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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. 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
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. 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
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. 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
All bar one Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT	All Bar One The capitalisation is wrong Reply
Jonathan Cocking Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 30 Aug 2022 13:38 GMT	Tower Bridge, SE1 The driver subsequently married his clippie (conductress). Reply
Pearl Foster Dukes Place, EC3A Added: 20 Mar 2023 12:22 GMT	Dukes Place, EC3A Until his death in 1767, Daniel Nunes de Lara worked from his home in Dukes Street as a Pastry Cook. It was not until much later the street was renamed Dukes Place. Daniel and his family attended the nearby Bevis Marks synagogue for Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi Great Synagogue was established in Duke Street, which meant Daniel’s business perfectly situated for his occupation as it allowed him to cater for both congregations. Reply

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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
Sue L Battersea Added: 13 Oct 2023 17:21 GMT	Duffield Street, Battersea I’ve been looking for ages for a photo of Duffield Street without any luck. My mother and grandfather lived there during the war. It was the first property he was able to buy but sadly after only a few months they were bombed out. My mother told the story that one night they were aware of a train stopping above them in the embankment. It was full of soldiers who threw out cigarettes and sweets at about four in the morning. They were returning from Dunkirk though of course my mother had no idea at the time. I have heard the same story from a different source too. Reply

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Elephant and Castle

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360-London, SE11

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Abinger House, SE1

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

Albert Barnes House, SE1

Alderney Mews, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Alderney Mews, SE1

Alleyn House, SE1 Alleyn House is a block on Burbage Close.

Alleyn House, SE1

Alleyn House, SE17 Alleyn House is a block on Deverell Street.

Alleyn House, SE17

Arch Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Arch Street, 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

Avon Place, SE1 Avon Place is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Avon Place, SE1

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

Avondale Pavement, SE1

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

Avonmouth House, SE1

Avonmouth Street, SE1 Avonmouth Street was formerly called Devonshire Street.

Avonmouth Street, SE1

Aylesford House, SE1 Aylesford House is a block on Staple Street.

Aylesford House, SE1

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

Ayliffe Place, SE1

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

Balfour Street, SE17

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

Banks House, SE1

Bartholomew Street, SE1 Bartholomew Street’s set of late Georgian houses date from 1819.

Bartholomew Street, SE1

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

Baytree Mews, SE1 A street within the SE17 postcode

Baytree Mews, SE1

Bazeley House, SE1 Bazeley House is located on Library Street.

Bazeley House, SE1

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

Belvedere Building, SE1

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

Bentham House, SE1

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

Binnie House, SE1

Black Horse Court, SE17 Black Horse Court is a building on Black Horse Court.

Black Horse Court, SE17

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

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

Borough Road, SE1

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

Boyfield Street, SE1

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

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

Brewery Square, SE1

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

Brockham Street, SE1

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

Brunlees House, SE1

Brunswick Street, SE1 Brunswick Street was the former name for the northern section of Falmouth Road.

Brunswick Street, SE1

Burbage Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Burbage Close, SE1

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

Burge Street, SE1

Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1

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

Castle Square, SE17

Caxton House, SE1 Caxton House is a block on Borough Road.

Caxton House, SE1

Chapel Place, SE1 Chapel Place largely followed the modern route of Hankey Place.

Chapel Place, SE1

Charlie Chaplin Walk, SE1 Charlie Chaplin Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Charlie Chaplin Walk, SE1

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

Chatham Street, SE17

Chettle Close, SE1 Chettle Close is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Chettle Close, SE1

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

Churchyard Row, SE11

Clink St Studios, SE1 Clink St Studios is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Clink St Studios, SE1

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

Cole Street, 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

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

County Street, SE1

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

Cutler Apartments, SE17

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

Dante Road, SE11

Daryngton House, SE1 Daryngton House is located on Hankey Place.

Daryngton House, SE1

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

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

Deverell Street, SE1

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

Dorking House, SE1 Dorking House is located on Pardoner Street.

Dorking House, SE1

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

Draper House, SE1

Driscoll House, SE1 Driscoll House is a block on New Kent Road.

Driscoll House, SE1

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 Castle Super Bowl, SE1 Elephant Castle Super Bowl is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Elephant Castle Super Bowl, SE1

Elephant Road, SE17 Elephant Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Elephant Road, SE17

Elgood House, SE1 Elgood House can be found on Tabard Street.

Elgood House, SE1

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

Express House, SE1 Express House is a block on Spurgeon Street.

Express House, SE1

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

Faraday House, SE1 Faraday House is sited on Cole Street.

Faraday House, SE1

Farrell Court, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Farrell Court, SE17

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

Flat Iron Square, SE1

Fraser Court, SE1 Fraser Court is a block on Brockham Street.

Fraser Court, SE1

Gallery Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Gallery Court, SE1

Gardiner House, SE1 Gardiner House is a block on Borough Road.

Gardiner House, 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 Inn Yard, SE1 George Inn Yard is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

George Inn Yard, SE1

Gibbings House, SE1 Gibbings House can be found on King James Street.

Gibbings House, SE1

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

Globe Street, SE1

Gloucester Court, SE1 Gloucester Court can be found on Swan Street.

Gloucester Court, SE1

Great Dover Street, SE1 Great Dover Street was established in 1750 as a turnpike improvement to facilitate traffic flow out of the City towards the southeast ports.

Great Dover Street, SE1

Greene House, SE1 Greene House is a block on Burbage Close.

Greene House, SE1

Hankey House, SE1 Hankey House is a block on Hankey Place.

Hankey House, SE1

Hankey Place, SE1 Hankey Place seems to date from the 1950s, replacing Chapel Place.

Hankey Place, SE1

Hannibal House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Hannibal House, SE1

Harbledown House, SE1 Harbledown House is a building on Manciple Street.

Harbledown House, SE1

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

Harper Road, SE1

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

Hartley Buildings, SE1

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

Hatchers Mews, SE1

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

Henshaw Street, SE17

Horsemongers Mews, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Horsemongers Mews, SE1

Hulme Place, SE1 Hulme Place is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Hulme Place, SE1

Hunter House, SE1 Hunter House is a block on King James Street.

Hunter House, SE1

John Maurice Close, SE17 John Maurice Close is a road in the SE17 postcode area

John Maurice Close, SE17

Jonson House, SE1 Jonson House is a block on Burbage Close.

Jonson House, SE1

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

Kell Street, SE1

Kempe House, SE1 Kempe House is a block on Deverell Street.

Kempe House, SE1

Kempe House, SE17 Kempe House is a block on Deverell Street.

Kempe House, SE17

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

Keyworth Street, 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.

King James Street, SE1

King’s Place, SE1 King’s Place lies off of Borough High Street.

King’s Place, 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.

Lancaster Street, SE1

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

Larnaca Works, SE1

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

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.

Library Street, SE1

Lingfield House, SE1 Lingfield House is a block on Lancaster Street.

Lingfield House, SE1

Little Strood House, SE1 Little Strood House is a building on Hankey Place.

Little Strood 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

Longstone Court, SE1 Longstone Court is a block on Great Dover Street.

Longstone Court, SE1

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

Lower Road, SE1

Lumiere Court, SE1 Lumiere Court is sited on Lancaster Street.

Lumiere Court, SE1

Lyly House, SE1 Lyly House is a block on Burbage Close.

Lyly House, SE1

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

Manciple Street, SE1

Market Yard Mews, SE1 Market Yard Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Market Yard Mews, SE1

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

Martin House, SE1

Mathieson Court, SE1 Mathieson Court is a block on King James Street.

Mathieson Court, SE1

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

Meadow Row, SE1

Medway House, SE1 Medway House is a block on Hankey Place.

Medway House, SE1

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

Melbway House, SE1

Merrick Square, SE1 Merrick Square is a garden square in Newington.

Merrick Square, SE1

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

Middle Yard, SE1

Middleton House, SE1 Middleton House is a block on Deverell Street.

Middleton House, SE1

Middleton House, SE17 Middleton House is a block on Deverell Street.

Middleton House, SE17

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

Milcote Street, SE1

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

Morant Court, SE17

Munday House, SE1 Munday House can be found on Burbage Close.

Munday House, SE1

Munday House, SE17 Munday House is a block on Deverell Street.

Munday House, SE17

Munton Road, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Munton Road, SE17

Muro Court, SE1 Muro Court is a block on Milcote Street.

Muro Court, SE1

Nashe House, SE1 Nashe House is a block on Burbage Close.

Nashe House, SE1

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

Nebraska Street, SE1

New Kent Road, SE1 New Kent Road is the main road leading east from Elephant & Castle.

New Kent Road, SE1

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

Newington Causeway, SE1

Newington Court, SE1 Newington Court is a block on Newington Court.

Newington Court, SE1

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

Ontario Street, SE1

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

Oswin Street, SE11

Otford House, SE1 Otford House is a block on Staple Street.

Otford House, SE1

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

Oxford Drive, SE1

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

Pastor Street, SE1

Perronet House, SE1 Perronet House is a block on Princess Street.

Perronet House, SE1

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

Pickfords Wharf, SE1

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

Pilgrimage Street, 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

Portland Court, SE1 Portland Court is sited on Great Dover Street.

Portland Court, SE1

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

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

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

Rennie House, SE1

Rich Industrial Estate, SE1 Commercial area

Rich Industrial Estate, SE1

Richer House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Richer House, SE1

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

Rotary Street, SE1 Rotary Street runs from Borough Road to Thomas Doyle Street.

Rotary Street, SE1

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

Scovell Crescent, SE1 Scovell Crescent is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Scovell Crescent, SE1

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

Scovell Road, SE1

Searles Road, SE17 Searles Road is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Searles Road, SE17

Shaftsbury Court, SE1 Shaftsbury Court is a block on Alderney Mews.

Shaftsbury Court, SE1

Shaftsbury Court, SE17 Shaftsbury Court is a block on Deverell Street.

Shaftsbury Court, SE17

Sidney Webb House, SE1 Sidney Webb House is a block on Great Dover Street.

Sidney Webb House, SE1

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

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

Spurgeon Street, SE1

St Gabriel Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

St Gabriel Walk, SE1

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

St Matthews Court, SE1

Staple Street, SE1 Staple Street connects Long Lane with Manciple Street.

Staple Street, SE1

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

Stephenson House, SE1

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

Sterry Street, SE1

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

Stopher House, SE1

Strood House, SE1 Strood House is sited on Staple Street.

Strood House, SE1

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

Swan Street, SE1

Symington House, SE1 Symington House can be found on Deverell Street.

Symington House, SE1

Symington House, SE17 Symington House is a block on Deverell Street.

Symington House, SE17

Tabard House, SE1 Tabard House is a block on Manciple Street.

Tabard House, SE1

Tabard Street, SE1 Tabard Street was the old road to Kent and called Kent Street until 1877.

Tabard Street, SE1

Tabaroad Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Tabaroad Street, SE1

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

The Jam Factory, SE1 The Jam Factory is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

The Jam Factory, SE1

Theobald Street, SE1 Theobald Street is (now) a short street lying off of the New Kent Road.

Theobald Street, SE1

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

Thobal Place, SE1

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

Thomas Doyle Street, SE1

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

Tiverton Street, SE1

Trinity Church Square, SE1 Trinity Church Square is a garden square in Newington.

Trinity Church Square, SE1

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

Trinity House, SE1

Trinity Street, SE1 Trinity Street - formerly known as Great Suffolk Street East - was begun in 1813.

Trinity Street, SE1

Tulip House, SE1 Residential block

Tulip House, SE1

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

Tyers Gate, SE1

Tyler Court, SE17 Tyler Court is a block on Balfour Street.

Tyler Court, SE17

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

Victory Place, 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

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

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

West Combe Apartments, SE1

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

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

Wingrave, SE17

Zeiss Court, SE1 Zeiss Court is sited on Lancaster Street.

Zeiss Court, SE1

NEARBY PUBS

Black horse

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

Rockingham arms

Ruse

Ship

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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	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	Southwark Cathedral Credit: IG/aleks london diary TUM image id: 1653856025 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
The George Inn (1889) On Borough High Street and once known as the George and Dragon, the pub is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn. Credit: National Trust TUM image id: 1669912337 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:	The Shard, taken from the Sky Garden on top of the ’Walkie-Talkie’ (2015) Credit: Wiki Commons/Colin TUM image id: 1644245063 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:	Ayres Street TUM image id: 1544924072 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Collingwood Street, near Blackfriars Road c1900 The street was renamed Colombo Street in 1937 by the London County Council. The weatherboarded cottages suffered severe bomb damage during the Blitz and were demolished in 1948 TUM image id: 1681811062 Licence:	East Street, Walworth is likely to have been the birthplace of Charlie Chaplin, although no birth certificate exists. It could therefore also have been the inspiration for his similarly named 1917 seminal short film Easy Street, a suggestion made as early as 1928 in the film ’The Life Story of Charlie Chaplin’ by Harry B. Parkinson. The famous trousers and boots of Chaplin’s trademark tramp costume may have been inspired by the every-day clothes Chaplin saw worn in what he called East Lane market. East Street Market also features in the title sequence to the television programme Only Fools and Horses. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1638107581 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:	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:

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Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920.
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Hopton Street, Borough, 1977.
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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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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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Ayres Street
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Elephant & Castle
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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.
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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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Blackman Street, Borough, London (1885)
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