Comus House, SE17

Comus House can be found on Congreve Street.

Much of Dickens’ Great Expections was set in Walworth.
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NEARBY STREETS

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

Aberdour Street, SE1

Acworth Street, SE1 Acworth Street was situated both off the Old Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road (Bermondsey)

Acworth Street, SE1

Akers Street, SE17 Acre Street became Akers Street in 1903 (Walworth)

Akers Street, SE17

Albridge Street, SE17 Albridge Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Albridge Street, SE17

Aldbridge Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Aldbridge Street, SE17

Alexandria Apartments, SE17 Alexandria Apartments is a block on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Alexandria Apartments, SE17

Alleyn House, SE1 Alleyn House is a block on Burbage Close (Newington)

Alleyn House, SE1

Alleyn House, SE17 Alleyn House is a block on Deverell Street (Newington)

Alleyn House, SE17

Alsace Road, SE17 Alsace Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Alsace Road, SE17

Alvey Street, SE17 Alvey Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Alvey Street, SE17

Avington Court, SE17 Avington Court is a block on Old Kent Road (Bermondsey)

Avington Court, SE17

Bacon Grove, SE1 Bacon Grove is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Bacon Grove, SE1

Balfour Street, SE17 Balfour Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Balfour Street, SE17

Barham House, SE17 Barham House is a block on Kinglake Street (Walworth)

Barham House, SE17

Barker House, SE17 Barker House is a block on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Barker House, SE17

Barlow Street, SE17 Barlow Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Barlow Street, SE17

Bartholomew Street, SE1 Bartholomew Street’s set of late Georgian houses date from 1819 (Bermondsey)

Bartholomew Street, SE1

Baytree Mews, SE1 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Baytree Mews, SE1

Beckway Street, SE17 Beckway Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Beckway Street, SE17

Bethersden House, SE17 Bethersden House is a block on Kinglake Street (Walworth)

Bethersden House, SE17

Blackwood Apartments, SE17 Blackwood Apartments is sited on Paragon Way (Walworth)

Blackwood Apartments, SE17

Blackwood Avenue, SE17 Blackwood Avenue is a road in the N18 postcode area (Walworth)

Blackwood Avenue, SE17

Blackwood Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Blackwood Street, SE17

Blendon House, SE17 Blendon House is located on Wadding Street (Walworth)

Blendon House, SE17

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

Bricklayers Arms Flyover, SE1

Burge Street, SE1 Burge Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Newington)

Burge Street, SE1

Bushbaby Close, SE1 Bushbaby Close is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Bushbaby Close, SE1

Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1

Catesby Street, SE17 Catesby Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Catesby Street, SE17

Chatham Street, SE17 Chatham Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Chatham Street, SE17

Christmas Street, SE1 Christmas Street ran north from Tower Bridge Road, west of Green Walk (Bermondsey)

Christmas Street, SE1

Comus House, SE17 Comus House can be found on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Comus House, SE17

Comus Place, SE17 Comus Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Comus Place, SE17

Congreve Street, SE17 Congreve Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Congreve Street, SE17

Crail Row, SE17 Crail Row is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Crail Row, SE17

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

Crimscott Street, SE1

Crosslet Street, SE17 Crosslet Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Crosslet Street, SE17

Culand House, SE17 Culand House is a block on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Culand House, SE17

Curtis House, SE17 Curtis House is a block on Morecambe Street (Walworth)

Curtis House, SE17

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

Curtis Street, SE1

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

Curtis Way, SE1

Darwin Street, SE17 Darwin Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Darwin Street, SE17

Dawes House, SE17 Dawes House can be found on Rodney Road (Walworth)

Dawes House, SE17

Dawes Street, SE17 James Arthur Dawes was the first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark (Walworth)

Dawes Street, SE17

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

Dean’s Buildings, SE17

Dent House, SE17 Dent House is a block on Huntsman Street (Walworth)

Dent House, SE17

Detling House, SE17 Detling House is a block on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Detling House, SE17

Dormstone House, SE17 Dormstone House is located on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Dormstone House, SE17

Driscoll House, SE1 Driscoll House is a block on New Kent Road (Walworth)

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 (Walworth)

East Street, SE17

Edison House, SE17 Edison House is a block on Balfour Street (Walworth)

Edison House, SE17

Edward Clifford House, SE17 Edward Clifford House is a block on Elsted Street (Walworth)

Edward Clifford House, SE17

Ellery House, SE17 Ellery House is a building on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Ellery House, SE17

Ellis House, SE17 Ellis House is a block on Brandon Street (Walworth)

Ellis House, SE17

Elsted Street, SE17 Elsted Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Elsted Street, SE17

Eltham Street, SE17 Eltham Street was once part of the most densely populated part of London with no open space at all and counting 249 people per acre in St Johns Ward (Walworth)

Eltham Street, SE17

Eugene Cotter House, SE17 Eugene Cotter House is located on Tatum Street (Walworth)

Eugene Cotter House, SE17

Everett House, SE17 Everett House is a block on East Street (Walworth)

Everett House, SE17

Exon Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Exon Street, SE17

Eynsford House, SE17 Eynsford House is a block on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Eynsford House, SE17

Flint Street, SE17 Flint Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Flint Street, SE17

Flinton Street, SE17 Flinton Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Flinton Street, SE17

Freemantle Street, SE17 Freemantle Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Freemantle Street, SE17

Futura House, SE17 Futura House is located on Grange Road (Bermondsey)

Futura House, SE17

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

Grange Road, SE1

Green Walk, SE1 Green Walk was originally one of two Green Walks in Southwark, the other being in Bankside (Bermondsey)

Green Walk, SE1

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

Guinness Square, SE1

Hadlow House, SE17 Residential block (Walworth)

Hadlow House, SE17

Halpin Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Halpin Place, SE17

Harrison House, SE17 Harrison House is a block on Brandon Street (Walworth)

Harrison House, SE17

Hemp Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Hemp Walk, SE17

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

Hendre Road, SE1

Henshaw Street, SE17 Henshaw Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Henshaw Street, SE17

Hillery Close, SE17 Hillery Close is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Hillery Close, SE17

Huntsman Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Huntsman Street, SE17

Ightham House, SE17 Ightham House is a building on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Ightham House, SE17

Ivychurch Lane, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Ivychurch Lane, SE17

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

John Maurice Close, SE17

Kempe House, SE1 Kempe House is a block on Deverell Street (Newington)

Kempe House, SE1

Kempe House, SE17 Kempe House is a block on Deverell Street (Newington)

Kempe House, SE17

Kennedy Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Kennedy Walk, SE17

Keston House, SE17 Keston House can be found on Kinglake Street (Walworth)

Keston House, SE17

King George IV Court, SE17 King George IV Court is a block on Dawes Street (Walworth)

King George IV Court, SE17

Kingsley Flats, SE1 A street within the postcode (Bermondsey)

Kingsley Flats, SE1

Knight House, SE17 Knight House is a building on Huntsman Street (Walworth)

Knight House, SE17

Laurel Apartments, SE17 Laurel Apartments is a building on Townsend Street (Walworth)

Laurel Apartments, SE17

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

Leroy Street, SE1

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

Madron Street, SE1

Madron Street, SE17 Madron Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Madron Street, SE17

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

Mandela Way, SE1

Mandela Way, SE1 Mandela Way is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Mandela Way, SE1

Mansfield Point, SE17 Mansfield Point is a location in London (Walworth)

Mansfield Point, SE17

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

Marcia Road, SE1

Mardyke House, SE17 Mardyke House is a building on Crosslet Street (Walworth)

Mardyke House, SE17

Marnock House, SE17 Marnock House is a block on Brandon Street (Walworth)

Marnock House, SE17

Marshall House, SE17 Marshall House is a block on East Street (Walworth)

Marshall House, SE17

Mason Close, SE1 Mason Close is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Walworth)

Mason Close, SE1

Mason Street, SE1 Mason Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Walworth)

Mason Street, SE1

Mason Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Mason Street, SE17

Massinger Street, SE17 Massinger Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Massinger Street, SE17

Merrow Walk, SE17 Merrow Walk is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Merrow Walk, SE17

Mina Road, SE1 Mina Road is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Burgess Park)

Mina Road, SE1

Minnow Walk, SE17 Minnow Walk is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Minnow Walk, SE17

Munton Road, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Munton Road, SE17

New Kent Road, SE1 New Kent Road is the main road leading east from Elephant & Castle (Newington)

New Kent Road, SE1

New Paragon Walk, SE17 New Paragon Walk is a location in London (Walworth)

New Paragon Walk, SE17

Newbolt House, SE17 Newbolt House is a block on Brandon Street (Walworth)

Newbolt House, SE17

Nicholson House, SE17 Nicholson House was built as one of the first blocks of the Browning Estate (Walworth)

Nicholson House, SE17

Northchurch, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Northchurch, SE17

Offham House, SE17 Offham House is a block on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Offham House, SE17

Orb Street, SE17 Orb Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Orb Street, SE17

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

Pages Walk, SE1

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

Penry Street, SE1

Plaxdale House, SE17 Plaxdale House is a block on Congreve Street (Walworth)

Plaxdale House, SE17

Povey House, SE17 Povey House can be found on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Povey House, SE17

Preston Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Walworth)

Preston Close, SE1

Preston House, SE17 Preston House can be found on Preston Close (Walworth)

Preston House, SE17

Quadrangle Close, SE1 Quadrangle Close is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)

Quadrangle Close, SE1

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

Rephidim Street, SE1

Richmond House, SE17 Richmond House is a block on East Street (Walworth)

Richmond House, SE17

Rodney Road, SE17 Rodney Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Rodney Road, SE17

Salisbury Close, SE17 Salisbury Close is a location in London (Walworth)

Salisbury Close, SE17

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

Searles Road, SE17

Sedan Way, SE17 Sedan Way is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Sedan Way, SE17

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

Setchell Way, SE1

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

Shopping Centre, SE1

Southborough House, SE17 Southborough House dates from 1946 (Walworth)

Southborough House, SE17

Sovereign House, SE1P A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Sovereign House, SE1P

St Mary Newington Close, SE17 St Mary Newington Close is a retirement development of 42 flats (Walworth)

St Mary Newington Close, SE17

Stanford Place, SE17 Stanford Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Stanford Place, SE17

Staunton House, SE17 Staunton House is a block on Huntsman Street (Walworth)

Staunton House, SE17

Stead Street, SE17 Stead Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Stead Street, SE17

Stockham Court, SE17 Stockham Court is a block on Rodney Road (Walworth)

Stockham Court, SE17

Surrey Square, SE17 Surrey Square was built in 1793-4 by Michael Searles (Walworth)

Surrey Square, SE17

Surrey Terrace, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Surrey Terrace, SE17

Swan Mead, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

Swan Mead, SE1

Taplow, SE17 Taplow is a block in Walworth (Walworth)

Taplow, SE17

Tatum Street, SE17 Tatum Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Tatum Street, SE17

The Chaplin Centre, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

The Chaplin Centre, SE17

The School House, SE1 Residential block (Bermondsey)

The School House, SE1

The Willows, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)

The Willows, SE1

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

Theobald Street, SE1

Thomson House, SE17 Thomson House is sited on Beckway Street (Walworth)

Thomson House, SE17

Thornton House, SE17 Thornton House is a block on Townsend Street (Walworth)

Thornton House, SE17

Tisdall Place, SE17 Tisdall Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Tisdall Place, SE17

Townley Street, SE17 Townley Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Townley Street, SE17

Townsend Street, SE17 Townsend Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Townsend Street, SE17

Trafalgar Street, SE17 Trafalgar Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Trafalgar Street, SE17

Tyler Court, SE17 Tyler Court is a block on Balfour Street (Walworth)

Tyler Court, SE17

Upnor Way, SE17 Upnor Way is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Upnor Way, SE17

Wadding Street, SE17 Wadding Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Wadding Street, SE17

Walsham House, SE17 Walsham House is sited on Bronti Close (Walworth)

Walsham House, SE17

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

Webb Street, SE1

Wendover, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Walworth)

Wendover, SE17

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

Willow Walk, SE1

Wingrave, SE17 Wingrave is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Walworth)

Wingrave, SE17

Wooler Street, SE17 Wooler Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Walworth)

Wooler Street, SE17

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