Sayer Street, SE17

A street within the SE17 postcode

Much of Dickens’ Great Expections was set in Walworth.
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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
Bruce McTavish Lambeth North Added: 11 Mar 2021 11:37 GMT	Kennington Road Lambeth North station was opened as Kennington Road and then Westminster Bridge Road before settling on its final name. It has a wonderful Leslie Green design. 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
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
Robert smitherman Saunders Street, SE11 Added: 23 Aug 2017 11:01 GMT	Saunders Street, SE11 I was born in a prefab on Saunders street SE11 in the 60’s, when I lived there, the road consisted of a few prefab houses, the road originally ran from Lollard street all the way thru to Fitzalan street. I went back there to have a look back in the early 90’s but all that is left of the road is about 20m of road and the road sign. Reply
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? 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
sam Burdett Street, SE1 Added: 31 Dec 2021 00:54 GMT	Burdett Street, SE1 I was on 2nd July 1952, in Burdett chambers (which is also known as Burdett buildings)on Burdett street 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
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

Eileen Brecknock Road, N7 Added: 10 Nov 2023 09:42 GMT	Brecknock Road Pleating Company My great grandparents ran the Brecknock Road pleating Company around 1910 to 1920 and my Grandmother worked there as a pleater until she was 16. I should like to know more about this. I know they had a beautiful Victorian house in Islington as I have photos of it & of them in their garden. Source: Family history Reply
Squirrel’s Lane, IG9 Added: 6 Nov 2023 16:59 GMT	061123 Why do Thames Water not collect the 15 . Three meter lengths of blue plastic fencing, and old pipes etc. They left here for the last TWO Years, these cause an obstruction,as they halfway lying in the road,as no footpath down this road, and the cars going and exiting the park are getting damaged, also the public are in Grave Danger when trying to avoid your rubbish and the danger of your fences. Source: Squirrels Lane. Buckhurst Hill, Essex. IG9. I want some action ,now, not Excuses.MK. Reply
Christian Cornwall Road, W11 Added: 31 Oct 2023 10:34 GMT	Cornwall Road, W11 Photo shows William Richard Hoare’s chemist shop at 121 Cornwall Road. Reply
Vik Oaks Road, TW6 Added: 30 Oct 2023 18:48 GMT	Old pub sign from the Rising Sun Hi I have no connection to the area except that for the last 30+ years we’ve had an old pub sign hanging on our kitchen wall from the Rising Sun, Stanwell, which I believe was / is on the Oaks Rd. Happy to upload a photo if anyone can tell me how or where to do that! Reply
Phillip Martin Ashburnham Place, SE10 Added: 16 Oct 2023 06:25 GMT	16 Ashburnham Road On 15 October 1874 George Frederick Martin was born in 16 Ashburnham Road Greenwich to George Henry Martin, a painter, and Mary Martin, formerly Southern. Reply
Christine Bithrey Holly Park, N4 Added: 15 Oct 2023 15:20 GMT	The Hollies (1860 - 1900) I lived in Holly Park Estate from 1969 I was 8 years old when we moved in until I left to get married, my mother still lives there now 84. I am wondering if there was ever a cemetery within The Hollies? And if so where? Was it near to the Blythwood Road end or much nearer to the old Methodist Church which is still standing although rather old looking. We spent most of our childhood playing along the old dis-used railway that run directly along Blythwood Road and opposite Holly Park Estate - top end which is where we live/ed. We now walk my mothers dog there twice a day. An elderly gentleman once told me when I was a child that there used to be a cemetery but I am not sure if he was trying to scare us children! I only thought about this recently when walking past the old Methodist Church and seeing the flag stone in the side of the wall with the inscription of when it was built late 1880 If anyone has any answers please email me [email protected] Reply
Chris hutchison Broadhurst Gardens, NW6 Added: 15 Oct 2023 03:04 GMT	35 broadhurst gardens. 35 Broadhurst gardens was owned by famous opera singer Mr Herman “Simmy”Simberg. He had transformed it into a film and recording complex. There was a film and animation studio on the ground floor. The recording facilities were on the next two floors. I arrived in London from Australia in 1966 and worked in the studio as the tea boy and trainee recording engineer from Christmas 1966 for one year. The facility was leased by an American advertising company called Moreno Films. Mr Simbergs company Vox Humana used the studio for their own projects as well. I worked for both of them. I was so lucky. The manager was another wonderful gentleman called Jack Price who went on to create numerous songs for many famous singers of the day and also assisted the careers of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. “Simmy” let me live in the bedsit,upper right hand window. Jack was also busy with projects with The Troggs,Bill Wyman,Peter Frampton. We did some great sessions with Manfred Mann and Alan Price. The Cream did some demos but that was before my time. We did lots of voice over work. Warren Mitchell and Ronnie Corbett were favourites. I went back in 1978 and “Simmy “ had removed all of the studio and it was now his home. His lounge room was still our studio in my minds eye!! Reply
Sue L Battersea Added: 13 Oct 2023 17:21 GMT	Duffield Street, Battersea I’ve been looking for ages for a photo of Duffield Street without any luck. My mother and grandfather lived there during the war. It was the first property he was able to buy but sadly after only a few months they were bombed out. My mother told the story that one night they were aware of a train stopping above them in the embankment. It was full of soldiers who threw out cigarettes and sweets at about four in the morning. They were returning from Dunkirk though of course my mother had no idea at the time. I have heard the same story from a different source too. Reply

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Elephant and Castle Elephant and Castle is one of five London tube stations named after a pub.

Elephant and Castle

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360-London, SE11 360-London is a 44-storey tower featuring 470 residential units

360-London, SE11

Albert Barnes House, SE1 Albert Barnes House can be found on New Kent Road.

Albert Barnes House, SE1

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

Alberta Street, SE17

Alder Path, SE17 Alder Path lies in Elephant and Castle.

Alder Path, SE17

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

Alleyn House, SE1

Alleyn House, SE17 Alleyn House is a block on Deverell Street.

Alleyn House, SE17

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

Ambergate Street, SE17

Amelia Street, SE17 Amelia Street originally consisted of late 19th century tenement blocks built by James Pullen, a local builder, between 1886 and 1901.

Amelia Street, SE17

Angle Street, SE17 The former Cross Street was given the name Angle Street in 1868.

Angle Street, SE17

Arch Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Arch Street, SE1

Art Works Elephant, SE17 Art Works Elephant is a location in London.

Art Works Elephant, SE17

Art Works House, SE17 Art Works House is a location in London.

Art Works House, SE17

Artworks House, SE17 Artworks House is a location in London.

Artworks House, SE17

Ash Avenue, SE12 Ash Avenue is a location in London.

Ash Avenue, SE12

Asolando Drive, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Asolando Drive, SE17

Ayliffe Place, SE1 Ayliffe Place was situated at the end of Ayliffe Street.

Ayliffe Place, SE1

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

Balfour Street, SE17

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

Barrett House, SE17

Baytree Mews, SE1 A street within the SE17 postcode

Baytree Mews, SE1

Ben Ezra Court, SE17 Ben Ezra Court is a block on Asolando Drive.

Ben Ezra Court, SE17

Berryfield Road, SE17 Berryfield Road was created in 1877 but was Sturge Road for a couple of years until 1879.

Berryfield Road, SE17

Blackwood Apartments, SE17 Blackwood Apartments is sited on Paragon Way.

Blackwood Apartments, SE17

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

Blackwood Avenue, SE17

Blackwood Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Blackwood Street, SE17

Blendon House, SE17 Blendon House is located on Wadding Street.

Blendon House, SE17

Bodley Way, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Bodley Way, SE17

Bramwell House, SE1 Bramwell House is a building on Harper Road.

Bramwell House, SE1

Bramwell House, SE17 Bramwell House is a block on Harper Road.

Bramwell House, SE17

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

Brandon Street, SE17

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

Bronti Close, SE17

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

Browning Street, SE17

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

Canterbury Place, SE17

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

Castle Square, SE17

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

Charleston Street, SE17

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

Chatham Street, SE17

Churchyard Row, SE11 Churchyard Row runs along the west side of St Mary’s Churchyard.

Churchyard Row, SE11

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

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

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

Crampton Street, SE17

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

Curtis House, SE17

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

Cutler Apartments, SE17

Dante Place, SE11 Dante Place is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Dante Place, SE11

Dante Road, SE11 Commemorates the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (died 1321), author of The Divine Comedy.

Dante Road, SE11

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

Dawes House, SE17

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

Deacon Street, SE17

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

Dean’s Buildings, SE17

Delverton House, SE17 Delverton House is sited on Delverton Road.

Delverton House, SE17

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

Deverell Street, SE1

Draper House, SE1 Draper House is a block on A3.

Draper House, SE1

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

Driscoll House, SE1

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

Edison House, SE17

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

Elba Place, SE17

Elephant & Castle, SE1 Elephant & Castle is a name for a short section of road beside the noted junction of the same name.

Elephant & Castle, SE1

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

Elephant Road, SE17

Elliott’s Row, SE11 Elliott’s Row is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Elliott’s Row, SE11

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

Ellis House, 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.

Eltham Street, SE17

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

Ethel Street, SE17

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

Everett House, SE17

Falstaff Court, SE11 Falstaff Court is sited on Falstaff Court.

Falstaff Court, SE11

Farrell Court, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Farrell Court, SE17

Fontenoy House, SE11 Fontenoy House is a block on Kennington Lane.

Fontenoy House, SE11

George Mathers Road, SE11 George Mathers Road runs west from Dante Road.

George Mathers Road, SE11

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.

Gray House, SE17

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

Hampton Street, SE17

Hannibal House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Hannibal House, SE1

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

Harrison House, SE17

Hayles Street, SE11 Hayles Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Hayles Street, SE11

Hemp Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Hemp Walk, SE17

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

Henshaw Street, SE17

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

Heygate Street, SE17

Holyoak Road, SE11 Holyoak Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Holyoak Road, SE11

Howell Walk, SE1 Howell Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Howell Walk, SE1

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

Iliffe Street, SE17

Iliffe Yard, SE17 Iliffe Yard is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Iliffe Yard, SE17

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

John Maurice Close, SE17

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

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

Lamlash Street, SE11 Lamlash Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Lamlash Street, SE11

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

Larcom Street, SE17

Laugan Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Laugan Walk, SE17

Laurie House, SE1 Laurie House is sited on Gaywood Street.

Laurie House, SE1

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

Manor Place, SE17

Manor Place, SE17 Manor Place is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Manor Place, SE17

Mansfield Point, SE17 Mansfield Point is a location in London.

Mansfield Point, SE17

Marlborough Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Marlborough Close, 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

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

Munton Road, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Munton Road, SE17

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

Newington Butts, SE1 Newington Butts, once a hamlet, now forms part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Newington Butts, SE1

Newington Butts, SE11 Newington Butts is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area.

Newington Butts, SE11

Newington Industrial Estate, SE17 Newington Industrial Estate lies in SE17.

Newington Industrial Estate, SE17

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

Nicholson House, SE17

Occupation Road, SE17 Occupation Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Occupation Road, SE17

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

Orb Street, SE17

Oswin Street, SE11 Oswin Street is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Oswin Street, SE11

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

Pastor Street, SE1

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

Paxton House, SE17

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

Peacock Street, SE17

Peacock Yard, SE17 Peacock Yard is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Peacock Yard, SE17

Penton Place, SE11 Penton Place is a road in the SE11 postcode area

Penton Place, SE11

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

Penton Place, SE17

Perronet House, SE1 Perronet House is a block on Princess Street.

Perronet House, SE1

Pilton Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Pilton Place, SE17

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

Plymouth Chambers, SE17

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

Princess Street, SE1

Pullens Buildings, SE17 Pullens Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area.

Pullens Buildings, SE17

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

Richmond House, SE17

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

Robert Dashwood Way, 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

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

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

Shelley House, SE17

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

Southey House, SE17 Southey House is a block on the Browning Estate.

Southey House, SE17

Spare Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Spare Street, SE17

St Gabriel Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

St Gabriel Walk, SE1

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

St Matthews Court, SE1

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

Stead Street, SE17

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

Steedman Street, SE17

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

Stockham Court, SE17

Suffield House, SE17 Suffield House is a block on Ambergate Street.

Suffield House, SE17

Suffield Road, SE17 Suffield Road was laid out after the demise of the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens.

Suffield Road, 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

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

Theobald Street, SE1

Thobal Place, SE1 Thomas Place became Thobal Place in 1892.

Thobal Place, SE1

Thrush Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Thrush Street, SE17

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

Townley Street, SE17

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

Trafalgar 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

Walsham House, SE17 Walsham House is sited on Bronti Close.

Walsham House, SE17

Walworth Road, SE1 The northernmost section of Walworth Road, nearest to the Elephant and Castle lies in the SE1 postal area.

Walworth Road, SE1

Walworth Road, SE17 Walworth Road runs from the Elephant and Castle towards Camberwell.

Walworth Road, 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

Wardroper House, SE1 Wardroper House is a block on St George’s Road.

Wardroper House, SE1

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

Watling House, SE17

Wesley Close, SE11 A street within the SE17 postcode

Wesley Close, SE11

West Combe Apartments, SE1 West Combe Apartments is a block on Newington Causeway.

West Combe Apartments, 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

Winchester Close, SE11 A street within the SE17 postcode

Winchester Close, SE11

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

Wingrave, SE17

Wollaston Close, SE17 A street within the SE1 postcode

Wollaston Close, SE17

NEARBY PUBS

Dark room students bar (licensed bar)

Elephant and Castle tavern The name Elephant and Castle which now gives its name to this whole area of London was is derived from a coaching inn.

Elephant and Castle tavern

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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	The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8 Credit: Flickr/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1683033112 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
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:	Shop on the corner of Brook Drive and Hayles Street (2013) This unobtrusive corner shop near Elephant and Castle was the filming location for ’Come On Eileen’ by Dexys Midnight Runners. It’s no longer a shop and - to my horror - my walk from Elephant & Castle to Lambeth North passes it at 7:24 and doesn’t note it as I found out only afterwards. Grrr https://youtu.be/R-e GEXb4M4 Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1689771844 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	Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977) Credit: Ideal Homes TUM image id: 1513443941 Licence:
Elephant & Castle TUM image id: 1683196643 Licence:	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:	Princes Street, now Princess Street near Elephant and Castle (1864) There were a few pottery firms in this street at this time. Credit: Lambeth Archives TUM image id: 1562929776 Licence:	Blackman Street, Borough, London (1885) Credit: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893) TUM image id: 1688925177 Licence:	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

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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.
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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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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.
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Elephant & Castle
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Princes Street, now Princess Street near Elephant and Castle (1864) There were a few pottery firms in this street at this time.
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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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Postcard depicting Walworth Road and "The King’s First Visit To South London May 1911". The king in question was George V
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Harrison House on the Browning Estate, Walworth (1974)
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The Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens in Kennington (existed 1831-1877)
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