Hanworth House, SE5

Hanworth House is sited on Camberwell New Road.

Oval station mural
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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
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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
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

City Racing City Racing was an artist-run space in Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998.

City Racing

Eaves Housing for Women Eaves Housing for Women (Eaves) was a charitable company based in London.

Eaves Housing for Women

Kennington Tollgate The Kennington toll gate stood at the intersection of Kennington Park and Camberwell New Road/Brixton Road.

Kennington Tollgate

Ovalhouse Ovalhouse, formerly called Oval House Theatre, is an Off-West End theatre.

Ovalhouse

St Mark’s Church St Mark’s Church is an Anglican church in Kennington.

St Mark’s Church

NEARBY STREETS

Aberfeldy House, SE5 Aberfeldy House is located on John Ruskin Street (Camberwell)

Aberfeldy House, SE5

Aldred Street, SE17 Until 1937, Aldred Street was Aldred Road (Kennington)

Aldred Street, SE17

Alverstone House, SE11 Alverstone House is a block on Magee Street (Oval)

Alverstone House, SE11

Anderson Mews, SW9 Anderson Mews is a location in London (Oval)

Anderson Mews, SW9

Andrews Walk, SE5 Andrews Walk is a location in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Andrews Walk, SE5

Baily Street, SE5 Part of Sultan Street became Baily Street in 1904 (Camberwell)

Baily Street, SE5

Baker Street, SW9 Baker Street was a street in Kennington (Oval)

Baker Street, SW9

Bateman House, SE17 Bateman House can be found on Otto Street (Kennington)

Bateman House, SE17

Bath Passage, SE5 Bath Passage is a short walkway (Camberwell)

Bath Passage, SE5

Belgrave House, SW9 Belgrave House is located on Clapham Road (Oval)

Belgrave House, SW9

Blades House, SE11 Blades House is a block on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Blades House, SE11

Bolton Crescent, SE5 Bolton Crescent lies along the line of a former section of Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Bolton Crescent, SE5

Brawne House, SE17 Brawne House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Brawne House, SE17

Burgess House, SE5 Burgess House is a block on Sir John Kirk Close (Camberwell)

Burgess House, SE5

Cadman Close, SW9 Cadman Close is a cul-de-sac off Langton Road (Oval)

Cadman Close, SW9

Camberwell New Road, SE11 Camberwell New Road is a road in the SE11 postcode area (Oval)

Camberwell New Road, SE11

Camberwell New Road, SE5 Camberwell New Road lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

Camberwell New Road, SE5

Cancell Road, SW9 Cancell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Cancell Road, SW9

Canterbury Court, SE5 Canterbury Court is located on Camberwell New Road (Oval)

Canterbury Court, SE5

Carey Court, SE5 Carey Court is a block on Miah Close (Camberwell)

Carey Court, SE5

Carlyle House, SE5 Carlyle House is a block on Sir John Kirk Close (Camberwell)

Carlyle House, SE5

Chardin House, SW9 Chardin House is a block on the Cowley Estate (Oval)

Chardin House, SW9

Chester House, SW9 Chester House is a building on Brixton Road (Oval)

Chester House, SW9

Chryssell Road, SW9 Chryssell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Chryssell Road, SW9

Clarson House, SE5 Clarson House is a building on Camberwell New Road (Denmark Hill)

Clarson House, SE5

Connaught House, SE5 Connaught House, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Connaught House, SE5

Cook’s Road, SE17 Cook’s Road is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Cook’s Road, SE17

Copley Close, SE17 Copley Close is a side road (Kennington)

Copley Close, SE17

Corbet House, SE5 Corbet House is a building on Wyndham Road (Camberwell)

Corbet House, SE5

Cornish House, SE11 Cornish House is sited on Royal Road (Kennington)

Cornish House, SE11

Councillor Street, SE5 Councillor Street is a location in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Councillor Street, SE5

Cranmer House, SW9 Cranmer House is a block on Brixton Road (Oval)

Cranmer House, SW9

Cranmer Road, SW9 Cranmer Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Cranmer Road, SW9

Crewdson Road, SW9 Crewdson Road connects Brixton Road and Clapham Road (Oval)

Crewdson Road, SW9

Crewsdson Road, SW9 Crewsdson Road is a location in London (Oval)

Crewsdson Road, SW9

Cromwell Road, SW9 Cromwell Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Cromwell Road, SW9

Cruden House, SE17 Cruden House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Kennington)

Cruden House, SE17

Dale Road, SE17 Dale Road is in the Camberwell part of the SE17 area (Camberwell)

Dale Road, SE17

Elias Place, SW8 Ashmole Street became Elias Place in 1961 (Oval)

Elias Place, SW8

Elis Terrace, SE5 Elis Terrace was formerly called Lucas Road (Oval)

Elis Terrace, SE5

Elliott Road, SW9 Elliott Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Elliott Road, SW9

Farmers Road, SE5 Farmers Road is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area (Camberwell)

Farmers Road, SE5

Foxley Road, SW9 Foxley Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Foxley Road, SW9

Foxley Square, SW9 Foxley Square is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Foxley Square, SW9

Frederick Crescent, SW9 Frederick Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Frederick Crescent, SW9

Glenfinlas Way, SE5 Glenfinlas Way is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Glenfinlas Way, SE5

Gloucester House, SE5 Gloucester House is a block on Camberwell New Road (Oval)

Gloucester House, SE5

Green Dale, SE17 Green Dale’s northern half was carved in 1806 across old fields (Camberwell)

Green Dale, SE17

Grimsel Path, SE5 Grimsel Path is a pathway behind the blocks of Glenfinlas Way (Camberwell)

Grimsel Path, SE5

Grosvenor Park, SE5 Grosvenor Park is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Grosvenor Park, SE5

Grosvenor Terrace, SE5 Grosvenor Terrace is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Grosvenor Terrace, SE5

Handforth Road, SW9 Handforth Road is a curved road between Clapham Road and Brixton Road (Oval)

Handforth Road, SW9

Hanover Gardens, SE11 Hanover Gardens is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Hanover Gardens, SE11

Hanworth House, SE17 Hanworth House is sited on Midnight Avenue (Denmark Hill)

Hanworth House, SE17

Hanworth House, SE5 Hanworth House is sited on Camberwell New Road (Oval)

Hanworth House, SE5

Harding Close, SE5 Harding Close is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Harding Close, SE5

Harleyford Street, SE11 Harleyford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE11 postal area (Oval)

Harleyford Street, SE11

Heiron Street, SE17 Heiron Street was originally John Street (Kennington)

Heiron Street, SE17

Hillingdon Street, SE17 Hillingdon Street is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Hillingdon Street, SE17

Holland Grove, SW9 Holland Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Holland Grove, SW9

Holles House, SW9 Holles House is a location in London (Oval)

Holles House, SW9

Hughes House, SE5 Hughes House is a block on Flodden Road (Camberwell)

Hughes House, SE5

James Street, SW9 James Street was an extremely short-lived name (Oval)

James Street, SW9

John Ruskin Street, SE5 John Ruskin Street is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

John Ruskin Street, SE5

Kendal Close, SW9 Kendal Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Kendal Close, SW9

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17 Kennington Park Gardens is a road in the SE17 postcode area (Kennington)

Kennington Park Gardens, SE17

Kevan House, SE5 Kevan House is a block on Wyndham Road (Camberwell)

Kevan House, SE5

Kirwyn Way, SE5 Kirwyn Way is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Kirwyn Way, SE5

Knowlton House, SW9 Knowlton House is located on Cowley Road (Oval)

Knowlton House, SW9

Laing House, SE5 Laing House is a block on Comber Grove (Camberwell)

Laing House, SE5

Laird House, SE5 Laird House is a block on Redcar Street (Camberwell)

Laird House, SE5

Langton Road, SW9 Langton Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Langton Road, SW9

Lauderdale House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Lauderdale House, SW9

Laxley Close, SE5 Laxley Close is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Laxley Close, SE5

Leda Court, SW9 Leda Court is a block on Leda Court (Oval)

Leda Court, SW9

Lennox Road, SW9 Lennox Road is a location in London (Oval)

Lennox Road, SW9

Listowel Close, SW9 Listowel Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Listowel Close, SW9

Lockwood House, SE11 Lockwood House is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Lockwood House, SE11

Lothian Road, SW9 Lothian Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Lothian Road, SW9

Macartney House, SW9 Macartney House is a block on the Cowley Estate (Oval)

Macartney House, SW9

Maddock Way, SE17 Maddock Way is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Maddock Way, SE17

Meadcroft Road, SE17 Meadcroft Road serves the Brandon Estate (Kennington)

Meadcroft Road, SE17

Minerva Close, SW9 Minerva Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Minerva Close, SW9

Moffat House, SE5 Moffat House is a block on Comber Grove (Camberwell)

Moffat House, SE5

Molesworth House, SE17 Molesworth House is located on Royal Road (Kennington)

Molesworth House, SE17

Morten House, SE17 Morten House is a block on Cook’s Road (Kennington)

Morten House, SE17

Moules Court, SE5 Moules Court is a block on Wyndham Road (Camberwell)

Moules Court, SE5

Mowll Street, SW9 Mowll Street runs from Brixton Road to Hackford Road (Oval)

Mowll Street, SW9

Myatt Road, SW9 Myatt Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Myatt Road, SW9

Napier House, SE17 Napier House is a block on Cooks Road (Kennington)

Napier House, SE17

Offenham Road, SW9 Offenham Road is a location in London (Oval)

Offenham Road, SW9

Offley Road, SW9 Offley Road curves from Prima Road to Brixton Road (Oval)

Offley Road, SW9

Olney Road, SE17 The original line of Olney Road now runs from Draco Street to Heiron Street (Kennington)

Olney Road, SE17

Otto Street, SE17 Otto Street is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Otto Street, SE17

Patmos Road, SW9 Patmos Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Patmos Road, SW9

Perseverance Place, SW9 Perseverance Place is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Oval)

Perseverance Place, SW9

Pickle Mews, Pickle Mews lies within the postcode (Oval)

Pickle Mews,

Pitman Street, SE5 Pitman Street is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Pitman Street, SE5

Plover House, SW9 Plover House is a block on Listowel Close (Oval)

Plover House, SW9

Prescott House, SE17 Prescott House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Denmark Hill)

Prescott House, SE17

Prima Road, SW9 Prima Road runs from Clapham Road to Brixton Road and faces St Mark’s Church (Oval)

Prima Road, SW9

Ramsey House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Ramsey House, SW9

Redcar Street, SE5 Redcar Street is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Redcar Street, SE5

Regency Mews, SW9 Regency Mews is a location in London (Oval)

Regency Mews, SW9

Rothesay Court, SE11 Rothesay Court is a building on Harleyford Street (Oval)

Rothesay Court, SE11

Royal Road, SE17 Royal Road is one of the streets of London in the SE17 postal area (Kennington)

Royal Road, SE17

Russell Grove, SW9 Russell Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Russell Grove, SW9

Rutley Close, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Rutley Close, SE17

Sir John Kirk Close, SE5 Sir John Kirk Close lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

Sir John Kirk Close, SE5

Slade Walk, SE17 A street within the SE17 postcode (Kennington)

Slade Walk, SE17

Southey Road, SW9 Southey Road runs between Brixton Road and Hackford Road (Oval)

Southey Road, SW9

St Agnes Place, SE11 St Agnes Place was once the most famous squatted street in London (Kennington)

St Agnes Place, SE11

Swift House, SW9 Swift House is sited on Listowel Close (Oval)

Swift House, SW9

Tindal Street, SW9 Tindal Street has been on the map since 1871 (Oval)

Tindal Street, SW9

Toulon Street, SE5 This is a street in the SE5 postcode area (Camberwell)

Toulon Street, SE5

Trevelyan House, SE17 Trevelyan House is a block on Hillingdon Street (Camberwell)

Trevelyan House, SE17

Turner Close, SE5 Turner Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)

Turner Close, SE5

Vassall Road, SW9 Vassall Road is in an area informally known as ’Myatt’s Field’ (Oval)

Vassall Road, SW9

Walters House, SE17 Walters House is a block on Meadcroft Road (Kennington)

Walters House, SE17

Warham Street, SE5 Warham Street is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Warham Street, SE5

Winchester House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Winchester House, SW9

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Brixton station Credit: IG/andresbalcazar TUM image id: 1653835542 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chartist meeting, Kennington Common. Widely thought to be the earliest London photograph depicting a crowd (1848) More info: www.wcml.org.uk/about-us/timeline/kennington-common-chartist-meeting/ Credit: William Kilburn TUM image id: 1556887885 Licence:	The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8 Credit: Flickr/Reading Tom TUM image id: 1683033112 Licence:	Brixton Road before WWI Credit: Lambeth Archives TUM image id: 1516734883 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Caldwell Street (then Holland Street) in 1920 Credit: London Borough of Lambeth TUM image id: 1516657388 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Hackford Road in a Van Gogh style Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1559057488 Licence:	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:	Camberwell Flats by Night (1983) David Hepher (b.1935) is best known for his paintings of buildings, mainly tower blocks, which he refers to as "urban landscapes". ‘Camberwell Flats’ is part of a series of paintings, two of which can be found at the Museum of London and another at the Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art. They reflect Hepher’s sustained focus on residential architecture, and details of ordinary, everyday life, sometimes pushing it to the brink of abstraction. Credit: David Hepher TUM image id: 1669211833 Licence:	The Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens in Kennington (existed 1831-1877) TUM image id: 1642180507 Licence:	Booth’s poverty map of Kennington and South Lambeth (1898) Charles Booth’s classification of London just before the turn of the twentieth century was thorough if opinionated. The streets marked in the darkest colour indicates inhabitants who are "vicious and semi-criminal". This section of south London has very little yellow where the "upper middle and upper classes" hung out. Credit: LSE TUM image id: 1715859998 Licence:

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Chartist meeting, Kennington Common. Widely thought to be the earliest London photograph depicting a crowd (1848) More info: www.wcml.org.uk/about-us/timeline/kennington-common-chartist-meeting/
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The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8
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Booth’s poverty map of Kennington and South Lambeth (1898) Charles Booth’s classification of London just before the turn of the twentieth century was thorough if opinionated. The streets marked in the darkest colour indicates inhabitants who are "vicious and semi-criminal". This section of south London has very little yellow where the "upper middle and upper classes" hung out.
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