Curtis House, SE17

Curtis House is a block on Morecambe Street.

Much of Dickens’ Great Expections was set in Walworth.
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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
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 13:03 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 A conveyance from The British Land Company to (sisters?) Emma and Mary Anne Crawley ... presumably the first development on this site. 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
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:31 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 A 1960s redevelopment of the spacious 101 Talfourd Road (there doesn’t seem to have been a 103 in spite of title deeds) 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
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
Jonathan Cocking Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 30 Aug 2022 13:38 GMT	Tower Bridge, SE1 The driver subsequently married his clippie (conductress). Reply
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:27 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 Actually SE15 (SE15 5PB) as marker is across the road. Reply
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:34 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 Proud of being in Peckham.... 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

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
Kevin Pont Hendon Central Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:15 GMT	Not as Central as advertised... Hendon Central was by no means the centre of Hendon when built, being a green field site. It was built at the same time as both the North Circular Road and the A41 were built as major truck roads �’ an early example of joined up London transport planning. Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Aylesbury Estate, SE17 The Aylesbury Estate is a vast housing development in Walworth.

Aylesbury Estate, SE17

East Street Market East Street Market (sometimes known locally as ’The Lane’ or ’East Lane’) is a street market in Walworth.

East Street Market

NEARBY STREETS

Akers Street, SE17 Acre Street became Akers Street in 1903.

Akers Street, SE17

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

Alder Path, SE17

Alexandria Apartments, SE17 Alexandria Apartments is a block on Congreve Street.

Alexandria Apartments, SE17

Alpha Square, SE17 Part of Alpha Street was given the name Alpha Square in 1939.

Alpha Square, SE17

Alpha Street, SE17 Alpha Street is an old Walworth Street.

Alpha Street, SE17

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

Alsace Road, 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

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

Arnside Street, SE17

Ashenden House, SE17 Residential block

Ashenden House, SE17

Asolando Drive, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Asolando Drive, SE17

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

Aylesbury Road, SE17

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

Balfour Street, SE17

Balmoral Court, SE17 Balmoral Court is a building on Merrow Street.

Balmoral Court, SE17

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

Barlow Street, SE17

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

Barrett House, SE17

Beaconsfield Road, SE5 Beaconsfield Road is part of the Aylesbury Estate.

Beaconsfield Road, SE5

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

Beckway Street, SE17

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

Ben Ezra Court, 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

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

Borrett Close, SE17

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

Brandon Street, SE17

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

Brettell 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

Burton Grove, SE17 Burton Grove is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Burton Grove, SE17

Cadiz Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Cadiz Street, SE17

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

Carter Place, SE17

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

Carter Street, SE17

Castle Industrial Estate, SE17 Commercial area

Castle Industrial Estate, SE17

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

Catesby Street, SE17

Chadwell House, SE17 Chadwell House can be found on Inville Road.

Chadwell House, 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

Clarence House, SE17 Clarence House is sited on Merrow Street.

Clarence House, SE17

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

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

Cotham Street, SE17

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

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

Crampton Street, SE17

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

Crosslet Street, SE17

Darvell House, SE17 Darvell House is sited on Inville Road.

Darvell House, SE17

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

Darwin Street, SE17

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

Date Street, SE17

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

Dawes House, SE17

Dawes Street, SE17 James Arthur Dawes was the first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark.

Dawes Street, SE17

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

Dean’s Buildings, SE17

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

Dent House, SE17

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

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

Edward Clifford House, SE17

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

Ellery House, SE17

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

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

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

Empress Street, SE17

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

Ethel Street, SE17

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

Fielding Street, SE17 Fielding Street runs west from Walworth Road.

Fielding Street, SE17

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

Flint Street, SE17

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

Halpin Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Halpin Place, SE17

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

Harrison House, SE17

Hemp Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Hemp Walk, SE17

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

Heygate Street, SE17

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

Hillery Close, SE17

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

Inville Road, SE17 Inville Road serves the Aylesbury Estate.

Inville Road, 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

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

Knight House, SE17

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

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

Laurel Apartments, SE17

Lees House, SE17 Lees House is located on Inville Road.

Lees House, SE17

Liverpool Grove, SE17 Liverpool Grove was an idea of the Eccleciastical Commissioners of England.

Liverpool Grove, SE17

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

Lytham Street, SE17

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

Macleod Street, SE17

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

Mardyke House, SE17 Mardyke House is a building on Crosslet Street.

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

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

Martara Mews, SE17

Matara Mews, SE17 Matara Mews is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Matara Mews, SE17

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

Merrow Street, SE17

Merrow Walk, SE17 Merrow Walk is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Merrow Walk, SE17

Michael Faraday House, SE17 Michael Faraday House is a block on Beaconsfield Road.

Michael Faraday House, SE17

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

Missenden, SE17

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

Morecambe Street, SE17

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 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

Northchurch, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Northchurch, SE17

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

Occupation Road, SE17

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

Offham House, SE17

Olney Street, SE17 Olney Street formerly ran along part of the line of Fielding Street.

Olney Street, SE17

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

Orb Street, SE17

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

Pasley Close, SE17

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

Paxton House, SE17

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

Penrose Grove, SE17

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

Penrose Street, SE17

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

Phelp Street, SE17

Pilton Place, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Pilton Place, SE17

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

Portland Street, SE17

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

Povey House, SE17

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

Preston House, SE17

Queens House, SE17 Queens House is a block on Merrow Street.

Queens House, 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

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

Rodney Road, SE17

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

Roland Way, 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

Saltwood Grove, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Saltwood Grove, SE17

Sayer Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Sayer Street, 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

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

Sir John Soane Apartments, SE17

Soane House, SE17 Soane House is a block on Roland Way.

Soane House, SE17

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

Sondes Street, SE17

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 Marks House, SE17 St Marks House is a block on Phelp Street.

St Marks House, 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

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

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

Sturgeon Road, SE17

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

Sutherland Square, SE17

Sutherland Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Sutherland Walk, SE17

Taplow, SE17 Taplow is a block in Walworth.

Taplow, SE17

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

Tatum Street, SE17

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

Tennyson House, SE17

The Chaplin Centre, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

The Chaplin Centre, SE17

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

Thornton House, SE17

Thrush Street, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Thrush Street, SE17

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

Thurlow Street, SE17

Thurlow Walk, SE17 Thurlow Walk is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Thurlow Walk, 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

Trafalgar House, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Trafalgar House, 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

Villa Street, SE17 Villa Street has been in existence since the turn of the nineteenth century.

Villa Street, 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 Place, SE17 Walworth Place is a road in the SE17 postcode area

Walworth Place, SE17

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

Wendover, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

Wendover, SE17

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

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

Wooler Street, SE17

Worth Grove, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode

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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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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:	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
Elephant & Castle TUM image id: 1683196643 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	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:	Postcard depicting Walworth Road and "The King’s First Visit To South London May 1911". The king in question was George V Old London postcard TUM image id: 1621246974 Licence:	Wild’s Rents, SE1 (1930s) TUM image id: 1644256555 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Harrison House on the Browning Estate, Walworth (1974) Credit: London Borough of Southwark TUM image id: 1637075058 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Villa Street Walworth c.1907. TUM image id: 1604223727 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens in Kennington (existed 1831-1877) TUM image id: 1642180507 Licence:	Eltham Street, Walworth before demolition Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1669911093 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Good Intent - the last pub of East Street Market Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1669908269 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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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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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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Harrison House on the Browning Estate, Walworth (1974)
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Villa Street Walworth c.1907.
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Eltham Street, Walworth before demolition
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The Good Intent - the last pub of East Street Market
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Heygate Estate (1970s)
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