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Lambeth North is the area surrounding the Imperial War Museum.
Since the 19th century North Lambeth has been one of the names to describe the area around Waterloo station and the shopping district around Lower Marsh market, which was the heart of the original Lambeth village. This area contains many business premises and nationally important locations such as St Thomas' Hospital, the London Eye, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall, County Hall, Lambeth Palace, and the Imperial War Museum.
Lambeth North tube station serves the area. Designed by Leslie Green, the station was opened by the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway on 10 March 1906, with the name Kennington Road. It served as the temporary southern terminus of the line until 5 August 1906, when Elephant & Castle station was opened. The station's name was changed to Westminster Bridge Road in July 1906 and it was again renamed, to Lambeth North, in April 1917.
At 4am on 16 January 1941, a German Satan 1800 kg general-purpose bomb hit a hostel at nearby 92 Westminster Bridge Road. The shock-wave severely damaged the southbound platform tunnel injuring 28 people sheltering there, one of whom died in hospital 15 days later. Thirty-seven rings of the damaged tunnel had to be completely replaced, 15 partially replaced, and 86 feet of platform rebuilt. Traffic through the station resumed after 95 days.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY
Bruce McTavish
Added: 11 Mar 2021 11:37 GMT
Kennington Road
Lambeth North station was opened as Kennington Road and then Westminster Bridge Road before settling on its final name. It has a wonderful Leslie Green design.
Whitehall, SW1A
Added: 8 Dec 2020 00:24 GMT
Othello takes a bow
On 1 November 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at The Palace of Whitehall. The palace was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698. Seven years to the day, Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest was also presented for the first time, and also at the Palace of Whitehall.
Linda Webb
Hungerford Stairs
Added: 27 Sep 2021 05:51 GMT
In 1794 my ancestor, George Webb, Clay Pipe Maker, lived in Hungerford Stairs, Strand. Source: Wakefields Merchant & Tradesmens General Directory London Westminster 1794
Source: Hungerford Stairs
Scott Hatton
Blackmoor Street, WC2B
Millions Of Rats In Busy London
The Daily Mail on 14 April 1903 reported "MILLIONS OF RATS IN BUSY LONDON"
A rat plague, unprecedented in the annals of London, has broken out on the north side of the Strand. The streets principally infested are Catherine street, Drury lane, Blackmore street, Clare Market and Russell street. Something akin to a reign of terror prevails among the inhabitants after nightfall. Women refuse to pass along Blackmore street and the lower parts of Stanhope street after dusk, for droves of rats perambulate the roadways and pavements, and may be seen running along the window ledges of the empty houses awaiting demolition by the County Council in the Strand to Holborn improvement scheme.
The rats, indeed, have appeared in almost-incredible numbers. "There are millions of them," said one shopkeeper, and his statement was supported by other residents. The unwelcome visitors have been evicted from their old haunts by the County Council housebreakers, and are now busily in search of new homes. The Gaiety Restaurant has been the greatest sufferer. Rats have invaded the premises in such force that the managers have had to close the large dining room on the first floor and the grill rooms on the ground floor and in the basement. Those three spacious halls which have witnessed many as semblages of theatre-goers are now qui:e deserted. Behind the wainscot of the bandstand in the grillroom is a large mound of linen shreds. This represents 1728 serviettes carried theee by the rats.
In the bar the removal of a panel disclosed the astonishing fact that the rats have dragged for a distance of seven or eight yards some thirty or forty beer and wine bottles and stacked them in such a fashion as to make comfortable sleeping places. Mr Williams. the manager of the restaurant, estimates that the rats have destroyed L200 worth of linen. Formerly the Gaiety Restaurant dined 2000 persons daily; no business whatever is now done in this direction.
MCNALLY
Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT
Blackfriars (1959 - 1965)
I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening
Johna216
Fielding Street, SE17
Added: 9 Aug 2017 16:26 GMT
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Johnshort
Hurley Road, SE11
Added: 7 Oct 2017 21:07 GMT
There were stables in the road mid way - also Danny reading had a coal delivery lorry.
Robert smitherman
Saunders Street, SE11
Added: 23 Aug 2017 11:01 GMT
I was born in a prefab on Saunders street SE11 in the 60's, when I lived there, the road consisted of a few prefab houses, the road originally ran from Lollard street all the way thru to Fitzalan street. I went back there to have a look back in the early 90's but all that is left of the road is about 20m of road and the road sign.
What is, or was, Bodies Bridge?
Richard Roques
Buckingham Street residents
Here in Buckingham Street lived Samuel Pepys the diarist, Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling
Jude Allen
Orange Street, WC2H
Added: 29 Jul 2021 07:53 GMT
I jave a jewelled item of clothong worn by a revie girl.
It is red with diamante straps. Inside it jas a label Bermans Revue 16 Orange Street but I cannot find any info online about the revue only that 16 Orange Street used to be a theatre. Does any one know about the revue. I would be intesrested to imagine the wearer of the article and her London life.
STEPHEN ARTHUR JACKSON
Lynedoch Street, E2
my father Arthur Jackson was born in lynedoch street in 1929 and lived with mm grandparents and siblings, until they were relocated to Pamela house Haggerston rd when the street was to be demolished
NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Canterbury Music Hall The Canterbury Music Hall was established in 1852 by Charles Morton on the site of a former skittle alley adjacent to the Canterbury Tavern at 143 Westminster Bridge Road.
Canterbury Music Hall
Christ Church, Lambeth Christ Church was founded by the Rev Dr Christopher Newman Hall in 1876 as a Congregational chapel on Westminster Bridge Road.
Christ Church, Lambeth
Florence Nightingale Museum The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames.
Florence Nightingale Museum
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park is a public park in Kennington.
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
Lambeth North Lambeth North is the area surrounding the Imperial War Museum.
Lower Marsh Market Lower Marsh Market is in the Waterloo area of London.
Lower Marsh Market
Morley College Morley College is an adult education college in south London.
Morley College
Necropolis Station The London Necropolis Railway was opened in 1854 as a reaction to severe overcrowding in London's existing graveyards and cemeteries.
Necropolis Station
St George's Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, usually known as St George's Cathedral, Southwark is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.
St George's Cathedral
The Angel The Angel was a public house in Webber Street.
THE STREETS OF LAMBETH NORTH
Barbel Street, SE1 Barbel Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area
Barbel Street, SE1
Barkham Terrace, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Barkham Terrace, SE1
Blenheim Business Centre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Blenheim Business Centre, SE1
Burdett Street, SE1 Burdett Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area
Centaur Street, SE1 Centaur Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area
Centaur Street, SE1
Cosser Street, SE1 Cosser Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Cosser Street, SE1
Cottesloe Mews, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Cottesloe Mews, SE1
Dibdin Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Dibdin Row, SE1
Greenham Close, SE1 Greenham Close is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Greenham Close, SE1
Hercules Road, SE1 Hercules Road runs north from Lambeth Road near Lambeth Palace, on the site of Penlington Place.
Hercules Road, SE1
Kennington Road, SE1 A small section of Kennington Road lies in the SE1 postal area.
Kennington Road, SE1
King Edward Walk, SE1 King Edward Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
King Edward Walk, SE1
Lambeth Road, SE1 Lambeth Road is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Lambeth Road, SE1
McAuley Close, SE1 McAuley Close runs north from Cosser Street.
McAuley Close, SE1
Mead Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Mead Row, SE1
Murphy Street, SE1 This is a street in the [no postcode area
Murphy Street, SE1
Newnham Terrace, SE1 Newnham Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Newnham Terrace, SE1
Oakey Lane, SE1 This is a street in the SE1 postcode area
Oakey Lane, SE1
Pearman Street, SE1 Pearman Street is one of the centres of London.
Pearman Street, SE1
Railway Arch 213, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Railway Arch 213, SE1
St George's Mews, SE1 St George's Mews lies off of Westminster Bridge Road.
St George's Mews, SE1
The Chandlery, SE1 The Chandlery is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
The Chandlery, SE1
Virgil Street, SE1 Virgil Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Virgil Street, SE1
Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 Westminster Bridge Road runs on an east-west axis and passes through the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Westminster Bridge Road, SE1
Whitehorse Mews, SE1 Whitehorse Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.
Whitehorse Mews, SE1
Yew Cottages, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode
Yew Cottages, SE1
THE PUBS OF LAMBETH NORTH
Flowers of the forest This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
Flowers of the forest
The Horse And Stables This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Horse And Stables
The New Crown & Cushion This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The New Crown & Cushion
The Pineapple This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Pineapple
The Steam Engine This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Steam Engine
The Walrus This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The Hole In The Wall, Waterloo
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Overflow of the Thames at Lambeth Stairs on Tuesday 29 January 1850. Lambeth Stairs was near to Lambeth Palace. Poor river wall maintenance meant that the area was flooded whenever there was an unusually high tide.
Credit: Illustrated London News
1893 programme cover - Canterbury Theatre
Credit: London Borough of Lambeth
Hopton's Almshouses, Hopton Street, Bankside (1957).
The Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames, near the London Eye. It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year.
The original, Brunel-built Hungerford Bridge.
Gladstone Street showing Albert Terrace in the background (1977)
Credit: Ideal Homes
Hopton's Almshouses
Deep beneath the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station, Leake Street, once a dismal, tunnel for vehicular traffic now enjoys a new lease of life as an ever changing, unofficial art gallery.
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Children among the rubble of a legitimised bombsite playground at Lollard Street, Lambeth (1957) Children's rights campaigner Lady Allen of Hurtwood formed a movement for the building of playgrounds. Originally known as 'junk' playgrounds, they were renamed adventure playgrounds in 1953 and the movement grew.
Princes Street (1864). There were a few pottery firms in this street at this time.
York Road, South Bank (2013) York Road started its life in 1824. Part of the land was sold to the London and South Western Railway in 1848 when the line was extended from Nine Elms. Waterloo Station, which was raised above the marshy ground on a series of arches, was designed by Sir William Tite and opened on 11 July 1848.
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Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster (2016). The current bridge was designed by Thomas Page and opened on 24 May 1862. With a length of 820 feet and a width of 85 feet, it is a seven-arch, cast-iron bridge with Gothic detailing by Charles Barry - the architect of the Palace of Westminster.
Credit: Wiki Commons/Martin Dunst
An unnamed side street off of Fitzalan Street, Lambeth (1921)
Adam West as 'Batman' filming road safety in Denny Crescent, Kennington (1967)
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Church Street (1866)
Peabody Square, Blackfriars Road, Bankside, c.1872
Waterloo station (1940). Troops arrive while children who are being evacuated from London, leave.
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