Yew Cottages, SE1

A street within the SE1 postcode

A train of 1972 (MkII) Bakerloo Line stock waits at the southbound platform at Lambeth North
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Canterbury Music Hall The Canterbury Music Hall was established in 1852 by Charles Morton on the site of a former skittle alley adjacent to the Canterbury Tavern at 143 Westminster Bridge Road.

Canterbury Music Hall

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

Florence Nightingale Museum The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas’ Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames.

Florence Nightingale Museum

Garden Museum The first museum in the world dedicated to the history of gardening.

Garden Museum

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park is a public park in Kennington.

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park

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

Lambeth North

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

Morley College

Necropolis Station The London Necropolis Railway was opened in 1854 as a reaction to severe overcrowding in London’s existing graveyards and cemeteries.

Necropolis Station

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

NEARBY STREETS

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

Addington Street, SE1

Astbury House, SE11 Astbury House is a block on Lambeth Road (Lambeth)

Astbury House, SE11

Austral Street, SE11 Austral Street runs from West Square to Brook Drive (Newington)

Austral Street, SE11

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

Becket House, SE1 Becket House is located on Lambeth Palace Road (Lambeth)

Becket House, SE1

Bedlam Mews, SE11 Bedlam Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Lambeth)

Bedlam Mews, SE11

Bishops Terrace, SE11 Bishops Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Newington)

Bishops Terrace, SE11

Blenheim Business Centre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Blenheim Business Centre, SE1

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

Brook Drive, SE11

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

Burdett Street, SE1

Canterbury House, SE1 Canterbury House can be found on Royal Street (Lambeth)

Canterbury House, SE1

Carlisle Lane, SE1 Carlisle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth)

Carlisle Lane, SE1

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

Centaur Street, SE1

China Walk, SE11 China Walk and its estate dates from 1928-34 (Lambeth)

China Walk, SE11

Church Street, SE1 Church Street is an old name for the street leading to Lambeth Bridge (Lambeth)

Church Street, SE1

Coalpit House, SE11 Coalpit House is located on Walnut Tree Walk (Lambeth)

Coalpit House, SE11

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

Cole House, SE1

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

Cooper Close, SE1

Copeland House, SE1 Copeland House can be found on Lambeth Road (Lambeth)

Copeland House, SE1

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

Coral Street, SE1

Cosser Street, SE1 Cosser Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Cosser Street, SE1

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

Cottesloe Mews, SE1

Davenport House, SE11 Davenport House is a block on China Walk (Lambeth)

Davenport House, SE11

Derby House, SE11 Derby House is a block on Walnut Tree Walk (Lambeth)

Derby House, SE11

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

Doulton House, SE11 Doulton House is a block on Lambeth Walk (Lambeth)

Doulton House, SE11

Fellmongers Path, SE1 Fellmongers Path is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth)

Fellmongers Path, SE1

Ferrybridge House, SE11 Ferrybridge House is a block on Lambeth Road (Lambeth)

Ferrybridge House, SE11

Fitzalan Street, SE11 Fitzalan Street connects Lambeth Walk and Kennington Road (Lambeth)

Fitzalan Street, SE11

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

Frazier Street, SE1

Geraldine Street, SE11 Geraldine Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Newington)

Geraldine Street, SE11

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

Gerridge Street, SE1

Granby Place, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Granby Place, SE1

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

Gray Street, SE1

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

Greenham Close, SE1

Hercules Road, SE1 Hercules Road runs north from Lambeth Road near Lambeth Palace, on the site of Penlington Place (Lambeth North)

Hercules Road, SE1

Horead’s Cottages, SE1 Horeads Cottages appear on the 1900 era map (Lambeth)

Horead’s Cottages, SE1

Hornbeam Close, SE11 Hornbeam Close is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Lambeth)

Hornbeam Close, SE11

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

Johanna Street, SE1

Juxon Street, SE11 Juxon Street runs west from Lambeth Walk and under the railway line (Lambeth)

Juxon Street, SE11

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

Kennington Road, 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

Lambeth High Street, SE1 Lambeth High Street runs southwards from St Mary’s church, Lambeth to join Black Prince Road (Lambeth)

Lambeth High Street, SE1

Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 Lambeth Palace Road passes Lambeth Palace, official residence of the archbishops of Canterbury (Lambeth)

Lambeth Palace Road, SE1

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

Lambeth Road, SE1

Lambeth Walk, SE11 Lambeth Walk was the site of two wells, the road to which slowly became lined with houses (Lambeth)

Lambeth Walk, SE11

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

Larch House, SE1

Lower Marsh, SE1 Lower Marsh is an 18th century street in the Waterloo neighbourhood (Waterloo)

Lower Marsh, SE1

McAuley Close, SE1 McAuley Close runs north from Cosser Street (Lambeth North)

McAuley Close, SE1

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

Mead Row, SE1

Minton House, SE11 Minton House is a block on Walnut Tree Walk (Lambeth)

Minton House, SE11

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

Morley Street, SE1

Munro House, SE1 Munro House can be found on Murphy Street (Waterloo)

Munro House, SE1

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

Murphy Street, SE1

Newnham Terrace, SE1 Newnham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Newnham Terrace, SE1

Norfolk Place, SE1 Norfolk Place ran parallel with Norfolk Row (Lambeth)

Norfolk Place, SE1

Norfolk Row, SE1 Norfolk Row is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth)

Norfolk Row, 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

Old Paradise Street, SE1 Old Paradise Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth)

Old Paradise Street, SE1

Oreilly Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Oreilly Street, SE1

Parliament View Apartments, SE1 Parliament View Apartments is a block on Albert Embankment (Lambeth)

Parliament View Apartments, SE1

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

Pearman Street, SE1

Pearson’s Place, SE1 Pearson’s Place appears on 1900 mapping (Lambeth)

Pearson’s Place, SE1

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

Perspective Building, SE1

Poole House, SE11 Poole House is a block on Lambeth Walk (Lambeth)

Poole House, SE11

Pratt Walk, SE1 Pratt Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Lambeth)

Pratt Walk, SE1

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

Prideux Building, SE1

Railway Arch 213, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Railway Arch 213, SE1

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

Reeves House, SE1

Richmond Street, SE11 Richmond Street ran east from Walnut Tree Walk (Lambeth)

Richmond Street, SE11

Ronald McDonald House, SE1 Ronald McDonald House is sited on Lambeth Road (Lambeth)

Ronald McDonald House, SE1

Royal Street, SE1 Royal Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth)

Royal Street, SE1

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

Sail Street, SE11

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

Santley House, SE1

Spode House, SE11 Spode House is sited on Lambeth Walk (Lambeth)

Spode House, SE11

Spur Road, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Spur Road, SE1

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

St Alban’s Street, SE11

St Marys Walk, SE11 St Marys Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Newington)

St Marys Walk, SE11

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

St. Georges Mews, SE1

Stangate House, SE1 Stangate House is a block on Upper Marsh (Lambeth)

Stangate House, SE1

Steam Pump Lane, SE1 Steam Pump Lane is a road in the W4 postcode area (Lambeth)

Steam Pump Lane, SE1

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

The Chandlery, SE1

Topaz Street, SE11 Topaz Street, once ’New Street’ disappeared under a modern park in the 1950s (Lambeth)

Topaz Street, SE11

Two Eagles House, SE11 Two Eagles House is located on Brooke Drive (Newington)

Two Eagles House, SE11

Upper Marsh Street, SE1 Upper Marsh Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth)

Upper Marsh Street, SE1

Upper Marsh, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth)

Upper Marsh, SE1

Virgil Street, SE1 Virgil Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Lambeth North)

Virgil Street, SE1

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

Walcot Square, SE11

Walcott Square, SE11 Walcott Square is a location in London (Lambeth)

Walcott Square, SE11

Walnut Tree Place, SE11 Walnut Tree Place was a minor street replaced by the China Walk Estate (Lambeth)

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 (Lambeth)

Walnut Tree Walk, SE11

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

Webber Row, SE1

Wedgwood House, SE11 Wedgwood House is a block on Lambeth Walk (Lambeth)

Wedgwood House, SE11

West Square, SE11 West Square was developed from 1794 onwards (Newington)

West Square, SE11

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

Westminster Bridge 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

Westminster Bridge, SE1 Westminster Bridge links Westminster on the west side with Lambeth on the east side (River Thames)

Westminster Bridge, SE1

Westminster Tower, SE1 Westminster Tower is a block on Albert Embankment (Lambeth)

Westminster Tower, SE1

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

Whitehorse Mews, SE1

Worcester House, SE11 Worcester House is sited on Kennington Road (Lambeth)

Worcester House, SE11

Yew Cottages, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Lambeth North)

Yew Cottages, SE1

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