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Collyer Place, SE15

29 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Dr William Bengo’ Collyer (April 14, 1782 – January 8, 1854), was a great – but controversial –…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Peckham, religion, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after people involved in a scandal

Coll’s Road, SE15

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Place Name Benjamin Colls (November 4, 1813 – August 25, 1878), was a painter and director who founded the building…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: named after councillor/council employee, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Peckham, Southwark, streets named after businesses

Bamber Road, SE15

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Place Name Theodore Mark Bamber (September 6, 1891 – March 14, 1970) was a long-serving Baptist pastor at Rye Lane…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Peckham, Southwark, streets named after Baptists

Almond Close, SE15

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Place Name Developed in 1964 and named after an almond tree. Developers and councils would often use local landmarks or…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Peckham, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after plants, streets named after trees

Evelina Road, SE15

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Place Name Thought to be a reference to the novel Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: literature, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after literary figures, streets named after women

Evan Cook Close, SE15

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Place Name Evan Cook (1865 – September 24, 1947) was born into a working class family in Greenwich but by…

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Abbs Cross Lane, RM12

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Place Name Previously called South End Lane or South End Road. Tradition claims it is a corruption of the name…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Medieval name, name change, St Andrew's

Abbs Cross Gardens, RM12

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Place Name Tradition claims it is a corruption of the name St Ebba who founded a monastery of which she became…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Havering, Medieval name, St Andrew's

Nunhead Passage, SE15

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Place Name Used to run from Rye Lane all the way to Nunhead Green. Legend has it that the area…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Southwark, streets named after women

Nunhead Lane, SE15

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Place Name The main road leading from Dulwich to Nunhead. Legend has it that the area was named after a…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Nunhead and Queen's Road, Southwark, streets named after women

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