Bowley House, SE16

Bowley House is a block on Old Jamaica Road.

Fete at Bermondsey �’ 1569

Credit: Joris Hoefnagel (1542 – 1601)

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bermondsey The name Bermondsey first appears in a letter from Pope Constantine during the 8th century.

Bermondsey

Bridge House Built around 1705 and demolished in 1950, Bridge House in George Row was once surrounded by the Jacob’s Island rookery.

Bridge House

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NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Gardens, SE1 Abbey Gardens is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Abbey Gardens, SE1

Abbey Street, SE1 Abbey Street takes its name from Bermondsey Abbey which was situated between Bermondsey Square, Grange Walk and Long Walk. (Bermondsey)

Abbey Street, SE1

Alscot Road, SE1 Alscot Road runs around Bermondsey Spa Gardens (Bermondsey)

Alscot Road, SE1

Amina Way, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Amina Way, SE16

Amisha Court, SE1 Amisha Court is a block on Grange Road (Bermondsey)

Amisha Court, SE1

Apollo Business Park, SE16 Apollo Business Park is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Apollo Business Park, SE16

Arabella Street, SE16 Arabella Street runs off of Old Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Arabella Street, SE16

Arc House, SE1 Arc House is a block on Tanner Street (Bermondsey)

Arc House, SE1

Artesian Building, SE1 Artesian Building is a block on Alscot Road (Bermondsey)

Artesian Building, SE1

Arts Lane, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Arts Lane, SE16

Aulay House, SE16 Aulay House is a block on Spa Road (Bermondsey)

Aulay House, SE16

Bakery Street, SE1 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Bakery Street, SE1

Bala Place, SE16 Frederick Place - later Bala Place - first appears on the 1860s map (Bermondsey)

Bala Place, SE16

Ben Smith Way, SE16 Ben Smith Way follows the line of the former longer northern section of Stork’s Road (Bermondsey)

Ben Smith Way, SE16

Bermondsey Wall East, SE16 Bermondsey Wall East is part of the former contiguous Bermondsey Wall (Bermondsey)

Bermondsey Wall East, SE16

Bevington Street, SE16 Bevington Street was named after Samuel Bourne Bevington, the first mayor in 1900 of the new Bermondsey Borough Council (Bermondsey)

Bevington Street, SE16

Bolanachi Building, SE16 Bolanachi Building is a block on Spa Road (Bermondsey)

Bolanachi Building, SE16

Bowley House, SE16 Bowley House is a block on Old Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Bowley House, SE16

Breton House, SE1 Breton House is a block on Abbey Street (Bermondsey)

Breton House, SE1

Bridewain Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Bridewain Street, SE1

Bromfield Court, SE16 Bromfield Court is sited on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Bromfield Court, SE16

Bromleigh House, SE1 Bromleigh House is a block on Abbey Street (Bermondsey)

Bromleigh House, SE1

Buckley Court, SE1 Buckley Court can be found on Alscot Road (Bermondsey)

Buckley Court, SE1

Burnaby Court, SE16 Burnaby Court is sited on Scott Lidgett Crescent (Bermondsey)

Burnaby Court, SE16

Burton House, SE16 Burton House is a block on Cherry Garden Street (Bermondsey)

Burton House, SE16

Cadbury Way, SE16 Cadbury Way is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Cadbury Way, SE16

Calico Court, SE16 Calico Court is a block on Marine Street (Bermondsey)

Calico Court, SE16

Casby House, SE16 Casby House is a block on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Casby House, SE16

Chalfont House, SE16 Chalfont House is a block on Keeton’s Road (Bermondsey)

Chalfont House, SE16

Chambers Street, SE16 Chambers Street is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Chambers Street, SE16

Cherry Garden House, SE16 Cherry Garden House is a block on Cherry Garden Street (Bermondsey)

Cherry Garden House, SE16

Cherry Garden Street, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Cherry Garden Street, SE16

Clemence Road, SE16 Clemence Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Clemence Road, SE16

Clements Road, SE16 Clements Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Clements Road, SE16

Clements, SE16 Clements is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Clements, SE16

Collett Road, SE16 Collett Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Collett Road, SE16

Collingwood House, SE16 Collingwood House is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Collingwood House, SE16

Copperfield House, SE1 Copperfield House, like much of the Dickens Estate, is named after a fictional character (Bermondsey)

Copperfield House, SE1

Costermonger Building, SE16 Costermonger Building is located on Arts Lane (Bermondsey)

Costermonger Building, SE16

Cranbourn House, SE16 Cranbourn House is a building on Marigold Street (Bermondsey)

Cranbourn House, SE16

Dartle Court, SE16 Dartle Court can be found on Dartle Court (Bermondsey)

Dartle Court, SE16

De Wyndsor Court, SE16 De Wyndsor Court is a block on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

De Wyndsor Court, SE16

Devon Mansions, SE1 Devon Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Devon Mansions, SE1

Dickens Whinney House, SE16 Dickens Whinney House is a block on Thurland Road (Bermondsey)

Dickens Whinney House, SE16

Dixon’s Alley, SE16 Dixon’s Alley is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Dixon’s Alley, SE16

Dockhead, SE1 Dockhead is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Dockhead, SE1

Dockley Road, SE16 Dockley Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Dockley Road, SE16

Dombey House, SE1 Dombey House is a block on Wolseley Street (Bermondsey)

Dombey House, SE1

Dombey House, SE16 Dombey House was one of the first blocks built on the Dickens Estate (Bermondsey)

Dombey House, SE16

Druid Street, SE1 Druid Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Druid Street, SE1

Drummond Road, SE16 Drummond Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Drummond Road, SE16

Dunlop Place, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Dunlop Place, SE16

East Lane, SE16 East Lane - formerly a single street - has been split postwar into two sections (Bermondsey)

East Lane, SE16

Emba Street, SE16 Emba Street runs west from Wilson Grove (Bermondsey)

Emba Street, SE16

Enid Street, SE16 Enid Street has been radically altered since the Second World War (Bermondsey)

Enid Street, SE16

Eyot House, SE16 Eyot House is a block on Marine Street (Bermondsey)

Eyot House, SE16

Farncombe Street, SE16 Farncombe Street is a newer name for Cottage Row (Bermondsey)

Farncombe Street, SE16

Flockton Street, SE16 The route that Flockton Street follows dates from before the eighteenth century (Bermondsey)

Flockton Street, SE16

Fountain Green Square, SE16 Fountain Green Square is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Fountain Green Square, SE16

Frean Street, SE16 Frean Street runs up to the South Eastern main line railway in Bermondsey (Bermondsey)

Frean Street, SE16

Freda Street, SE16 Freda Street runs off of Marine Street (Bermondsey)

Freda Street, SE16

Gedling Place, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Gedling Place, SE1

George Row, SE16 George Row is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

George Row, SE16

Gillison Walk, SE16 Gillison Walk is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Gillison Walk, SE16

Goodwin Close, SE16 Goodwin Close is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Goodwin Close, SE16

Grange Walk, SE16 Grange Walk is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Grange Walk, SE16

Grange Yard, SE1 Grange Yard is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Grange Yard, SE1

Haredale House, SE16 Haredale House is a block on East Lane (Bermondsey)

Haredale House, SE16

Haven Way, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Haven Way, SE1

Havisham House, SE16 Havisham House is a block on Llewellyn Street (Bermondsey)

Havisham House, SE16

Henley Drive, SE1 Henley Drive is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Henley Drive, SE1

Henley Drive, SE16 Henley Drive is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Henley Drive, SE16

Hepburn Building, SE1 Hepburn Building is a block on Grange Walk (Bermondsey)

Hepburn Building, SE1

Hickman’s Folly, SE1 Hickman’s Folly was a very old Bermondsey street which disappeared as the Dickens Estate was built (Bermondsey)

Hickman’s Folly, SE1

Hicks House, SE16 Hicks House is a building on Ness Street (Bermondsey)

Hicks House, SE16

Hobb’s Court, SE1 Hobb’s Court can be found on Jacob Street (Bermondsey)

Hobb’s Court, SE1

Hobbs Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Hobbs Court, SE1

Jacob Street, SE1 Jacob Street is named after Jacob’s Island, the infamous area which preceded it (Bermondsey)

Jacob Street, SE1

Jamaica Road, SE1 The SE1 section of Jamaica Road dates only from the 1960s (Bermondsey)

Jamaica Road, SE1

Jamaica Road, SE16 Jamaica Road was named after a house which sold limes, oranges and rum (Bermondsey)

Jamaica Road, SE16

Janeway Street, SE16 Janeway Street is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Janeway Street, SE16

John Felton Road, SE16 John Felton Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

John Felton Road, SE16

John Roll Way, SE16 John Roll Way is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

John Roll Way, SE16

Keetons Road, SE16 Keetons Road is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Keetons Road, SE16

Kimmins Court, SE16 Kimmins Court is a block in Arabella Street (Bermondsey)

Kimmins Court, SE16

Kintore Way, SE1 Kintore Way is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Kintore Way, SE1

Limasol Street, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Limasol Street, SE16

Linsey Street, SE16 Linsey Street is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Linsey Street, SE16

Little London Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Little London Court, SE1

Little London Mill House, SE1 Little London Mill House can be found on Dockhead (Bermondsey)

Little London Mill House, SE1

Llewellyn Street, SE16 Llewellyn Street is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Llewellyn Street, SE16

Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Lloyds Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Lloyds Wharf, SE1

Loveland Court, SE1 Loveland Court is located on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Loveland Court, SE1

Lucey Road, SE16 Lucey Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Lucey Road, SE16

Lucey Way, SE16 Lucey Way is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Lucey Way, SE16

Luna House, SE16 Luna House is a block on Bermondsey Wall West (Bermondsey)

Luna House, SE16

Major Road, SE16 Major Road is actually quite a minor road near to Bermondsey station (Bermondsey)

Major Road, SE16

Maltby Street, SE1 Maltby Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Maltby Street, SE1

Marigold Street, SE16 Marigold Street is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Marigold Street, SE16

Marine Street, SE16 Marine Street connects Jamaica Road with Old Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Marine Street, SE16

Marlow House, SE1 Marlow House is located on Maltby Street (Bermondsey)

Marlow House, SE1

Matilda Place, SE16 Matilda Place is shown on maps between the 1810s and 1900s (Bermondsey)

Matilda Place, SE16

Maylie House, SE16 Maylie House is a block on Wilson Grove (Bermondsey)

Maylie House, SE16

Meridian Court, SE16 Meridian Court is a block on Bermondsey Wall West (Bermondsey)

Meridian Court, SE16

Messenger Court, SE16 Messenger Court is located on Spa Road (Bermondsey)

Messenger Court, SE16

Micawber House, SE16 Micawber House is a building on Llewellyn Street (Bermondsey)

Micawber House, SE16

Mill Stream Road, SE1 Mill Stream Road (or Millstream Road) was demolished to make way for the Arnold Estate (Bermondsey)

Mill Stream Road, SE1

Millennium Square, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Millennium Square, SE1

Morriss House, SE16 Morriss House is a building on Cherry Garden Street (Bermondsey)

Morriss House, SE16

Nasmith Court, SE16 Nasmith Court is a block on Old Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Nasmith Court, SE16

Neckinger Mills, SE1 Neckinger Mills is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Neckinger Mills, SE1

Neckinger Place, SE1 Neckinger Place was a small turning off Druid Street (Bermondsey)

Neckinger Place, SE1

Neckinger Street, SE1 Neckinger Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Neckinger Street, SE1

Neckinger, SE16 Neckinger is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Neckinger, SE16

New Amelia Apartments, SE1 New Amelia Apartments is a block on Abbey Street (Bermondsey)

New Amelia Apartments, SE1

New Place Square, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

New Place Square, SE16

Ockham Building, SE16 Ockham Building is a block on Arts Lane (Bermondsey)

Ockham Building, SE16

Old Abbey Lane, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Old Abbey Lane, SE16

Old Jamaica Road Business Estate, SE16 Old Jamaica Road Business Estate is a commercial estate (Bermondsey)

Old Jamaica Road Business Estate, SE16

Old Jamaica Road, SE16 Old Jamaica Road originated as Prospect Row in the late eighteenth century (Bermondsey)

Old Jamaica Road, SE16

Old Town Hall Apartments, SE16 Old Town Hall Apartments is a building on Spa Road (Bermondsey)

Old Town Hall Apartments, SE16

Parchment Building, SE1 Parchment Building is a block on Grange Walk (Bermondsey)

Parchment Building, SE1

Parker Building, SE16 Parker Building is a block on Freda Street (Bermondsey)

Parker Building, SE16

Parkers Row, SE1 Parkers Row is a street which has diminished in significance since it was first built (Bermondsey)

Parkers Row, SE1

Perryn Road, SE16 Perryn Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Perryn Road, SE16

Peter Butler House, SE1 Peter Butler House is a block on Jacob Street (Bermondsey)

Peter Butler House, SE1

Phoenix Wharf Road, SE1 Phoenix Wharf Road is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Phoenix Wharf Road, SE1

Pickwick House, SE16 Pickwick House is a block on Flockton Street (Bermondsey)

Pickwick House, SE16

Pitman Building, SE1 Pitman Building is a block on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Pitman Building, SE1

Pottery Street, SE16 Pottery Street is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Pottery Street, SE16

Preston House, SE1 Preston House is a block on Stanworth Street (Bermondsey)

Preston House, SE1

Prestwood House, SE16 Prestwood House is sited on Drummond Road (Bermondsey)

Prestwood House, SE16

Priter Road, SE16 Priter Road is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Priter Road, SE16

Prospect House, SE16 Prospect House can be found on Sun Passage (Bermondsey)

Prospect House, SE16

Providence Square, SE1 Providence Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Providence Square, SE1

Queens Court, SE16 Queens Court is located on Old Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Queens Court, SE16

Rope Walk, SE1 Rope Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Rope Walk, SE1

Rouel Road, SE16 Rouel Road once stood next to one of London’s first railway stations: Spa Road station in Bermondsey (Bermondsey)

Rouel Road, SE16

Rudge House, SE16 Rudge House is a block on Scott Lidgett Crescent (Bermondsey)

Rudge House, SE16

Rufus House, SE1 Rufus House is a block on Stanworth Street (Bermondsey)

Rufus House, SE1

Scott Lidgett Crescent, SE16 Scott Lidgett Crescent is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Scott Lidgett Crescent, SE16

Scotts Sufferance Wharfmill Street, SE1 Scotts Sufferance Wharfmill Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Scotts Sufferance Wharfmill Street, SE1

Skyline Court, SE1 Skyline Court is a block on Grange Yard (Bermondsey)

Skyline Court, SE1

Spa Business Park, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Spa Business Park, SE16

Spa Road, SE16 A train left Deptford railway station for Spa Road station at 8am on 8 February 1836 - it was the first train in London (Bermondsey)

Spa Road, SE16

Spenlow House, SE16 Spenlow House can be found on Spenlow House (Bermondsey)

Spenlow House, SE16

St James’s Road, SE16 St James’s Road is a long Bermondsey street running south from Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

St James’s Road, SE16

St Saviours House, SE16 St Saviours House is a block on Bermondsey Wall West (Bermondsey)

St Saviours House, SE16

Stanworth Street, SE1 Stanworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)

Stanworth Street, SE1

Stork’s Road, SE16 Stork’s Road once extended much farther north - as far as Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Stork’s Road, SE16

Sugar Lane, SE16 Sugar Lane is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Sugar Lane, SE16

Sun Passage, SE16 A street within the SE16 postcode (Bermondsey)

Sun Passage, SE16

Sweeney Crescent, SE1 Sweeney Crescent is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Sweeney Crescent, SE1

Tapley House, SE1 Tapley House was one of the first buildings of the Dickens Estate (Bermondsey)

Tapley House, SE1

The Biscuit Factory, SE16 The Biscuit Factory is a Bermondsey development (Bermondsey)

The Biscuit Factory, SE16

The Italian Building, SE1 The Italian Building is a block on Dockhead (Bermondsey)

The Italian Building, SE1

Thetford House, SE1 Thetford House is a block on Abbey Street (Bermondsey)

Thetford House, SE1

Thurland Road, SE16 Thurland Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Thurland Road, SE16

Thurland Street, SE16 Thurland Street is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Thurland Street, SE16

Toussaint Walk, SE16 Toussaint Walk is a walkway along a former part of Stork’s Road (Bermondsey)

Toussaint Walk, SE16

Tower Bridge Business Centre, SE16 Tower Bridge Business Centre is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Tower Bridge Business Centre, SE16

Tower Business Centre, SE16 Tower Business Centre is a location in London (Bermondsey)

Tower Business Centre, SE16

Tranton Road, SE16 Tranton Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Tranton Road, SE16

Trotwood House, SE16 Trotwood House is a block on Wilson Grove (Bermondsey)

Trotwood House, SE16

Tupman House, SE16 Tupman House is sited on Scott Lidgett Crescent (Bermondsey)

Tupman House, SE16

Unity Wharf, SE1 Unity Wharf is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Unity Wharf, SE1

Valois House, SE1 Valois House is a block on Grange Walk (Bermondsey)

Valois House, SE1

Vauban Street, SE16 Vauban Street is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Vauban Street, SE16

Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1 Mill Wharf was occupied by Vogan, a company that ground grain and exotic spices from the East and West Indies until 1987 (Bermondsey)

Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1

Wade House, SE1 Residential block (Bermondsey)

Wade House, SE1

Wade House, SE1 Wade House is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Wade House, SE1

Waterside Close, SE16 Waterside Close is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Waterside Close, SE16

Webster Road, SE16 Webster Road is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Webster Road, SE16

Weightman House, SE16 Weightman House is a block in Bermondsey (Bermondsey)

Weightman House, SE16

Wharton House, SE1 Wharton House is a block on Millstream Road (Bermondsey)

Wharton House, SE1

Whitmore Building, SE16 Whitmore Building is located on Arts Lane (Bermondsey)

Whitmore Building, SE16

Wickfield House, SE16 Wickfield House is a block on Janeway Place (Bermondsey)

Wickfield House, SE16

William Ellis Way, SE16 William Ellis Way is a location in London (Bermondsey)

William Ellis Way, SE16

Wilson Grove, SE16 Wilson Grove was a renaming of Salisbury Street (Bermondsey)

Wilson Grove, SE16

Wolseley Street, SE1 Wolseley Street was formerly called London Street (Bermondsey)

Wolseley Street, SE1

Woodmill Close, SE16 Woodmill Close is a road in the SW15 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Woodmill Close, SE16

Woodmill Street, SE16 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Woodmill Street, SE16

Woolstaplers Way, SE16 Woolstaplers Way is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Woolstaplers Way, SE16

Wrayburn House, SE16 Wrayburn House is a block on Llewellyn Street (Bermondsey)

Wrayburn House, SE16

Yalding Road, SE16 Yalding Road is one of the streets of London in the SE16 postal area (Bermondsey)

Yalding Road, SE16

Yates Court, SE1 Yates Court is located on Jamaica Road (Bermondsey)

Yates Court, SE1

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