Kestrel House, SE10

A street within the SE10 postcode

John Flamsteed FRS (1646-1719)

Flamsteed was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal on the UK and who laid the foundation stone for the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
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NEARBY STREETS

Adana Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Lewisham)

Adana Building, SE13

Admirals Gate, SE10 Admirals Gate is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Admirals Gate, SE10

Airy Street, SE13 Airy Street was almost completely destroyed during the war (Ladywell)

Airy Street, SE13

Alaska Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Greenwich)

Alaska Building, SE13

Allison Close, SE10 Allison Close is a road in the SE10 postcode area

Allison Close, SE10

Armoury Road, SE8 Armoury Road is a road in the SE8 postcode area

Armoury Road, SE8

Beck Close, SE13 Beck Close is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Greenwich)

Beck Close, SE13

Beechwood Place, SE10 Beechwood Place is a location in London

Beechwood Place, SE10

Bennett Grove, SE13 Bennett Grove is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Greenwich)

Bennett Grove, SE13

Blackheath Business Centre, SE13 Blackheath Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area

Blackheath Business Centre, SE13

Blackheath Business Estate, SE13 Commercial area

Blackheath Business Estate, SE13

Blackheath Hill, SE10 Blackheath Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area

Blackheath Hill, SE10

Blackheath Rise, SE13 Blackheath Rise is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area

Blackheath Rise, SE13

Blackheath Road, SE10 Blackheath Road leads from Deptford Bridge to Blackheath Hill (Greenwich)

Blackheath Road, SE10

Bliss Crescent, SE13 Bliss Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area (Greenwich)

Bliss Crescent, SE13

Blissett Street, SE10 Blissett Street is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Blissett Street, SE10

Brooklyn Building, SE10 Brooklyn Building is sited on Blackheath Road (Deptford Bridge)

Brooklyn Building, SE10

Brookmill Road, SE8 Brookmill Road was formerly known as both Mill Lane and Ravensbourne Street (St Johns)

Brookmill Road, SE8

Burgos Grove, SE10 Burgos Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Burgos Grove, SE10

Cable Place, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (Greenwich)

Cable Place, SE10

California Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Deptford Bridge)

California Building, SE13

Catherine Grove, SE10 Catherine Grove is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Catherine Grove, SE10

Charter Buildings, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (Greenwich)

Charter Buildings, SE10

Chatfield House, SE10 Chatfield House is sited on Westgrove Lane (Greenwich)

Chatfield House, SE10

Coldbath Street, SE13 Coldbath Street is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Greenwich)

Coldbath Street, SE13

Colorado Building, SE13 Colorado Building is a block on Deals Gateway (Greenwich)

Colorado Building, SE13

Columbine Way, SE13 Columbine Way is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Lewisham)

Columbine Way, SE13

Conington Road, SE13 Conington Road is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area

Conington Road, SE13

Copperwood Place, SE13 A street within the SE10 postcode

Copperwood Place, SE13

Crosslet Vale, SE10 Crosslet Vale is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Crosslet Vale, SE10

Dabin Crescent, SE10 Dabin Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Dabin Crescent, SE10

Dartmouth Court, SE10 Dartmouth Court is a block on Dartmouth Grove

Dartmouth Court, SE10

Dartmouth Grove, SE10 Dartmouth Grove is a road in the SE10 postcode area

Dartmouth Grove, SE10

Dartmouth Hill, SE10 Dartmouth Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area

Dartmouth Hill, SE10

Dartmouth House, SE10 Dartmouth House is a block on Dartmouth Row

Dartmouth House, SE10

Dartmouth Row, SE10 Dartmouth Row is a road in the SE10 postcode area

Dartmouth Row, SE10

Dartmouth Terrace, SE10 This is a street in the SE10 postcode area

Dartmouth Terrace, SE10

Deals Gateway, SE13 Deals Gateway is the name of both a road and a development (Deptford Bridge)

Deals Gateway, SE13

Devonshire Drive, SE10 Devonshire Drive is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Devonshire Drive, SE10

Diamond Terrace, SE10 Diamond Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Diamond Terrace, SE10

Ditch Alley, SE13 Ditch Alley runs south from Blackheath Road (Greenwich)

Ditch Alley, SE13

Dutton Street, SE10 Dutton Street is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Dutton Street, SE10

Egerton Drive, SE10 Egerton Drive is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Egerton Drive, SE10

Eliot Hill, SE13 Eliot Hill dates from before 1800

Eliot Hill, SE13

Elverson Road, SE8 Elverson Road is a road in the SE8 postcode area

Elverson Road, SE8

Ferguson House, SE13 Residential block

Ferguson House, SE13

Flamsteed Court, SE13 Flamsteed Court runs off John Penn Street (Greenwich)

Flamsteed Court, SE13

Flat B508 Baquba Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode

Flat B508 Baquba Building, SE13

Franklin Close, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Greenwich)

Franklin Close, SE13

Franklin Place, SE13 Franklin Place is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area (Greenwich)

Franklin Place, SE13

Friendly Place, SE10 A street within the SE13 postcode

Friendly Place, SE10

Greyladies Gardens, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Greyladies Gardens, SE10

Grover Court, SE13 Grover Court is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Grover Court, SE13

Guildford Grove, SE10 Guildford Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Guildford Grove, SE10

Heatherfield House, SE10 Heatherfield House is a location in London

Heatherfield House, SE10

Hillside Avenue, SE10 Hillside Avenue is a location in London

Hillside Avenue, SE10

Hillside Avenue, SE13 A street within the N11 postcode

Hillside Avenue, SE13

Hollymount Close, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Hollymount Close, SE10

Hudson Building, SE8 A street within the SE10 postcode (Deptford Bridge)

Hudson Building, SE8

Hyde Vale, SE10 Hyde Vale is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Hyde Vale, SE10

Indiana Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Deptford Bridge)

Indiana Building, SE13

John Penn Street, SE13 John Penn Street is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Greenwich)

John Penn Street, SE13

Kestrel House, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Kestrel House, SE10

Larkwood Avenue, SE10 Larkwood Avenue is a location in London

Larkwood Avenue, SE10

Larkwood Avenue, SE13 A street within the SE10 postcode

Larkwood Avenue, SE13

Leathwell Road, SE8 Leathwell Road is a road in the SE8 postcode area

Leathwell Road, SE8

Lethbridge Close, SE13 Lethbridge Close is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Lethbridge Close, SE13

Lewisham Hill, SE13 Lewisham Hill is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Lewisham Hill, SE13

Lewisham Road, SE13 Lewisham Road is one of the main streets in Lewisham

Lewisham Road, SE13

Lind Street, SE8 Lind Street is one of the streets of London in the SE8 postal area (St Johns)

Lind Street, SE8

Lindsell Street, SE10 This is a street in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Lindsell Street, SE10

Lydia House, SE10 Lydia House is a block on Dartmouth Grove (Blackheath)

Lydia House, SE10

Macauley Mews, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode

Macauley Mews, SE13

Maidenstone Hill, SE10 Maidenstone Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Maidenstone Hill, SE10

Melba Way, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Greenwich)

Melba Way, SE13

Montague House, SE10 Montague House is a block on Dartmouth Hill

Montague House, SE10

Morden Hill, SE13 Morden Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area

Morden Hill, SE13

Morden Lane, SE13 Morden Lane is a road in the SE10 postcode area

Morden Lane, SE13

Morden Street, SE13 Morden Street is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Greenwich)

Morden Street, SE13

Mordun Hill, SE13 Mordun Hill is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Mordun Hill, SE13

Mount Nod Square, SE13 Mount Nod Square was redeveloped as part of the Orchard Estate (Lewisham)

Mount Nod Square, SE13

Mumford Mills, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (Deptford Bridge)

Mumford Mills, SE10

Nara Building, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode

Nara Building, SE13

Nebraska Building, SE13 Nebraska Building is a block on Deals Gateway (Greenwich)

Nebraska Building, SE13

Nectarine Way, SE13 Nectarine Way - in two sections - is one of some post-war fruit streetnames (Elverson Road)

Nectarine Way, SE13

Oppenheim Road, SE13 Oppenheim Road is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area

Oppenheim Road, SE13

Orchard Hill, SE13 Orchard Hill leads off Coldbath Street (Lewisham)

Orchard Hill, SE13

Oxbow Mansions, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Oxbow Mansions, SE10

Parkside Avenue, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Parkside Avenue, SE10

Pigsty Alley, SE10 Pigsty Alley is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Pigsty Alley, SE10

Pimaston Road, SE13 Pimaston Road is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Pimaston Road, SE13

Plumbridge Street, SE10 Plumbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area

Plumbridge Street, SE10

Point Close, SE10 Point Close is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Point Close, SE10

Point Hill, SE10 Point Hill is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Point Hill, SE10

Point House, SE10 Point House is located on West Grove (Greenwich)

Point House, SE10

Primrose Way, SE10 A street within the SE13 postcode (Lewisham)

Primrose Way, SE10

Princes Rise, SE13 Princes Rise is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Princes Rise, SE13

Quince Road, SE13 Quince Road serves three post-war blocks of flats (Lewisham)

Quince Road, SE13

Robinscroft Mews, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode

Robinscroft Mews, SE10

Rosewood Gardens, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode

Rosewood Gardens, SE13

Russet Way, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode (Lewisham)

Russet Way, SE13

Russett Way, SE13 Russett Way is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area (Lewisham)

Russett Way, SE13

Servite House, SE13 Residential block (Greenwich)

Servite House, SE13

Silverwood Place, SE10 Silverwood Place is a location in London

Silverwood Place, SE10

Silverwood Place, SE13 A street within the postcode

Silverwood Place, SE13

Smiles Place, SE13 Smiles Place is a road in the SE13 postcode area

Smiles Place, SE13

Somerset Gardens, SE13 Somerset Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SE13 postal area

Somerset Gardens, SE13

Sparta Street, SE10 Sparta Street is a location in London

Sparta Street, SE10

St Austell Road, SE13 St Austell Road leads south off of Blackheath

St Austell Road, SE13

St Johns Court, SE13 St Johns Court is a road in the SE13 postcode area (Lewisham)

St Johns Court, SE13

St Johns House, SE10 St Johns House is on Blackheath Hill

St Johns House, SE10

Steer House, SE10 Steer House is sited on Point Hill (Greenwich)

Steer House, SE10

Trinity Grove, SE10 Trinity Grove is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Trinity Grove, SE10

Washington Building, SE8 A street within the SE13 postcode (Deptford Bridge)

Washington Building, SE8

West Grove Lane, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (Greenwich)

West Grove Lane, SE10

West Grove, SE10 West Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

West Grove, SE10

Westgrove Lane, SE10 Westgrove Lane is a road in the SE10 postcode area (Greenwich)

Westgrove Lane, SE10

Windmill Close, SE13 A street within the SE13 postcode

Windmill Close, SE13

Winforton Street, SE10 Winforton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (Greenwich)

Winforton Street, SE10

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