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Orient Street, SE11

19 November 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Along with West Square and Austral Street this is a reference to a compass point. The term Orient derives…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bermondsey, Kennington, Lambeth, names that come from Latin words, St George's, streets named after compass points

Van Gogh Walk, SW9

15 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Originally Isbael Street. Vincent Willem Van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who became…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Dutch, Kennington, Lambeth, name change, Stockwell, streets named after a Dutch connection, streets named after artists, streets named after people who were insane, Vassall
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