Cavendish Retreat, SW8

The Retreat became Cavendish Retreat in 1936.

South Lambeth
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This tiny thoroughfare - already on the 1860s map - was redeveloped as part of Allen Edwards Drive.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Kevin Pont

South Lambeth

Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Beaufoy Vinegar Works The Beaufoy Vinegar Works stood at the top of Old South Lambeth Road.

Beaufoy Vinegar Works

Nine Elms Nine Elms is an area within Battersea in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Nine Elms

South Lambeth South Lambeth lies between Vauxhall and Stockwell.

South Lambeth

Stockwell Stockwell is a district situated a couple of miles south-east of Charing Cross.

Stockwell

Stockwell station (1930) Clapham Road in 1930, showing Stockwell station. Binfield Road runs off to the right.

Stockwell station (1930)

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Close, SW8 Abbey Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Abbey Close, SW8

Abbot Court, SW8 Abbot Court is a block south of Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)

Abbot Court, SW8

Ace Way, SW8 Ace Way is a newer road of Nine Elms, running along the railway at the rear of the US Embassy (Nine Elms)

Ace Way, SW8

Acland House, SW9 Acland House is a block on Stockwell Gardens (Stockwell)

Acland House, SW9

Acre Street, SW8 Acre Street led off Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Acre Street, SW8

Albert Square, SW8 Albert Square, a beautiful garden square, was developed on former market garden land and was completed in 1851. (South Lambeth)

Albert Square, SW8

Aldebert Terrace, SW8 Adalbert Terrace took shape between 1865 and 1875 (South Lambeth)

Aldebert Terrace, SW8

Allan House, SW8 Allan House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Allan House, SW8

Allen Edwards Drive, SW8 Allen Edwards Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Allen Edwards Drive, SW8

Allen Edwards Road, SW8 The former Devonshire Road was renamed Allen Edwards Road in 1937 (South Lambeth)

Allen Edwards Road, SW8

Andrew Place, SW8 Andrew Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Andrew Place, SW8

Assaye Street, SW8 Wellington Place was renamed Assaye Street after 1883 (South Lambeth)

Assaye Street, SW8

Aston House, SW8 Aston House is sited on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Aston House, SW8

Bancroft Court, SW8 Bancroft Court is a block on Lansdowne Green (South Lambeth)

Bancroft Court, SW8

Banks Street, SW8 Beech Street was renamed Banks Street after 1929 (South Lambeth)

Banks Street, SW8

Beames House, SW8 Beames House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Beames House, SW8

Beaminster House, SW8 Beaminster House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Beaminster House, SW8

Beaufoy House, SW8 Beaufoy House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)

Beaufoy House, SW8

Belmore Place, SW8 Milton Place was renamed Belmore Place in 1937 (Wandsworth Road)

Belmore Place, SW8

Belmore Street, SW8 Belmore Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Belmore Street, SW8

Bilton House, SW8 Bilton House is a building on Minshull Street (Wandsworth Road)

Bilton House, SW8

Binfield Road, SW4 Binfield Road leads west from the junction at Stockwell station (Stockwell)

Binfield Road, SW4

Birkin Street, SW8 After 1937, the new name for Richmond Place was Birkin Street (Wandsworth Road)

Birkin Street, SW8

Blandford House, SW8 Blandford House is a block on Fentiman Road (Oval)

Blandford House, SW8

Blore Close, SW8 Blore Close is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Blore Close, SW8

Bognor Street, SW8 John Street became Bognor Street in 1909 (Nine Elms)

Bognor Street, SW8

Bolney Street, SW8 Bolney Street is a location in London (South Lambeth)

Bolney Street, SW8

Bradfield House, SW8 Residential block (Wandsworth Road)

Bradfield House, SW8

Bramley Crescent, SW8 Bramley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Bramley Crescent, SW8

Branksome House, SW8 Branksome House is a block on Meadow Road (South Lambeth)

Branksome House, SW8

Bridport Terrace, SW8 Howard Street was called Bridport Terrace after 1938 (Wandsworth Road)

Bridport Terrace, SW8

Broadstone House, SW8 Broadstone House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Broadstone House, SW8

Brocket House, SW8 Brocket House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Brocket House, SW8

Brooklands Passage, SW8 Brooklands Passage is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Brooklands Passage, SW8

Brooklands Street, SW8 Charles Street was given the name Brooklands Street in 1897 (Nine Elms)

Brooklands Street, SW8

Brough Close, SW8 Brough Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Brough Close, SW8

Brough Street, SW8 Rutland Street was renamed to Brough Street in 1937 (South Lambeth)

Brough Street, SW8

Carey Gardens, SW8 Carey Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Carey Gardens, SW8

Carroun Road, SW8 Carroun Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Carroun Road, SW8

Cavendish Retreat, SW8 The Retreat became Cavendish Retreat in 1936 (South Lambeth)

Cavendish Retreat, SW8

Cellini Street, SW8 Cellini Street is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Cellini Street, SW8

Charles Clowes Walk, SW11 Charles Clowes Walk is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Charles Clowes Walk, SW11

Charmouth House, SW8 Charmouth House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Charmouth House, SW8

Christchurch Place, SW8 Church Terrace was renamed Christchurch Place in 1939 (Stockwell)

Christchurch Place, SW8

Clapham Road, SW8 Clapham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Clapham Road, SW8

Clapham Road, SW9 Clapham Road was originally an ancient Roman military road called Stane Street. (Stockwell)

Clapham Road, SW9

Clifton Cottages, SW8 Clifton Cottages were swept away post-war (Stockwell)

Clifton Cottages, SW8

Clive House, SW8 Residential block (Stockwell)

Clive House, SW8

Clyston Street, SW8 Clyston Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Clyston Street, SW8

Cobbett Street, SW8 Cobbett Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Cobbett Street, SW8

Condell Road, SW8 Condell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Condell Road, SW8

Corfe House, SW8 Corfe House is sited on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Corfe House, SW8

Cornwallis Court, SW8 Cornwallis Court is a block on Allen Edwards Drive (South Lambeth)

Cornwallis Court, SW8

Courland Grove, SW8 Courland Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Courland Grove, SW8

Courland Street, SW8 Courland Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Courland Street, SW8

Cowthorpe Road, SW8 Cowthorpe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Cowthorpe Road, SW8

Crimsworth Road, SW8 Crimsworth Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Crimsworth Road, SW8

Croxteth House, SW8 Croxteth House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Road)

Croxteth House, SW8

Crozier House, SW8 Crozier House is a block on Wilkinson Street (South Lambeth)

Crozier House, SW8

Darlington House, SW8 Darlington House is sited on Fount Street (Nine Elms)

Darlington House, SW8

Darsley Drive, SW8 Darsley Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Darsley Drive, SW8

Dartington House, SW8 Dartington House is a block on Smedley Street (Stockwell)

Dartington House, SW8

Davidson Gardens, SW8 Davidson Gardens is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Davidson Gardens, SW8

Dawlish Street, SW8 Walter Street was called Dawlish Street after 1882 (South Lambeth)

Dawlish Street, SW8

Dean Court, SW8 Dean Court is a block on Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)

Dean Court, SW8

Deeley Road, SW8 Deeley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Deeley Road, SW8

Denland House, SW8 Denland House is a block on Dorset Road (Oval)

Denland House, SW8

Donnington House, SW4 Donnington House is a block on Union Road (Stockwell)

Donnington House, SW4

Dorset Road, SW8 Dorset Road runs northwest from Clapham Road to Old South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)

Dorset Road, SW8

Dorset Walk, SW8 Old Dorset Mews was renamed as Dorset Walk in 1936 (Oval)

Dorset Walk, SW8

Dovert Court, SW8 Dovert Court can be found on Lansdowne Way (Stockwell)

Dovert Court, SW8

Dovet Court, SW8 Dovet Court is a building on Hampson Way (South Lambeth)

Dovet Court, SW8

East Bridge, SW8 East Bridge is a location in London (Nine Elms)

East Bridge, SW8

Edgar House, SW8 Edgar House is a block on the Wyvil Estate (Nine Elms)

Edgar House, SW8

Ely Cottages, SW8 Ely Place was called Ely Cottages after 1936 (South Lambeth)

Ely Cottages, SW8

Ensbury House, SW8 Ensbury House is sited on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)

Ensbury House, SW8

Esher House, SW8 Esher House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Esher House, SW8

Everett Street, SW11 After 1869, the new name for Ponton Road West was Everett Street (Nine Elms)

Everett Street, SW11

Exchange Gardens, SW8 Exchange Gardens is the service road for the Keybridge blocks (South Lambeth)

Exchange Gardens, SW8

Farnley House, SW8 Farnley House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Farnley House, SW8

Fentiman Road, SW8 Fentiman Road is named after local mid-19th century developer John Fentiman (Oval)

Fentiman Road, SW8

Fergusson Mews, Fergusson Mews lies within the postcode (Stockwell)

Fergusson Mews,

Fount Street, SW8 Fount Street lies off Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Fount Street, SW8

Fowler House, SW8 Fowler House is a block on Courland Street (Wandsworth Road)

Fowler House, SW8

Glacier House, SW11 Glacier House is a building on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)

Glacier House, SW11

Gladwin Tower, SW8 Gladwin Tower is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Gladwin Tower, SW8

Goldsboro Road, SW8 Goldsboro Road is situated in an area west of Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Goldsboro Road, SW8

Goldsborough House, SW8 Residential block (Wandsworth Road)

Goldsborough House, SW8

Gresley House, SW8 Gresley House is a block on Deeley Road (Wandsworth Road)

Gresley House, SW8

Guildford Road, SW8 Guildford Road - the location of St Barnabas Church - was on the map from the 1860s onwards (South Lambeth)

Guildford Road, SW8

Haines House, SW11 Haines House is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)

Haines House, SW11

Hampson Way, SW9 Hampson Way runs parallel with Clapham Road (Oval)

Hampson Way, SW9

Hanbury House, SW8 Hanbury House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)

Hanbury House, SW8

Hardwick House, SW4 Hardwick House is a block on Union Road (Stockwell)

Hardwick House, SW4

Hartington Court, SW8 Hartington Court is a block on Lansdowne Way (South Lambeth)

Hartington Court, SW8

Hartington Road, SW8 The area where Hartington Road was eventually built was part of an area of Vauxhall called "The Nine Acres" (South Lambeth)

Hartington Road, SW8

Haydn Tower, SW8 Haydn Tower is a block on Pascal Street (Nine Elms)

Haydn Tower, SW8

Heather Court, SW4 Heather Court can be found on Binfield Road (Stockwell)

Heather Court, SW4

Hebden Place, SW8 Hebden Place is just north of Nine Elms station and runs parallel with Pascal Street (Nine Elms)

Hebden Place, SW8

Hemans Street, SW8 Hemans Street is the name of two streets in Vauxhall, the modern version being slightly south of the original (Nine Elms)

Hemans Street, SW8

Heyford Avenue, SW8 Heyford Avenue is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Heyford Avenue, SW8

Heyforoad Avenue, SW8 Heyforoad Avenue is a location in London (South Lambeth)

Heyforoad Avenue, SW8

Hindlip House, SW8 Hindlip House is a block on Wandsworth Road (Stockwell)

Hindlip House, SW8

Hookham Court, SW8 Hookham Court is sited on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Hookham Court, SW8

Horton House, SW8 Horton House is a block on Meadow Road (Oval)

Horton House, SW8

Hunter House, SW8 Hunter House is a block on Fount Street (Nine Elms)

Hunter House, SW8

Jeffreys Walk, SW4 Jeffreys Walk is a location in London (Stockwell)

Jeffreys Walk, SW4

Jenkins House, SW8 Jenkins House is located on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Jenkins House, SW8

Kenchester Close, SW8 Kenchester Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Kenchester Close, SW8

Kenchester Street, SW8 Kenchester Street was a new name for Gloucester Street (also known as Gloster Street) after 1897 (South Lambeth)

Kenchester Street, SW8

Kibworth Street, SW8 Kibworth Street is a road leading off Dorset Street (South Lambeth)

Kibworth Street, SW8

Kings House, SW8 Residential block (South Lambeth)

Kings House, SW8

Kirtley House, SW8 Kirtley House can be found on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Kirtley House, SW8

Knebworth House, SW8 Knebworth House is sited on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Knebworth House, SW8

Kneller House, SW8 Kneller House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Kneller House, SW8

Lanscombe Walk, SW8 Lanscombe Walk is a location in London (South Lambeth)

Lanscombe Walk, SW8

Lansdowne Gardens, SW8 Lansdowne Gardens features Lansdowne Circus at its centre (South Lambeth)

Lansdowne Gardens, SW8

Lansdowne Green, SW8 Lansdowne Green is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Lansdowne Green, SW8

Lansdowne Way, SW4 Lansdowne Way - once called Landsdowne Road - crosses South Lambeth Road and runs west to Wandsworth Road (Stockwell)

Lansdowne Way, SW4

Larkhall Lane, SW4 Larkhall Lane is an older road in the western part of Stockwell (Stockwell)

Larkhall Lane, SW4

Lawrence Mews, SW8 A street within the SW8 postcode (South Lambeth)

Lawrence Mews, SW8

Little Gloster Street, SW8 Little Gloster Street became Pickworth Street in 1913 (South Lambeth)

Little Gloster Street, SW8

Lostock House, SW8 Lostock House is a block on Union Grove (Stockwell)

Lostock House, SW8

Lowe House, SW8 Lowe House is a block on Pascal Street (Nine Elms)

Lowe House, SW8

Lulworth House, SW8 Lulworth House is a block on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)

Lulworth House, SW8

Luscombe Street, SW8 Luscombe Street absorbed Horace Street in 1929 (South Lambeth)

Luscombe Street, SW8

Madeira Tower, SW11 Madeira Tower is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)

Madeira Tower, SW11

Madrid Place, SW8 Alfred Place was renamed to Madrid Place in 1897 (South Lambeth)

Madrid Place, SW8

Malthouse Road, SW11 Malthouse Road is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Malthouse Road, SW11

Malthouse Road, SW8 A street within the postcode (Nine Elms)

Malthouse Road, SW8

Marina Place, SW8 Marina Place was a new name for Victoria Place after 1937 (Stockwell)

Marina Place, SW8

Martley House, SW8 Martley House is a block on Condell Road (Nine Elms)

Martley House, SW8

Mawbey Street, SW8 Mawbey Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)

Mawbey Street, SW8

McConnell House, SW8 McConnell House is a block on Deeley Road (Wandsworth Road)

McConnell House, SW8

Meadow Road, SW8 Meadow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Meadow Road, SW8

Melbury House, SW8 Melbury House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)

Melbury House, SW8

Melcombe House, SW8 Melcombe House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Melcombe House, SW8

Miles Street, SW8 Miles Street was developed from 1778 onwards by the Sarah and John Bond (Vauxhall)

Miles Street, SW8

Minshull Street, SW8 Minshull Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Wandsworth Road)

Minshull Street, SW8

Minton Apartments, SW8 Minton Apartments can be found on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Minton Apartments, SW8

Mursell Road, SW8 Portland Place South was renamed as Mursell Road in 1939 (South Lambeth)

Mursell Road, SW8

Neptune Street, SW8 King’s Place was renamed Neptune Street after 1882 (South Lambeth)

Neptune Street, SW8

New Mill Road, SW8 A street within the SW11 postcode (Nine Elms)

New Mill Road, SW8

New Union Square, SW8 A street within the SW11 postcode (Nine Elms)

New Union Square, SW8

Nine Elms Lane, SW11 Nine Elms Lane is a location in London (Nine Elms)

Nine Elms Lane, SW11

Nine Elms Lane, SW8 Nine Elms Lane was named around 1645, from a row of elm trees bordering the road. (Nine Elms)

Nine Elms Lane, SW8

Old South Lambeth Road, SW8 Old South Lambeth Road was the former route of the main road before straightening in 1883 (South Lambeth)

Old South Lambeth Road, SW8

Osborne Terrace, SW8 Osborne Terrace was a named address of terraces along Richborne Terrace (Oval)

Osborne Terrace, SW8

Osmington House, SW8 Osmington House is a building on Albert Avenue (South Lambeth)

Osmington House, SW8

Oval Place, SW8 Oval Place is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Oval Place, SW8

Paradise Road, SW4 This is an article about Paradise Road, SW4 (Stockwell)

Paradise Road, SW4

Parvin Street, SW8 In 1935, William Street became Parvin Street (Nine Elms)

Parvin Street, SW8

Pascal Street, SW8 Pascal Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Pascal Street, SW8

Pinto Tower, SW8 Pinto Tower is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Pinto Tower, SW8

Ponton Road, SW8 Ponton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Ponton Road, SW8

Portland Grove, SW8 This is a street in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Portland Grove, SW8

Portland Place North, SW8 Portland Place North eventually morphed into Portland Grove - subject to much post-Second World War development (South Lambeth)

Portland Place North, SW8

Post Office Way, SW8 Post Office Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Post Office Way, SW8

Priory Court, SW8 Priory Court is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Priory Court, SW8

Priory Grove, SW8 Priory Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Priory Grove, SW8

Priory Mews, SW8 Priory Mews is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Stockwell)

Priory Mews, SW8

Pulham House, SW8 Pulham House is a building on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Pulham House, SW8

Pulham Place, SW8 Field Place was renamed as Pulham Place in 1937 (South Lambeth)

Pulham Place, SW8

Purbeck House, SW8 Purbeck House is a block on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Purbeck House, SW8

Richardson Court, SW4 Richardson Court is a block on Studley Road (Stockwell)

Richardson Court, SW4

Richborne Terrace, SW8 Richborne Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Richborne Terrace, SW8

Richmond Terrace, SW8 Richmond Terrace was a named terrace of houses along Richborne Terrace (Oval)

Richmond Terrace, SW8

Rita Road, SW8 Rita Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Rita Road, SW8

Rundell Tower, SW8 Rundell Tower is a block on Hampson Way (South Lambeth)

Rundell Tower, SW8

Saddlers Way, SW8 Saddlers Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Saddlers Way, SW8

Seaham Street, SW8 Both King’s Place (in 1882) and Neptune Street (in 1918) became Seaham Street (South Lambeth)

Seaham Street, SW8

Sheldon Court, SW8 Sheldon Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)

Sheldon Court, SW8

Sherborne House, SW8 Sherborne House is sited on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Sherborne House, SW8

Somerville Close, SW9 Somerville Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Brixton)

Somerville Close, SW9

South Lambeth Road, SW8 The three primary local roads in the area - Wandsworth Road, Clapham Road and South Lambeth Road - hold a rich historical significance (South Lambeth)

South Lambeth Road, SW8

Southville, SW8 Southville is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Wandsworth Road)

Southville, SW8

St Michael’s Road, SW9 St Michaels Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Stockwell)

St Michael’s Road, SW9

St Stephens Terrace, SW8 St Stephen’s Terrace is in the back streets of South Lambeth (South Lambeth)

St Stephens Terrace, SW8

Stanley Close, SW8 Stanley Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Vauxhall)

Stanley Close, SW8

Stewart Court, SW8 Stewart Court is a block on Stewart Court (Wandsworth Road)

Stewart Court, SW8

Stockwell Gardens, SW9 Stockwell Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Stockwell)

Stockwell Gardens, SW9

Stockwell Terrace, SW9 The row of eight three-storey mid-nineteenth-century terraced houses of Stockwell Terrace are Grade II listed (Stockwell)

Stockwell Terrace, SW9

Studley Road, SW4 Studley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area (Stockwell)

Studley Road, SW4

Sturminster House, SW8 Sturminster House is sited on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Sturminster House, SW8

Swanage House, SW8 Swanage House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Swanage House, SW8

TDA House, SW9 TDA House is a block on Clapham Road (Stockwell)

TDA House, SW9

Teversham Lane, SW8 Teversham Lane is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Teversham Lane, SW8

The Studios, SW8 The Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

The Studios, SW8

Thorncroft Street, SW8 Thorncroft Street connects Wandsworth Road and Hartington Road (South Lambeth)

Thorncroft Street, SW8

Thorne House, SW11 Thorne House is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)

Thorne House, SW11

Thorne Road, SW8 Thorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)

Thorne Road, SW8

Thorne Street, SW8 Thorne Street was the former name of Thorncroft Street before 1912 (South Lambeth)

Thorne Street, SW8

Thorparch Place, SW8 George Place was renamed Thorparch Place in 1911 (Nine Elms)

Thorparch Place, SW8

Thorparch Road, SW8 Thorparch Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)

Thorparch Road, SW8

Tradescant Road, SW8 John Tradescant’s botanical garden, which is now commemorated by Tradescant Road, was established in the 17th century (South Lambeth)

Tradescant Road, SW8

Trenchold Street, SW8 Trenchold Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Trenchold Street, SW8

Trevithick House, SW8 Trevithick House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)

Trevithick House, SW8

Union Grove, SW8 Union Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Stockwell)

Union Grove, SW8

Vat House, SW8 Vat House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)

Vat House, SW8

Verwood House, SW8 Verwood House is a building on Cobbett Street (South Lambeth)

Verwood House, SW8

Viaduct Gardens, SW8 Viaduct Gardens runs beside the United States Embassy building in Nine Elms (Nine Elms)

Viaduct Gardens, SW8

Viceroy Road, SW8 Viceroy Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Viceroy Road, SW8

Victoria House, SW8 Residential block (South Lambeth)

Victoria House, SW8

Victoria Mansions, SW8 Victoria Mansions is a block on South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)

Victoria Mansions, SW8

Wainwright House, SW8 Wainwright House is sited on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Wainwright House, SW8

Walton Close, SW8 Walton Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Walton Close, SW8

Wareham House, SW8 Wareham House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)

Wareham House, SW8

Watts Apartments, SW8 Watts Apartments is located on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Watts Apartments, SW8

Wedgewood Apartments, SW8 Wedgewood Apartments is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)

Wedgewood Apartments, SW8

Weymouth House, SW8 Weymouth House can be found on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Weymouth House, SW8

Wheatsheaf Lane, SW8 Wheatsheaf Lane is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Wheatsheaf Lane, SW8

Wilcox Close, SW8 Wilcox Close is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)

Wilcox Close, SW8

Wilcox Road, SW8 Wilcox Road is one of the shopping centres of the local Portuguese community (South Lambeth)

Wilcox Road, SW8

Wilkinson Street, SW8 Wilkinson Street leads northwest from Albert Square (South Lambeth)

Wilkinson Street, SW8

Wimborne House, SW8 Wimborne House is a building on Dorset Road (Oval)

Wimborne House, SW8

Wisden House, SW8 Wisden House is a large block on the Ashmole Estate (Oval)

Wisden House, SW8

Wyvil Road, SW8 Wyvil Road is a short street running west from South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)

Wyvil Road, SW8

Wyvil Street, SW8 Wyvil Street is a former side turning north of Wyvil Road (South Lambeth)

Wyvil Street, SW8

Yeovil Place, SW8 Yeovil Place, existing until after the Second World War, was previously part of Brandon Street until 1905 (Nine Elms)

Yeovil Place, SW8

Yeovil Street, SW8 Yeovil Street was once to be found in the back streets of Nine Elms (Nine Elms)

Yeovil Street, SW8

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Nine Elms station opened during 2021 on the new Battersea extension of the Northern Line Credit: Transport for London TUM image id: 1488201136 Licence:	Victoria coach station’s temporary base (1929) This was sited where the Tachbrook Estate is now. The open-air King’s Scholar Pond sewer is on the left - unthinkable now - and every single building that can be seen in this picture has gone. TUM image id: 1545177549 Licence:	Fentiman Road, SW8 (2017) The road is named after local mid-19th century Vauxhall developer John Fentiman. TUM image id: 1544889021 Licence:	Most of the left side of Hartington Road depicted here - the area between Hartington Road and Wandsworth Road - was demolished in 1950s slum clearance. TUM image id: 1503224152 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Nine Elms Station map in the 1850s with the new line to Waterloo on right. Before the Waterloo extension, Nine Elms was the main London terminus for the LSWR. TUM image id: 1488210142 Licence:
A view from the lounge of 20a Manor House Road, Stockwell. Credit: Ted Hayward TUM image id: 1627921579 Licence:	South Lambeth Place Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1575382850 Licence:	Tradescant’s Ark The Musaeum Tradescantianum was the first museum open to the public to be established in England. Located in South Lambeth, it comprised a collection of curiosities assembled by John Tradescant the elder and his son in a building called The Ark, and a botanical collection in the grounds of the building. Turret House, the family home, was demolished in 1881. The house stood on the site of the present Tradescant Road and Walberswick Street, off South Lambeth Road. TUM image id: 1704974715 Licence:	Vauxhall Cross (1930s) In this view only the railway bridgework remains the same. Everything else is gone, even the road layout. TUM image id: 1605010188 Licence:	Victoria Mansions with tram, South Lambeth Road on the corner of Old South Lambeth Road Paul O’Grady lived here when Lily Savage was a feature of both the Vauxhall Tavern and Vauxhall’s Elephant and Castle pub. Albert and Atholl Mansions on the left were demolished around 1975 to make way for the Mawbey Estate TUM image id: 1704976189 Licence:
Over 197 festivals take place in London every year including the largest free festival - the Mayor’s Thames Festival - and Europe’s biggest street festival, the Notting Hill Carnival which attracts near one million people Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1630946766 Licence:	Hemans Street circa 1935 showing Portland Cottages on the right. TUM image id: 1575397043 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Pulford Street being demolished Credit: Peabody Trust TUM image id: 1545176771 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Beaufoy Vinegar Works TUM image id: 1704805753 Licence: CC BY 2.0	"A Sunset with a View of Nine Elms" (c.1755) Credit: Samuel Scott/Tate Britain TUM image id: 1623706678 Licence: