Henshaw Street, SE17

Henshaw Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

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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
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. 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
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? Reply
KJ Glengall Road, SE15 Added: 11 Apr 2021 12:34 GMT	Family 1900’s Cranmer family lived here at 105 (changed to 185 when road was re-numbered) James Cranmer wife Louisa ( b.Logan) They had 3 children one being my grandparent William (Bill) CRANMER married to grandmother “Nancy” He used to go to Glengall Tavern in Bird in Bush Rd ,now been converted to flats. 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
[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
Jonathan Cocking Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 30 Aug 2022 13:38 GMT	Tower Bridge, SE1 The driver subsequently married his clippie (conductress). Reply
DavidA Talfourd Road, SE15 Added: 11 Aug 2023 13:59 GMT	The British Land Co. ...was set up in 1858 by the National Building Society to own land and split it into plots so the new freeholder could get a vote in elections. So it seems some individual houses were built like in 1869 and maybe the terraces came a bit later, with mortgages from the building society. Maybe the road names were already there ... after judges Sir Thomas Talfourd, Lord Denman and Lord Lyndhurst ... which each got a (former) pub name too Source: British Land - Wikipedia Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
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

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Ash Avenue, SE12

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Asolando Drive, SE17

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Ayliffe Place, SE1

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Balfour Street, SE17

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Banks House, SE1

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Barlow Street, SE17

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Ben Ezra Court, SE17

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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.

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Bramwell House, SE1

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Bramwell House, SE17

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Brandon Street, SE17

Bricklayers Arms Flyover, SE1 Bricklayers Arms Flyover is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Bricklayers Arms Flyover, SE1

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Browning Street, SE17

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

Brunlees House, 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

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Bushbaby Close, SE1

Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

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Charleston Street, SE17

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

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Christmas Street, SE1 Christmas Street ran north from Tower Bridge Road, west of Green Walk.

Christmas Street, SE1

Coleridge House, SE17 Coleridge House is a block on Browning Street.

Coleridge House, SE17

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

Colworth Grove, SE17

Comus House, SE17 Comus House can be found on Congreve Street.

Comus House, SE17

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

Comus Place, SE17

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

Congreve Street, SE17

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

Cotham Street, SE17

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

County Street, SE1

Cowper House, SE17 Cowper House is a block on Browning Street.

Cowper House, SE17

Crail Row, SE17 Crail Row is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Crail Row, SE17

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

Crosslet Street, SE17

Culand House, SE17 Culand House is a block on Congreve Street.

Culand House, SE17

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

Cutler Apartments, SE17

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

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Dawes House, SE17 Dawes House can be found on Rodney Road.

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Dawkins Court, SE1 Dawkins Court is a block on Garland Close.

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

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

Deacon Way, SE17

Dean’s Buildings, SE17 Dean’s Buildings is a road in the SE17 postcode area

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Dent House, SE17 Dent House is a block on Huntsman Street.

Dent House, SE17

Detling House, SE17 Detling House is a block on Congreve Street.

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Deverell Street, SE1

Dormstone House, SE17 Dormstone House is located on Congreve Street.

Dormstone House, SE17

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

Driscoll House, SE1

East Street, SE17 East Street, famous for its market, is likely to have been the birthplace of Charlie Chaplin, although no birth certificate exists.

East Street, SE17

Edison House, SE17 Edison House is a block on Balfour Street.

Edison House, SE17

Edward Clifford House, SE17 Edward Clifford House is a block on Elsted Street.

Edward Clifford House, SE17

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

Elba Place, SE17

Ellery House, SE17 Ellery House is a building on Beckway Street.

Ellery House, SE17

Ellington House, SE1 Ellington House is a block on Harper Road.

Ellington House, SE1

Ellis House, SE17 Ellis House is a block on Brandon Street.

Ellis House, SE17

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

Elsted Street, SE17

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Eltham Street, SE17

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

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Eugene Cotter House, SE17 Eugene Cotter House is located on Tatum Street.

Eugene Cotter House, SE17

Everett House, SE17 Everett House is a block on East Street.

Everett House, SE17

Exon Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

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Garland Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

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Gower House, SE17 Gower House is a block on Morecambe Street.

Gower House, SE17

Gray House, SE17 Gray House is located on King and Queen Street.

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Greene House, SE1

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Guinness Square, SE1

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Harrison House, SE17

Hemp Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Hemp Walk, SE17

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Heygate Street, SE17

Hillery Close, SE17 Hillery Close is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Hillery Close, SE17

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

Hunter Close, SE1

Huntsman Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Huntsman Street, SE17

Ightham House, SE17 Ightham House is a building on Beckway Street.

Ightham House, SE17

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

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

Kennedy Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Kennedy Walk, SE17

King & Queen Street, SE17 King & Queen Street is a location in London.

King & Queen Street, SE17

King and Queen Street, SE17 King and Queen Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area

King and Queen Street, SE17

King George IV Court, SE17 King George IV Court is a block on Dawes Street.

King George IV Court, SE17

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

King Queen Street, SE17

Kingsley Flats, SE1 A street within the postcode

Kingsley Flats, SE1

Knight House, SE17 Knight House is a building on Huntsman Street.

Knight House, SE17

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Lansdowne Place, SE1

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

Larcom Street, SE17

Laurel Apartments, SE17 Laurel Apartments is a building on Townsend Street.

Laurel Apartments, SE17

Laurel Court, SE1 Laurel Court is sited on Garland Close.

Laurel Court, SE1

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Leroy Street, SE1

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Longridge House, SE1

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

Lyly House, SE1

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Mansfield Point, SE17

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Mardyke House, SE17

Marnock House, SE17 Marnock House is a block on Brandon Street.

Marnock House, SE17

Marshall House, SE17 Marshall House is a block on East Street.

Marshall House, SE17

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

Martin House, SE1

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

Mason Close, SE1

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

Mason Street, SE1

Mason Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Mason Street, SE17

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

Massinger Street, SE17

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

Meadow Row, SE1

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

Melbway House, 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

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

Morant Court, SE17

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

Morecambe Street, 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

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

Nashe House, 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

New Paragon Walk, SE17 New Paragon Walk is a location in London.

New Paragon Walk, SE17

Newbolt House, SE17 Newbolt House is a block on Brandon Street.

Newbolt House, SE17

Nicholson House, SE17 Nicholson House was built as one of the first blocks of the Browning Estate.

Nicholson House, SE17

Northchurch, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Northchurch, SE17

Offham House, SE17 Offham House is a block on Beckway Street.

Offham House, SE17

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

Orb Street, SE17

Paxton House, SE17 Paxton House is a block on Morecambe Street.

Paxton House, SE17

Pilgrim House, SE1 Pilgrim House is a building on Tabard Street.

Pilgrim House, SE1

Plaxdale House, SE17 Plaxdale House is a block on Congreve Street.

Plaxdale House, SE17

Plymouth Chambers, SE17 Plymouth Chambers was a named address just off the New Kent Road.

Plymouth Chambers, SE17

Potier Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Potier Street, SE1

Povey House, SE17 Povey House can be found on Beckway Street.

Povey House, SE17

Preston Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Preston Close, SE1

Preston House, SE17 Preston House can be found on Preston Close.

Preston House, SE17

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

Prioress Street, SE1

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

Quadrangle Close, 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

Rephidim Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Rephidim Street, SE1

Richmond House, SE17 Richmond House is a block on East Street.

Richmond House, SE17

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

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

Rodney Road, SE17

Rosa Parks House, SE17 Rosa Parks House is a block on Munton Road.

Rosa Parks House, SE17

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

Rothsay 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

Salisbury Close, SE17 Salisbury Close is a location in London.

Salisbury Close, SE17

Sayer Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Sayer Street, SE17

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

Searles Road, SE17

Sedan Way, SE17 Sedan Way is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Sedan Way, SE17

Shelley House, SE17 Shelley House is a building on Browning Street.

Shelley House, SE17

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Sidney Webb House, SE1

Sir John Soane Apartments, SE17 Sir John Soane Apartments is a block on O’Callaghan Way.

Sir John Soane Apartments, SE17

Smeaton Court, SE1 Smeaton Court is a block on Rockingham Street.

Smeaton Court, SE1

South Garden Court, SE17 South Garden Court is located on O’Callaghan Way.

South Garden Court, SE17

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

St Matthews Court, SE1

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

Stanford Place, SE17

Staunton House, SE17 Staunton House is a block on Huntsman Street.

Staunton House, SE17

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

Stead Street, SE17

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

Stephenson House, SE1

Stockham Court, SE17 Stockham Court is a block on Rodney Road.

Stockham Court, SE17

Swan Mead, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Swan Mead, 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

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

Tatum Street, SE17

Tavern Court, SE1 Tavern Court is a block on New Kent Road.

Tavern Court, SE1

Tennyson House, SE17 Tennyson House can be found on Browning Street.

Tennyson House, SE17

The School House, SE1 Residential block

The School House, SE1

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

Theobald Street, SE1

Thomson House, SE17 Thomson House is sited on Beckway Street.

Thomson House, SE17

Thornton House, SE17 Thornton House is a block on Townsend Street.

Thornton House, SE17

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

Tisdall Place, SE17

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

Townley Street, SE17

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

Townsend Street, SE17

Turquand Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Turquand Street, SE17

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

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

Wadding Street, SE17

Walcorde Avenue, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Walcorde Avenue, SE17

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

Walworth Square, SE17

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

Wansey Street, SE17

Watling House, SE17 Watling House is a block on New Kent Road.

Watling House, SE17

Westerham House, SE1 Westerham House is a block on Law Street.

Westerham House, 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

Wrotham House, SE1 Wrotham House can be found on Unnamed Road.

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Stansfeld oxford & bermondsey club

The Crown

The george

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The Swan The Swan stood at 84 Old Kent Road.

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Walworth

Walworth is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Southwark. Walworth probably derives its name from the Old English Wealhworth, meaning 'farm'. It is located 2 miles south east of Charing Cross and near to Camberwell and Elephant and Castle.

The major streets in Walworth are the Old Kent Road and Walworth Road. It once had a common surrounded by streets with houses on one side, the Common on the other. This whole area is now covered by housing.

St. Peter's Church, Walworth's altar
St. Peter's Church, Walworth, built circa 1825, is an excellent example of the neo-classical style of church built by Sir John Soane. It is an indication of the wealth of the middle-class merchants who then lived in the vicinity that they could afford an architect of such prominence. Charles Upfold was born at Walworth Common and baptised at St. Peters. The church is home to the Monkey Park - which was once home to a menagerie kept by a past Reverend of the Church, but is now a garden.

Walworth is also home to the Pullens buildings - a mixture of Victorian live/work spaces and yards. Many of the flats are 1 bedroom, and some of the flats still connect to the Workshops of any of the three yards (Illife Yard, Peacock Yard and one other). They all share communal roof terraces with extensive views over to the West End.
Walworth also used to have a Zoo, in Royal Surrey Gardens, which was visited by Queen Victoria.

East Street market is a major street market.

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Postal area SE1 TUM image id: 1483541461 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Burgess Park being created (1973) Credit: Greater London Council TUM image id: 1651159167 Licence:	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	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 Swan, 82-86 Old Kent Road. Demolished in 2004. Old London postcard TUM image id: 1620671536 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:	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:	Bermondsey Street (1881) "One cannot help speculating as to the origins of this singular group of houses, with their eight gables. Mr Rendle, who was good enough to take great pains - unfortunately fruitless- to glean something for me about the history of these houses, tells me that in the early part of this century, houses of this type were exceedingly common in the main thoroughfares and bye places of Southwark. They are good specimens of the houses of the time of Elizabeth and somewhat later; the frame of massive timber, else mere shells of lath and plaster; but though often out of shape and leaning in all directions, wonderfully durable." This description was written by Alfred Marks. Credit: Society for Photographing Relics of Old London/Henry Dixon TUM image id: 1644252449 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
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:	Blackman Street, Borough, London (1885) Credit: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893) TUM image id: 1688925177 Licence:	Substandard housing in Snowsfields, Bermondsey (1890) TUM image id: 1669414522 Licence: CC BY 2.0	View across roof tops to Pink’s Factory, Tabard Street, Southwark (1916) This picture was taken prior to slum clearance to make way for the Tabard Garden Estate. TUM image id: 1660650784 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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:

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The Swan, 82-86 Old Kent Road. Demolished in 2004.
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East Street market, Walworth in 1908 The market, in operation since the 1880s, featured in the title sequence for Only Fools and Horses
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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.
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View across roof tops to Pink’s Factory, Tabard Street, Southwark (1916) This picture was taken prior to slum clearance to make way for the Tabard Garden Estate.
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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.
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Wild’s Rents, SE1 (1930s)
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Harrison House on the Browning Estate, Walworth (1974)
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Slum housing, 24-37 Chapel Place, Southwark Chapel Place was a side turning off of Long Lane. The modern Hankey Place largely replaced it.
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The corner of Long Lane with Staple Street, Bermondsey possibly at the end of the Boer War In the 1950s these shops were Fordham’s and Leatherdales bakery. Later still there was a fish and chip shop here opposite the Valentine pub.
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Villa Street Walworth c.1907.
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