Hunter House, SW8

Hunter House is a block on Fount Street.

Nine Elms

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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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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

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

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

Arden Street, SW8 Arden Street disappeared as the New Covent Garden Market was built (Nine Elms)

Arden Street, SW8

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

Assaye Street, SW8

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

Bancroft Court, SW8

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

Beames 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

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

Birkin Street, SW8

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

Bognor Street, SW8

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

Bramley Crescent, 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

Brooks Court, SW8 Brooks Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Brooks Court, 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

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

Cherwell Street, SW8 Cherwell Street was built by Frederick Haynes in the mid-Victoria era (Nine Elms)

Cherwell Street, SW8

Christchurch Vicarage, SW8 Christchurch Vicarage is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Christchurch Vicarage, SW8

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

Cornwallis Court, SW8

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

Cowthorpe Road, SW8

Crampton House, SW8 Crampton House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Crampton House, SW8

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

Crimsworth Road, 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

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

Distribution Block, SW8 Distribution Block is a location in London (Battersea Power Station)

Distribution Block, 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

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

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

Fount Street, 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

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

Haines Street, SW8 Haines Street was named after the speculating solicitor, Frederick Haines, who built it (Nine Elms)

Haines Street, SW8

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

Hanbury House, SW8

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

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

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

Hookham Court, SW8

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

Hunter House, SW8

Imex Business Centre, SW8 Imex Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Imex Business Centre, SW8

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

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

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

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

Lawrence Mews, SW8

Link House, SW8 Link House is a building beside New Covent Garden Market (Nine Elms)

Link House, SW8

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

Little Gloster Street, SW8

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

Lowe 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

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

Mansell House, SW8 Mansell House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

Mansell House, SW8

Marsh House, SW8 Marsh House is a block on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)

Marsh House, 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

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

Mills House, SW8

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

Minton Apartments, SW8

Moat Street, SW8 Moat Street is in Nine Elms (Nine Elms)

Moat Street, SW8

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

Neptune Street, SW8

New Covent Garden Centre, SW8 New Covent Garden Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

New Covent Garden Centre, 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

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

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

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

Riverlight Quay, SW8 Riverlight Quay is a development in the Nine Elms area (Nine Elms)

Riverlight Quay, SW8

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

Rudolf Place, 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

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 Georges Close, SW8 St Georges Close leads off Patmore Street (Nine Elms)

St Georges Close, SW8

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

Teversham Lane, 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

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

Tun Yard, SW8 Tun Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)

Tun Yard, SW8

Tweed Street, SW8 Tweed Street now lies under New Covent Garden Market (Nine Elms)

Tweed Street, SW8

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

Vat House, 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

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

Walton Close, 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

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

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

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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:	Vauxhall Bridge (2010) This bridge - dating from 1906 - is Grade II listed. The first Vauxhall Bridge was opened in 1816. Credit: Wiki Commons/Paul Farmer TUM image id: 1733141215 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:	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:
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:	Map of Battersea New Town (1829) From the 1790s, the "New Town" of Battersea started to emerge just west of Nine Elms, with the aim of developing an urban but middle-class district here, amidst the fields. But progress was fragmented due to the various landowners and builders. Working-class terraces gradually filled the gaps between industrial sites. Credit: C& J Greenwood TUM image id: 1705403768 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	View of Aegis House (on left) with Battersea Power Station in background Credit: https://www.towerblock.eca.ed.ac.uk/ TUM image id: 1705328514 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Beaufoy Vinegar Works TUM image id: 1704805753 Licence: CC BY 2.0