Farmers Road, SE5

Farmers Road is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area

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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 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

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

Andrews Walk, SE5

Arnot House, SE5 Arnot House is located on Comber Grove (Camberwell)

Arnot House, SE5

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

Badsworth Road, SE5

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

Baily Street, SE5

Baldwin Crescent, SE5 Baldwin Crescent, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Baldwin Crescent, SE5

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

Bath Passage, SE5

Bathgate House, SW9 Bathgate House is a building on Lothian Road (Oval)

Bathgate House, SW9

Bethwin Road, SE5 Bethwin Road was called Windmill Road in the 1830s and Avenue Road by the 1860s (Camberwell)

Bethwin Road, SE5

Blucher Road, SE5 Blucher Road is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Blucher Road, SE5

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

Bolton Crescent, SE5

Bowyer Plaza, SE5 Bowyer Plaza lies in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Bowyer Plaza, SE5

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

Bowyer Street, 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

Calais Gate, SE5 Calais Gate is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)

Calais Gate, SE5

Calais Street, SE5 Calais Street is one of the Myatts Fields roads (Oval)

Calais Street, SE5

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

Camberwell New Road, SE5

Camberwell Road, SE5 Camberwell Road was laid out in 1818 after the opening of Vauxhall Bridge (Camberwell)

Camberwell Road, SE5

Cameron House, SE5 Cameron House is sited on Comber Grove (Camberwell)

Cameron House, 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

Castle Mead, SE5 Castle Mead lies in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Castle Mead, SE5

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

Chryssell Road, SW9

Church Mead, SE5 Church Mead is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Church Mead, SE5

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

Clarson House, SE5

Comber Grove, SE5 Comber Grove is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Comber Grove, SE5

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

Comber House, SE5

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

Connaught House, SE5

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

Cormont Road, SE5 Cormont Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)

Cormont Road, SE5

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

Councillor Street, SE5

County Grove, SE5 County Grove lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

County Grove, SE5

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

Cromwell Road, SW9

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

Crown Street, SE5

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

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

Flodden Road, SE5 Flodden Road was at first known as Brunswick Road (Camberwell)

Flodden 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

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

Grenfell House, SE5

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

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

Gwen Morris House, SE5

Halsmere Road, SE5 Halsmere Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Oval)

Halsmere Road, SE5

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

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

Henry Road, SW9

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

Horsman Street, SE5 Chatham Road became Horsman Street in 1898 (Camberwell)

Horsman Street, SE5

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

Jewell Street, SE5 Jewell Street, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Jewell Street, SE5

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

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

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

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

Laxley Close, SE5

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

Lennox Road, SW9

Livingstone House, SE5 Livingstone House is a block on Bowyer Street (Camberwell)

Livingstone House, SE5

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

Lothian Road, SW9

Marinel House, SE5 Marinel House can be found on Comber Grove (Camberwell)

Marinel House, SE5

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

Meadcroft Road, SE17

Medlar Street, SE5 Medlar Street is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area (Camberwell)

Medlar Street, SE5

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

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

Moules Court, SE5

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

Myatt Road, SW9

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

Navarre Road, SW9

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

Offenham Road, SW9

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

Patmos Road, SW9

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

Pitman Street, SE5

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

Prescott House, SE17

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

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

Russell Grove, SW9

Scena Way, SE5 Scena Way is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Scena Way, SE5

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

Sir John Kirk Close, SE5

Sultan Street, SE5 Sultan Street, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Sultan Street, SE5

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

Triangle Court, SE5 Triangle Court can be found on Camberwell New Road (Camberwell)

Triangle Court, SE5

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

Turner Close, SE5

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

Urlwin Street, 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

Wyndham Road, SE5 Wyndham Road is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Wyndham Road, SE5

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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/ 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:	The Good Intent - the last pub of East Street Market Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1669908269 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Temple Bar pub, Walworth Road (1919) TUM image id: 1702057550 Licence: CC BY 2.0	East Street market, Walworth in 1908 The market, in operation since the 1880s, featured in the title sequence for Only Fools and Horses Old London postcard TUM image id: 1669906466 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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The Brandon Estate, Kennington. Built for the LCC in 1957-8
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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.
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