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Tag: Rye Lane

Basing Court, SE15

2 December 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously called Basing Place when it was developed in 1936 this is a lonely reminder of the old…

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Filed under: Basynges Manor, Medieval name, name change, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets with a Hampshire connection

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

Almond Close, SE15

28 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

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

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

Nunhead Crescent, SE15

26 October 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Legend has it that the area was named after a brave Mother Superior who defied Henry VIII as…

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Filed under: Dissolution of the monasteries, Nunhead, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after pubs, streets named after women

William Margrie Close, SE15

25 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name William Margrie (April 7, 1877 – January 9, 1960) was a philosopher and eccentric, who was born in…

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Filed under: Peckham, Rye Lane, Southwark, streets named after eccentrics

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