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Tag: Southwark

Abbotswood Road, SE22

18 August 2023 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Laid out over the site of the former St Francis’ Hospital, which closed in 1991 and was sold…

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Filed under: Champion Hill, Dulwich, Southwark, street names with a secret

Leigh Hunt Street, SE1

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Place Name Much redeveloped. Today Leigh Hunt Street is a pathway through the Mint Street Park. James Henry Leigh Hunt…

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Filed under: Borough and Bankside, Charles Dickens, journalist, Southwark, streets named after people who have been in prison, streets named after poets

Newington Court, SE1

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Place Name An access road to the railway arches, so named in reference to Newington Causeway. Newington is the almost…

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Filed under: Chaucer, Old English, Southwark

Newington Butts, SE1

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Place Name Newington is the almost obsolete name for the Elephant and Castle area, it comes from the Old English…

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Filed under: North Walworth, Old English, Southwark, sport, streets named after sports connections, Tudor

Albert Way, SE15

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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: Old Kent Road, Peckham, Queen Victoria, royal, Southwark, streets named after royals

Ainsworth Close, SE15

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Place Name The road was laid out over a former school’s grounds. According to Origin of Place Names in Peckham…

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Filed under: Southwark, St Giles

Barset Road, SE15

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Place Name Thought to be a reference to Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, set in rural Victorian Wiltshire – set in…

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

Collyer Place, SE15

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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

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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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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Filed under: Peckham, Southwark, streets named after Baptists

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