Herne Hill, SE24

Herne Hill marks part of the north- western boundary of the old Manor of Dulwich.

Herne Hill and Half Moon Lane in 1823.
Credit: Published by D.Walther, 1823. Painter unknown.

It was first identified in its modern form on a Surrey map of 1789.

Either a corruption of Heron Hill - after the bird - or derived from ’Le Herne’, a local field-name which was recorded around 1490. The road was named in 1883.

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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
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

Brockwell Park Brockwell Park is a 50 hectare park located between Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill.

Brockwell Park

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Mansion Mews, SE24 Abbey Mansion Mews is a location in London (Herne Hill)

Abbey Mansion Mews, SE24

Brockwell Park Gardens, SE24 Brockwell Park Gardens is a location in London

Brockwell Park Gardens, SE24

Brockwell Passage, SE24 Brockwell Passage is a location in London (Herne Hill)

Brockwell Passage, SE24

Burbage Road, SE24 Burbage Road is named after actor Richard Burbage (1568-1619) who built the Globe Theatre (Herne Hill)

Burbage Road, SE24

Carver House, SE24 Carver House is a block on Carver Road (Herne Hill)

Carver House, SE24

Carver Road, SE24 Carver Road is a curving tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane (North Dulwich)

Carver Road, SE24

Chaucer Road, SW2 Chaucer Road was laid out on the eastern half of Effra Farm by the Westminster Freehold Company in 1855 (Herne Hill)

Chaucer Road, SW2

Cosbycote Avenue, SE24 Cosbycote Avenue is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Cosbycote Avenue, SE24

Courtmead Close, SE24 Courtmead Close is near the northern end of Burbage Road, on the east side (Herne Hill)

Courtmead Close, SE24

Croxted Mews, SE24 Croxted Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Croxted Mews, SE24

Dulwich Road, SE24 Dulwich Road is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Dulwich Road, SE24

Effra Parade, SW2 Effra Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW2 postal area (Herne Hill)

Effra Parade, SW2

Elfindale Road, SE24 Elfindale Road is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (North Dulwich)

Elfindale Road, SE24

Fleet House, SW2 Residential block (Herne Hill)

Fleet House, SW2

Frankfurt Road, SE24 Frankfurt Road was laid out on the site of Frankfurt Villa, a house on Herne Hill. (North Dulwich)

Frankfurt Road, SE24

Giant Arches Road, SE24 Giant Arches Road is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Giant Arches Road, SE24

Giant Arches Road, SE24 Giant Arches Road is a road in the SE21 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Giant Arches Road, SE24

Gubyon Avenue, SE24 Gubyon Avenue is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Gubyon Avenue, SE24

Gubyon Road, SE24 Gubyon Road is a location in London (Herne Hill)

Gubyon Road, SE24

Half Moon Lane, SE24 Half Moon Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (North Dulwich)

Half Moon Lane, SE24

Half Moon Lane, SE24 Half Moon Lane is an old road that joins Herne Hill with North Dulwich station (North Dulwich)

Half Moon Lane, SE24

Herne Hill House, SE24 Herne Hill House is a block on Herne Place (Herne Hill)

Herne Hill House, SE24

Herne Hill, SE24 Herne Hill marks part of the north- western boundary of the old Manor of Dulwich (Herne Hill)

Herne Hill, SE24

Herne Place, SE24 Herne Place is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Herne Place, SE24

Hollingbourne Road, SE24 Hollingbourne Road was named in 1891 probably after a parish in Kent. (North Dulwich)

Hollingbourne Road, SE24

Holmdene Avenue, SE24 Holmdene Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (North Dulwich)

Holmdene Avenue, SE24

Holmdene Road, SE24 Holmdene Road is a location in London (North Dulwich)

Holmdene Road, SE24

Holmeden Avenue, SE24 Holmeden Avenue is a location in London (North Dulwich)

Holmeden Avenue, SE24

Holmedene Avenue, SE24 Holmedene Avenue is a location in London (North Dulwich)

Holmedene Avenue, SE24

Holmhurst Day Centre, SE15 Holmhurst Day Centre is a location in London (Herne Hill)

Holmhurst Day Centre, SE15

Hurst Street, SE24 This is a street in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Hurst Street, SE24

Kestrel Avenue, SE24 Kestrel Avenue is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Kestrel Avenue, SE24

Meath House, SE24 Meath House is a block on Dulwich Road (Herne Hill)

Meath House, SE24

Milton Road, SE24 Milton Road is named after John Milton (1608-1674) author of ’Paradise Lost’ (Herne Hill)

Milton Road, SE24

Mumford Road, SE24 Mumford Road is a small cul-de-sac off of Railton Road (Herne Hill)

Mumford Road, SE24

Oborne Close, SE24 Oborne Close is a location in London (Herne Hill)

Oborne Close, SE24

Park View House, SE24 Park View House is a block on Dulwich Road (Herne Hill)

Park View House, SE24

Railton Road, SE24 Railton Road runs between Brixton and Herne Hill (Herne Hill)

Railton Road, SE24

Regent Road, SE24 Regent Road is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Regent Road, SE24

Robert Burns Mews, SE24 Robert Burns Mews is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Robert Burns Mews, SE24

Rollscourt Avenue, SE24 Rollscourt Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Rollscourt Avenue, SE24

Ruskin Walk, SE24 Ruskin Walk was originally a pathway named Simpson’s Alley. (North Dulwich)

Ruskin Walk, SE24

Rymer Street, SE24 Rymer Street is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Rymer Street, SE24

Shardcroft Avenue, SE24 Shardcroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

Shardcroft Avenue, SE24

Spenser Road, SE24 Spenser Road is a street built in the Late Victorian style (Herne Hill)

Spenser Road, SE24

St Faiths Community Centre, SE24 St Faiths Community Centre is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

St Faiths Community Centre, SE24

St Johns Church Hall, SE24 St Johns Church Hall is one of the streets of London in the SE24 postal area (Herne Hill)

St Johns Church Hall, SE24

Stradella Road, SE24 Stradella Road commemorates Alessandro Stradella (c. 1645-1681), Italian composer (Herne Hill)

Stradella Road, SE24

Warmington Road, SE24 Warmington Road was named after a parish in Warwickshire (North Dulwich)

Warmington Road, SE24

Winterbrook Road, SE24 Winterbrook Road is perhaps named after the nearby Effra River (Herne Hill)

Winterbrook Road, SE24

Woodquest Avenue, SE24 Woodquest Avenue is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Woodquest Avenue, SE24

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The Atlantic, Brixton (1964)
Credit: Eric McAlpine
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Rosendale Road, SE24 consists of a mixture of flats and cottages, built between 1902 and 1908. A community hall was added in 1913. A “Jubilee concert” took place there in March 1914 to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first Peabody estate in Spitalfields. The blocks of flats resemble earlier Peabody estates, except that red brick was used instead of yellow. Block F included a communal bathhouse. For the final phase of building a new architect was selected to design 64 of the cottages. He was Victor Wilkins, who remained as Peabody’s architect until his retirement in 1948.
Credit: Peabody Trust
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Mumford Road, SE24 Despite this being the tiniest of cul-de-sacs, Mumford Road once had a different name. A householder needed an outflow pipe to be installed causing the Mumford Road sign to be moved down and revealing a sign with the older name.
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In December 1951, a London-bound 48 tram passes a near-deserted strip of small shops in Milkwood Road, SE24. Further down the road, there’s a southbound tram waiting to traverse the single track.
Credit: John H. Meredith
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