Grove Park, SE5

Grove Park was originally part of Dr Lettsom’s Grove Hill estate.

Denmark Hill station (2006)
Credit: Paul Wicks

Part of the grounds of Grove Hill remain as Lettsom Gardens

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 13:03 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 A conveyance from The British Land Company to (sisters?) Emma and Mary Anne Crawley ... presumably the first development on this site. Reply
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:31 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 A 1960s redevelopment of the spacious 101 Talfourd Road (there doesn’t seem to have been a 103 in spite of title deeds) Reply
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:27 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 Actually SE15 (SE15 5PB) as marker is across the road. Reply
DavidA Grange Court, SE5 Added: 11 Aug 2023 11:34 GMT	Grange Court, SE5 Proud of being in Peckham.... Reply

LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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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Ainsworth Close, SE15

Avondale Rise, SE15 Avondale Rise is part of Peckham (Peckham)

Avondale Rise, SE15

Azenby Road, SE15 Azenby Road lies in Peckham (Peckham)

Azenby Road, SE15

Beaulieu Close, SE5 Beaulieu Close is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Beaulieu Close, SE5

Bromar Road, SE5 Bromar Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Bromar Road, SE5

Bushey Hill Road, SE5 Bushey Hill Road is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Bushey Hill Road, SE5

Cactus Close, SE15 Cactus Close is in an area of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Cactus Close, SE15

Camberwell Grove, SE5 Camberwell Grove is one of South London’s finest Georgian streets. (Denmark Hill)

Camberwell Grove, SE5

Camberwell Passage, SE5 Camberwell Passage is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Camberwell Passage, SE5

Canning Cross, SE5 Canning Cross is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Canning Cross, SE5

Chadwick Road, SE15 Chadwick Road was named after William Chadwick in 1877 (Peckham)

Chadwick Road, SE15

Champion Grove, SE5 Champion Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Champion Grove, SE5

Champion Hill, SE5 Champion Hill is named after a local luminary, Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, who owned a nearby estate (Denmark Hill)

Champion Hill, SE5

Champion Park, SE5 Champion Park is a road serving Denmark Hill station (Denmark Hill)

Champion Park, SE5

Chatham House, SE5 Chatham House is a block on McNeil Road (Camberwell)

Chatham House, SE5

Copleston Mews, SE15 Copleston Mews, forms part of the London suburb of Peckham (Peckham)

Copleston Mews, SE15

Copleston Road, SE15 Copleston Road lies within the SE15 postal area (Peckham)

Copleston Road, SE15

Coplestone Passage, SE15 Coplestone Passage is a named walkway over a railway line (Peckham)

Coplestone Passage, SE15

Craston House, SE5 Craston House is a block on Lettsom Street (Camberwell)

Craston House, SE5

Crofton Road, SE5 Crofton Road is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Crofton Road, SE5

Cross Road, SE5 Cross Road is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Cross Road, SE5

Danby Street, SE15 Danby Street is in an area of Peckham (Peckham)

Danby Street, SE15

Denman Road, SE15 Denman Road was named in 1858 after Lord Denman, a lawyer (Peckham)

Denman Road, SE15

Dog Kennel Hill, SE5 Dog Kennel Hill is a road in the SE5 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Dog Kennel Hill, SE5

Draymans Mews, SE15 Draymans Mews lies in Peckham (Peckham)

Draymans Mews, SE15

Edgecombe House, SE5 Edgecombe House can be found on Lettsom Street (Camberwell)

Edgecombe House, SE5

Fearnley House, SE5 Fearnley House is a block on Vestry Road (Camberwell)

Fearnley House, SE5

Fowler House, SE5 Fowler House is a block on McNeil Road (Camberwell)

Fowler House, SE5

Glebelands Close, SE5 Glebelands Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Glebelands Close, SE5

Graces Mews, SE5 Graces Mews lies in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Graces Mews, SE5

Graces Road, SE5 Graces Road is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Graces Road, SE5

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Grange Court, SE15

Grange Court, SE5 Grange Court can be found on Talfourd Road (Peckham)

Grange Court, SE5

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

Grove Hill Road, SE22

Grove Hill Road, SE5 Grove Hill Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (East Dulwich)

Grove Hill Road, SE5

Grove Lane Terrace, SE5 Grove Lane Terrace is a location in London (Camberwell)

Grove Lane Terrace, SE5

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Grove Lane, SE5

Grove Park, SE5 Grove Park was originally part of Dr Lettsom’s Grove Hill estate (Denmark Hill)

Grove Park, SE5

Grovelands Close, SE5 Grovelands Close lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

Grovelands Close, SE5

Hannen House, SE5 Hannen House is sited on Champion Park (Denmark Hill)

Hannen House, SE5

Harden House, SE5 Harden House is a block on McNeil Road (Camberwell)

Harden House, SE5

Harfield Gardens, SE5 Harfield Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Harfield Gardens, SE5

Hull Court, SE5 Hull Court is a building on Stories Mews (Denmark Hill)

Hull Court, SE5

Ivanhoe Road, SE5 Ivanhoe Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Ivanhoe Road, SE5

Ivanhoe Road, SE5 Ivanhoe Road is a road in the SE22 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Ivanhoe Road, SE5

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Karen Court, SE5

Langford Green, SE5 Langford Green is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Langford Green, SE5

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

Lettsom Street, SE5

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

Linnell Road, SE5

Linwood Close, SE5 Linwood Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Linwood Close, SE5

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Lyndhurst Grove, SE15

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Lyndhurst Grove, SE15

Lyndhurst Square, SE15 John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, lawyer and politician, was three times Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (Peckham)

Lyndhurst Square, SE15

Lyndhurst Way, SE15 Lyndhurst Way lies in Peckham (Peckham)

Lyndhurst Way, SE15

Maldon Close, SE5 Maldon Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Maldon Close, SE5

Malfort Road, SE5 Malfort Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (East Dulwich)

Malfort Road, SE5

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Mary Seacole Court, SE22

Maude Road, SE5 Maude Road is a location in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Maude Road, SE5

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

McNeil Road, SE5

Neville Court, SE5 Neville Court is a block on Graces Mews (Camberwell)

Neville Court, SE5

Oglander Road, SE15 Oglander Road is a road of late Victorian terraces linking Maxted Road and Grove Vale. (Peckham)

Oglander Road, SE15

Oswyth Road, SE5 Oswyth Road is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Oswyth Road, SE5

Pelham Close, SE5 Pelham Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Pelham Close, SE5

Pembury House, SE5 Pembury House is a block on McNeil Road (Camberwell)

Pembury House, SE5

Print Village, SE15 Print Village is in an area of Peckham (Peckham)

Print Village, SE15

Queens Court, SE5 Queens Court is a block on Grove Park (Denmark Hill)

Queens Court, SE5

Rignold House, SE5 Rignold House is a block on McNeil Road (Camberwell)

Rignold House, SE5

Ruskin Park House, SE5 Ruskin Park House is a block on Champion Hill (Denmark Hill)

Ruskin Park House, SE5

Shenley Road, SE5 Shenley Road is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Shenley Road, SE5

Soames Street, SE15 Soames Street runs west off Bellenden Road (Peckham)

Soames Street, SE15

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Southdown House, SE22

Spring Hill Close, SE5 Spring Hill Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Spring Hill Close, SE5

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Springfield House, SE5

Stories Mews, SE5 Stories Mews is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Stories Mews, SE5

Stories Road, SE5 Stories Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Stories Road, SE5

Talfourd Road, SE15 Talfourd Road was developed by the British Land Company between 1857 and 1862. (Peckham)

Talfourd Road, SE15

The Hamlet, SE5 The Hamlet is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

The Hamlet, SE5

The Limes, SE5 The Limes is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

The Limes, SE5

Vestry Road, SE5 Vestry Road lies in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Vestry Road, SE5

Walters House, SE5 Walters House is a block on Lettsom Street (Camberwell)

Walters House, SE5

Whaddon House, SE22 Whaddon House is a block on Albrighton Road (East Dulwich)

Whaddon House, SE22

Windsor Walk, SE5 Windsor Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

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Camberwell Public Baths - now Camberwel Leisure Centre (2005)
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Bellenden Road, Peckham (2011) Bellenden Road was laid out along with neighbouring streets from the 1870s on what had formerly been largely fruit gardens serving the City of London.
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This iconic photograph of Lyndhurst Way (then Lyndhurst Road) was taken in 1915 by Frederick Alfred Finch of Rye Lane.
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Camden Church on Peckham Road (1904) Camden Church had been built in 1796 but closed in 1952 after substantial damage during the war. It was demolised in 1956.
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Camden Church on Peckham Road (1904) Camden Church had been built in 1796 but closed in 1952 after substantial damage during the war. It was demolised in 1956.
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