He is popular in the Walk, and there are usually a few to give him pennies." Taken from ’Life in the Lambeth Walk’, Picture Post, 31 December 1938 Credit: Picture Post TUM image id: 1688482346 Licence:

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Chartist meeting, Kennington Common. Widely thought to be the earliest London photograph depicting a crowd (1848) More info: www.wcml.org.uk/about-us/timeline/kennington-common-chartist-meeting/
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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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Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977)
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Elephant & Castle
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Princes Street, now Princess Street near Elephant and Castle (1864) There were a few pottery firms in this street at this time.
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Postcard depicting Walworth Road and "The King’s First Visit To South London May 1911". The king in question was George V
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Lambeth Telegraph Tower in 1810. At a short distance west of the Fishmongers’ Almshouses, near to West Square, on the south side of St George’s Road, formerly stood this tall boarded structure. It served for some time the purposes of a semaphore telegraph tower
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"The old man, seen Lambeth Walking at the top of one of the side-streets is a Lambeth institution. He is popular in the Walk, and there are usually a few to give him pennies." Taken from ’Life in the Lambeth Walk’, Picture Post, 31 December 1938
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Adam West as ’Batman’ filming road safety in Denny Crescent, Kennington (1967)
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The Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens in Kennington (existed 1831-1877)
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	TIP: Adjust the MAP YEAR and ZOOM to tweak historical maps