Red Post Hill, SE24

Red Post Hill was the ancient highway leading from Dulwich to London

From about 1335 until about it was called Aspole or Ashpole Lane. The ’red post’ name was "derived from the old sign post on Denmark Hill which for some reason or another was painted red."

At its southern end, was a pub formerly called the Crooked Billet, later known successively as the King’s Head and the White Hart, demolished in 1902.

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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

North Dulwich North Dulwich, despite being a Victorian-era station is an estate agent invention as a district.

North Dulwich

NEARBY STREETS

Ardbeg Road, SE24 Ardbeg Road is named after a village in Argyll (North Dulwich)

Ardbeg Road, SE24

Beckwith Road, SE24 Beckwith Road was named after William Beckwith Towse, who, as trustee of this estate, was responsible for laying out the building plots (North Dulwich)

Beckwith Road, SE24

Brantwood Road, SE24 Brantwood Road is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Brantwood Road, SE24

Burrow Road, SE22 Burrow Road is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Burrow Road, SE22

Buxted Road, SE22 Buxted Road is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Buxted Road, SE22

Calton Avenue, SE21 Calton Avenue was named for Thomas Calton who bought Dulwich Manor in 1544. (Dulwich)

Calton Avenue, SE21

Casino Avenue, SE24 ’Casino’ was a house built in 1800 by Richard Shawe (North Dulwich)

Casino Avenue, SE24

Crossthwaite Avenue, SE5 Crossthwaite Avenue is a mis-spelling of Crosthwaite in the Lake District, with which John Ruskin had connections (Denmark Hill)

Crossthwaite Avenue, SE5

Danecroft Road, SE24 Danecroft Road was built on the site of Carlton House mansion and its gardens (North Dulwich)

Danecroft Road, SE24

Delawyk Crescent, SE24 Delawyk Crescent marks a former way that ’Dulwich’ was once spelled (Herne Hill)

Delawyk Crescent, SE24

Deventer Crescent, SE22 Deventer Crescent is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Deventer Crescent, SE22

Dorchester Court, SE24 Dorchester Court is a road in the SE24 postcode area (Herne Hill)

Dorchester Court, SE24

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

Dorchester Drive, SE24

Dulwich Rise Gardens, SE22 Dulwich Rise Gardens is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Dulwich Rise Gardens, SE22

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

Elfindale Road, SE24

Elmwood Road, SE24 Elmwood Road was named in 1891 after Elm Cottage and Elm Field (North Dulwich)

Elmwood Road, SE24

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

Frankfurt Road, SE24

Gilkes Crescent, SE21 Gilkes Crescent was named in memory of Arthur Herman Gilkes, Master of Dulwich College 1885-1914 (Dulwich)

Gilkes Crescent, SE21

Great Spilmans, SE22 Great Spilmans is a modern name for a road that lies south of East Dulwich Grove between Gilkes Crescent and Calton Avenue (North Dulwich)

Great Spilmans, SE22

Green Dale Close, SE22 Green Dale Close is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Green Dale Close, SE22

Green Dale, SE22 Green Dale’s southern section was originally a grassy lane, probably of great antiquity, leading to the old parish church of St Giles, Camberwell (East Dulwich)

Green Dale, SE22

Gylcote Close, SE5 Gylcote Close is a southern spur of Crossthwaite Avenue (Denmark Hill)

Gylcote Close, SE5

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

Hambleden Court, SE22 Hambleden Court is a building on Burrow Road (East Dulwich)

Hambleden Court, SE22

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

Haredale Road, SE24

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

Herne Hill Road, SE24

Hilversum Crescent, SE22 Hilversum Crescent is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Hilversum Crescent, SE22

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

Kempis Way, SE22 Kempis Way, on the ’Dutch estate’ was completed in 1969 (East Dulwich)

Kempis Way, SE22

Knox House, SE5 Knox House is a block on Denmark Hill (Denmark Hill)

Knox House, SE5

Nairne Grove, SE24 Nairne Grove was named after Sir Percival Nairne, a resident of North Dulwich (North Dulwich)

Nairne Grove, SE24

Nairne Grove, SE5 Nairne Grove is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Nairne Grove, SE5

Nimegen Way, SE22 Nimegen Way is part of the ’Dutch’ Estate (East Dulwich)

Nimegen Way, SE22

Pond Mead, SE21 Pond Mead takes its name from Pond House (formerly Pond Place) (North Dulwich)

Pond Mead, SE21

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

Poplar Walk, SE24

Red Post Hill, SE24 Red Post Hill was the ancient highway leading from Dulwich to London (North Dulwich)

Red Post Hill, SE24

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

Ruskin Walk, SE24

St Barnabas Close, SE22 Saint Barnabas Close is a cul-de-sac (East Dulwich)

St Barnabas Close, SE22

Steen Way, SE22 Steen Way is named after the 17th century artist, Jan Steen (East Dulwich)

Steen Way, SE22

Sunray Avenue, SE24 Sunray Avenue is a complicated road split into a number of sections (North Dulwich)

Sunray Avenue, SE24

Terborch Way, SE22 Terborch Way was named after a Deventer, Netherlands-based 17th century artist, Gerard Terborch (East Dulwich)

Terborch Way, SE22

Turner Court, SE5 Turner Court is a block on Woodfarrs (Denmark Hill)

Turner Court, SE5

Village Way, SE21 Village Way links Half Moon Lane and Dulwich Village (North Dulwich)

Village Way, SE21

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

Warmington Road, SE24

Woodfarrs, SE5 Woodfarrs leaves Basingdon Way in a south-easterly direction (Denmark Hill)

Woodfarrs, SE5

Wyneham Road, SE24 Wyneham Road is a road in the SE24 postcode area (North Dulwich)

Wyneham Road, SE24

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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.
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Boxall Road, SE21. In about 1773, wheelwright John Shaw and builder William Levens built six brick houses at the eastern end (starting with a wheelwright’s shop), for Robert Boxall, lessee of ’The Greyhound’ Inn. The road was gradually extended westward, to link up with Turney Road in the late 1870s.
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