South Island Place, SW9

South Island Place runs west to east from Clapham Road to Brixton Road.

Oval station mural
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In 1809 it was shown on maps as a rural footpath. The earliest housing was built in 1822 and some of these cottages still stand today at the western end of the street.

By the 1840s, shops had been built along the southern sides of the street.

South Island Place was bombed in the 1940s with modern blocks being built as a result.

The Holland Rise tower block came along in 1967.

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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

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

Eaves Housing for Women

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

St Mark’s Church

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Albert Square, SW8 Albert Square, a beautiful garden square, was developed on former market garden land and was completed in 1851. (South Lambeth)

Albert Square, SW8

Aldebert Terrace, SW8 Adalbert Terrace took shape between 1865 and 1875 (South Lambeth)

Aldebert Terrace, SW8

Alvanley House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Alvanley House, SW9

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

Anderson Mews, SW9

Ashmole Place, SW8 Ashmole Place is a street of the Oval area of Kennington (Oval)

Ashmole Place, SW8

Ashmole Street, SW8 Ashmole Street was named after Elias Ashmole, a noted 17th century antiquarian, who lived near here (Oval)

Ashmole Street, SW8

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

Baker Street, SW9

Bakery Close, SW9 Bakery Close is a cul-de-sac west of Liberty Street (Oval)

Bakery Close, SW9

Banks Street, SW8 Beech Street was renamed Banks Street after 1929 (South Lambeth)

Banks Street, SW8

Beaminster House, SW8 Beaminster House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Beaminster House, SW8

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

Beaufoy House, SW8

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

Belgrave House, SW9

Blandford House, SW8 Blandford House is a block on Fentiman Road (Oval)

Blandford House, SW8

Bolney Street, SW8 Bolney Street is a location in London (South Lambeth)

Bolney Street, SW8

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

Bolton Crescent, SE5

Branksome House, SW8 Branksome House is a block on Meadow Road (South Lambeth)

Branksome House, SW8

Broadstone House, SW8 Broadstone House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Broadstone House, SW8

Caldwell Street, SW9 Caldwell Street was originally called Holland Street (Oval)

Caldwell Street, SW9

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

Camberwell New Road, SE11

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

Carroun Road, SW8 Carroun Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Carroun Road, SW8

Causton House, SW9 Causton House is a block on Printers Road (Oval)

Causton House, SW9

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

Chardin House, SW9

Charmouth House, SW8 Charmouth House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Charmouth House, SW8

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

Church Crescent, SW8 In 1879, Church Crescent became Church Street (Oval)

Church Crescent, SW8

Clapham Road, SW8 Clapham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Clapham Road, SW8

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

Clarson House, SE5

Claylands Place, SW8 Claylands Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Claylands Place, SW8

Claylands Road, SW8 Claylands Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Claylands Road, SW8

Cobbett Street, SW8 Cobbett Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Cobbett Street, SW8

Corfe House, SW8 Corfe House is sited on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Corfe House, SW8

Cottingham Road, SW8 Cottingham Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Cottingham Road, SW8

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

Cranworth Gardens, SW9 Cranworth Gardens was built during the period 1899 to 1902 (Oval)

Cranworth Gardens, 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

Crozier House, SW8 Crozier House is a block on Wilkinson Street (South Lambeth)

Crozier House, SW8

Denland House, SW8 Denland House is a block on Dorset Road (Oval)

Denland House, SW8

Dorset Road, SW8 Dorset Road runs northwest from Clapham Road to Old South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)

Dorset Road, SW8

Dorset Walk, SW8 Old Dorset Mews was renamed as Dorset Walk in 1936 (Oval)

Dorset Walk, SW8

Dovert Court, SW8 Dovert Court can be found on Lansdowne Way (Stockwell)

Dovert Court, SW8

Dovet Court, SW8 Dovet Court is a building on Hampson Way (South Lambeth)

Dovet Court, SW8

Durand Gardens, SW9 Durand Gardens is a street of terraces, semi-detached and detached houses (Oval)

Durand Gardens, SW9

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

Elworth House, SW8 Elworth House is located on Dorset Road (Oval)

Elworth House, SW8

Ely Cottages, SW8 Ely Place was called Ely Cottages after 1936 (South Lambeth)

Ely Cottages, SW8

Ensbury House, SW8 Ensbury House is sited on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)

Ensbury House, SW8

Equiano House, SW9 Equiano House is sited on Lett Road (Oval)

Equiano House, SW9

Fentiman House, SW8 Fentiman House is a block on Fentiman Road (Oval)

Fentiman House, SW8

Fentiman Road, SW8 Fentiman Road is named after local mid-19th century developer John Fentiman (Oval)

Fentiman Road, SW8

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

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

Gloucester House, SE5

Gosling Way, SW9 Gosling Way is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Oval)

Gosling Way, SW9

Grant House, SW9 Grant House is a block on Liberty Street (Oval)

Grant House, SW9

Hackford Road, SW9 Hackford Road is the former home of Vincent van Gogh (Oval)

Hackford Road, SW9

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

Hallam House, SW9

Hampson Way, SW9 Hampson Way runs parallel with Clapham Road (Oval)

Hampson Way, SW9

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

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

Harleyford Street, SE11

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

Henry Road, SW9

Heyforoad Avenue, SW8 Heyforoad Avenue is a location in London (South Lambeth)

Heyforoad Avenue, SW8

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

Holland Grove, SW9

Holland Rise House, SW9 Holland Rise House is a block on South Island Place (Oval)

Holland Rise House, SW9

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

Holles House, SW9

Horton House, SW8 Horton House is a block on Meadow Road (Oval)

Horton House, SW8

Isabel Street, SW9 Isabel Street was renamed to Van Gogh Walk in 2013 (Oval)

Isabel Street, SW9

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

Kendal Close, SW9

Kibworth Street, SW8 Kibworth Street is a road leading off Dorset Street (South Lambeth)

Kibworth Street, SW8

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

Knowlton House, SW9

Lauderdale House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Lauderdale House, SW9

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

Lett Road, SW9 Lett Road runs from Liberty Street to Clapham Road (Oval)

Lett Road, SW9

Liberty Street, SW9 Liberty Street runs south from Caldwell Street to Durand Gardens. (Oval)

Liberty Street, SW9

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

Listowel Close, SW9

Lulworth House, SW8 Lulworth House is a block on Carroun Road (South Lambeth)

Lulworth House, SW8

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

Macartney House, SW9

Madrid Place, SW8 Alfred Place was renamed to Madrid Place in 1897 (South Lambeth)

Madrid Place, SW8

Mary Dines Court, SW8 Mary Dines Court is a block on Palfrey Place (Oval)

Mary Dines Court, SW8

Meadow Road, SW8 Meadow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Meadow Road, SW8

Melbury House, SW8 Melbury House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)

Melbury House, SW8

Melcombe House, SW8 Melcombe House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Melcombe House, SW8

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

Minerva Close, SW9

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

Moira House, SW9

Morat Street, SW9 Morat Street runs north to south between Liberty Street to the west and Hackford Road. (Oval)

Morat Street, SW9

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

Mowll Street, SW9

Mursell Road, SW8 Portland Place South was renamed as Mursell Road in 1939 (South Lambeth)

Mursell Road, SW8

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

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

Offley Road, SW9

Osborne Terrace, SW8 Osborne Terrace was a named address of terraces along Richborne Terrace (Oval)

Osborne Terrace, SW8

Osmington House, SW8 Osmington House is a building on Albert Avenue (South Lambeth)

Osmington House, SW8

Oval Place, SW8 Oval Place is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Oval Place, SW8

Palfrey Place, SW8 Palfrey Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Palfrey Place, SW8

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,

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

Plover House, SW9

Portland Grove, SW8 This is a street in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Portland Grove, SW8

Portland Place North, SW8 Portland Place North eventually morphed into Portland Grove - subject to much post-Second World War development (South Lambeth)

Portland Place North, SW8

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

Prima Road, SW9

Printers Road, SW9 Printers Road marks the former use of the road before its construction - a print works (Oval)

Printers Road, SW9

Pulham House, SW8 Pulham House is a building on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)

Pulham House, SW8

Pulham Place, SW8 Field Place was renamed as Pulham Place in 1937 (South Lambeth)

Pulham Place, SW8

Purbeck House, SW8 Purbeck House is a block on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Purbeck House, SW8

Ramsey House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Ramsey House, SW9

Richborne Terrace, SW8 Richborne Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Richborne Terrace, SW8

Richmond Terrace, SW8 Richmond Terrace was a named terrace of houses along Richborne Terrace (Oval)

Richmond Terrace, SW8

Rundell Tower, SW8 Rundell Tower is a block on Hampson Way (South Lambeth)

Rundell Tower, SW8

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

Russell Grove, SW9

Saddlers Way, SW8 Saddlers Way is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)

Saddlers Way, SW8

Sherborne House, SW8 Sherborne House is sited on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Sherborne House, SW8

South Island Place, SW9 South Island Place runs west to east from Clapham Road to Brixton Road. (Oval)

South Island Place, SW9

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

Southey Road, SW9

St Monica House, SW9 St Monica House is a block on South Island Place (Oval)

St Monica House, SW9

St Stephens Terrace, SW8 St Stephen’s Terrace is in the back streets of South Lambeth (South Lambeth)

St Stephens Terrace, SW8

Stanley Close, SW8 Stanley Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Vauxhall)

Stanley Close, SW8

Sturminster House, SW8 Sturminster House is sited on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Sturminster House, SW8

Swanage House, SW8 Swanage House is a block on Kibworth Street (South Lambeth)

Swanage House, SW8

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

Swift House, SW9

Terrace Walk, SW8 Terrace Walk is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Oval)

Terrace Walk, SW8

Trigon Road, SW8 Trigon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Trigon Road, SW8

Usborne Mews, SW8 Usborne Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)

Usborne Mews, SW8

Van Gogh Walk, SW9 Van Gogh Walk commemorates the artist who lived nearby during 1873 (Oval)

Van Gogh Walk, SW9

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

Vassall Road, SW9

Verwood House, SW8 Verwood House is a building on Cobbett Street (South Lambeth)

Verwood House, SW8

Wareham House, SW8 Wareham House is a block on Carroun Road (Oval)

Wareham House, SW8

Weymouth House, SW8 Weymouth House can be found on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)

Weymouth House, SW8

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

Whiteness House, SW9

Wilkinson Street, SW8 Wilkinson Street leads northwest from Albert Square (South Lambeth)

Wilkinson Street, SW8

Wimborne House, SW8 Wimborne House is a building on Dorset Road (Oval)

Wimborne House, SW8

Winchester House, SW9 Residential block (Oval)

Winchester House, SW9

Zachary House, SW9 Zachary House is a block on Lett Road (Oval)

Zachary 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:	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	Fentiman Road, SW8 (2017) The road is named after local mid-19th century Vauxhall developer John Fentiman. TUM image id: 1544889021 Licence:
Hackford Road in a Van Gogh style Credit: The Underground Map TUM image id: 1559057488 Licence:	A view from the lounge of 20a Manor House Road, Stockwell. Credit: Ted Hayward TUM image id: 1627921579 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:	Beaufoy Vinegar Works TUM image id: 1704805753 Licence: CC BY 2.0	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: