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Tag: Lambeth

Foxley Square, SW9

January 25, 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland of Holland, and 3rd Baron Holland of Foxley (November 21, 1773 – October 22,…

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Filed under: Camberwell, Lambeth, slavery, streets named after Whigs

Orient Street, SE11

November 19, 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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Filed under: Bermondsey, Kennington, Lambeth, names that come from Latin words, St George's, streets named after compass points

Teignmouth Close, SW4

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Place Name John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (October 5, 1751 – February 14, 1834) worked as the Governor-General of Bengal from…

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Filed under: Clapham, Clapham Common, Clapham East, Clapham Sect, East India Company, Harrow School, Lambeth, slavery

Van Gogh Walk, SW9

October 15, 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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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

Albert Embankment, SE1

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Place Name Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861) was consort to Queen Victoria.…

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Filed under: Lambeth, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, royal, streets named after royals, streets names after German connection, Vauxhall, victorian

Calais Street, SE5, SW9

October 20, 2020 londonstreetguide 2 Comments

Place Name Like Cormont Road, this is a nod to the Minet family, French Huguenot refugees who escaped from France…

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Filed under: Camberwell, Huguenot, Lambeth, Myatt's Fields, streets named after a connection with refugees, streets named after a French connection

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