Peckham
District of City of London
England - United Kingdom

Peckham Library

Peckham Library is a library and community building situated in Peckham in south-east London. It was designed by Alsop and Störmer and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000. It is a striking building best imagined as an inverted capital letter 'L', with the upper part supported by thin steel pillars set at apparently random angles. Various 'pods' house meeting rooms, children's areas and the library's Afro-Caribbean section. The exterior is clad with pre-patinated copper.

Located at 51.4743, -0.06933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Library buildings completed in 2000, Libraries in Southwark, Public libraries in London, Will Alsop buildings

Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell

Camberwell was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in south London, England. It was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey, governed by an administrative vestry from 1674. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of Camberwell became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council.

Located at 51.4741, -0.0828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, History of Southwark, Parishes governed by vestries (Metropolis), 1900 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1965 disestablishments, Camberwell, Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963

Old Kent Road

The Old Kent Road is a road in South East London, England and forms part of Watling Street, the Roman road which ran from Dover to Holyhead. The street is famous as the equal cheapest property on the London Monopoly board and as the only one in South London.

Located at 51.4839, -0.06635 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Southwark

Camberwell College of Arts

Camberwell College of Arts (formerly known as Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts) is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost art and design institutions. It is located in Camberwell in south London, England, with two sites, located in Peckham Road and Wilson Road. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgraduate and PhD awards.

Located at 51.4742, -0.0804 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Art schools in London, Further education colleges in London, Higher education colleges in London, Education in Southwark, University of the Arts London, Educational institutions established in 1898, 1898 establishments in England, Camberwell

Burgess Park

Burgess Park is a public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark, in an area between Camberwell, Walworth and Peckham. At 46ha (113 acres), it is one of the largest parks in South London. Unlike most other parks in London, Burgess Park was carved out of a highly built-up area of the city. Virtually all the land now occupied by the park was previously housing, industry and transport infrastructure.

Located at 51.4836, -0.081841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Southwark

Camberwell and Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

Camberwell and Peckham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by Harriet Harman of the Labour Party.

Located at 51.475, -0.07 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Politics of Southwark, Parliamentary constituencies in London, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997

Bermondsey and Old Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)

Bermondsey and Old Southwark /ˈbɜrmʉndziː ənd oʊld sʌðʉk/ is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament represented since its 2010 creation by Simon Hughes of the Liberal Democrats.

Located at 51.49, -0.07 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Politics of Southwark, Parliamentary constituencies in London, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010

St. Thomas the Apostle College

St. Thomas the Apostle College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys in Nunhead, London. It was founded in September 1965. Its students on average achieve 65% 5 A*-C Grades at GCSE (54% including Maths and English), which is above both the LEA and National Averages, however as of September 2011, the School has suffered it worst results in the past two years in two decades.

Located at 51.4715, -0.0562 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Boys' schools in London, Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark, Educational institutions established in 1965, Mathematics and Computing Colleges in London, Training schools in England, Comprehensive schools in Southwark, 1965 establishments in England

Livesey Museum for Children

The Livesey Museum for Children was in the Old Kent Road, within the London Borough of Southwark, London, England. The Livesey Museum was one of very few children's museums in the United Kingdom, which used to show a completely new hands-on exhibition every year. Each exhibition was suitable for all children under 12, and admission was free. It was hosted in a former public library on Old Kent Road in Southwark and was funded by Southwark Council.

Located at 51.4822, -0.0630556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Southwark, Children's museums in the United Kingdom, Defunct museums in London

Peckham Rye

Peckham Rye is an open space and road in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The roughly triangular open space, managed by Southwark Council, consists of two congruent areas, with Peckham Rye Common to the north and Peckham Rye Park to the south. The road Peckham Rye forms the western and eastern perimeter of the open space. Peckham Rye is also Cockney rhyming slang for tie.

Located at 51.46, -0.064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Southwark, Common land in London

South Bermondsey

South Bermondsey is an area of southeast London, England. It is a largely industrial area and has been the home of Millwall Football Club since 1993 when the club moved to its new stadium The Den in Zampa Road. The area is served by South Bermondsey railway station, with a possible future station at Surrey Canal Road. Nearby neighbourhoods include New Cross, Bermondsey, Peckham and Rotherhithe.

Located at 51.4867, -0.0583333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of London, Districts of Southwark

Champion Hill

Champion Hill is a football stadium on the cusp of East Dulwich and Camberwell in South London, in the London Borough of Southwark. It is the home ground of Dulwich Hamlet, and Fisher FC currently share the ground. 'The Hill' was formerly one of the largest amateur grounds in England, with attendances often reaching 20,000 and beyond. However, Dulwich Hamlet fell on hard times, so much of the land they owned was sold for development of a Sainsbury's supermarket.

Located at 51.4612, -0.0840611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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1948 Summer Olympic venues, Buildings and structures in Southwark, Football venues in London, Visitor attractions in Southwark, Dulwich, Olympic football venues, Sports venues completed in 1931

Bermondsey (parish)

Bermondsey (also known as St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey) was a parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The ancient parish was part of Hundred of Brixton and County of Surrey. In 1855, it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW). The act, establishing the MBW, also incorporated a new elected local authority for the parish known as The Vestry of the Parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey.

Located at 51.492, -0.065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Southwark, Parishes governed by vestries (Metropolis), Former civil parishes in England

The Blue

The Blue is a central market place in Bermondsey an area in London. The market is open Monday to Saturday from 9am until 5pm and has about 10 stall holders, selling food and clothes. The area has been known as The Blue for more than two hundred and thirty years and is probably named after the Blue Anchor public house that gave its name to Blue Anchor Lane. Immediately north of Blue Anchor Lane on an arched viaduct are the multiple railway tracks of the Brighton and South East Main Lines.

Located at 51.4924, -0.0636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Retail markets in London, Streets in Southwark

Old Kent Road railway station

Old Kent Road railway station was a station in South London. It opened on 13 July 1866 on a viaduct and bridge crossing the road at a junction with a line to London Bridge and what became Surrey Quays tube station on the East London Line and Queen's Road Peckham railway station on the Inner South London Line. It was later renamed "Old Kent Road and Hatcham". It was operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917.

Located at 51.4782, -0.0545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1866, Railway stations closed in 1917, Disused railway stations in Southwark

Southwark Schools' Learning Partnership

The Southwark School's Learning Partnership is a collaboration of eight schools—five state and three independent—in Dulwich, based in Southwark, a borough of south London, England. The partnership was founded in 2003.

Located at 51.4833, -0.0833333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Organizations established in 2003, Organisations based in London, Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom, Schools in Southwark, Dulwich

River Peck

River Peck is a small stream in London that was enclosed in 1823. Today, parts of this stream can still be seen on the west side of Peckham Rye Park. In South Bermondsey it joins with the Earl's Sluice and then empties into the Thames at Deptford Wharf.

Located at 51.4581, -0.0588 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rivers of London, Subterranean rivers of London, Geography of Southwark

Newington Workhouse

Newington Workhouse was a workhouse—an institution for indoor relief of the poor— at 182 Westmoreland Road (now Beaconsfield Road), Southwark, London.

Located at 51.4856, -0.0841667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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English Poor Laws

2009 Lakanal House tower block fire

The 2009 Lakanal House tower block fire was a fire that occurred on 3 July 2009 in Camberwell. London. Six people were killed and at least 20 people were injured when a fire developed and spread through a number of flats in a twelve storey tower block.

Located at 51.4749, -0.0798722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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2009 in London, Fires in London, 2009 fires, History of Southwark

St Giles' Church, Camberwell

St Giles' Church, Camberwell, is the parish church of Camberwell, a district of London which forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is part of Camberwell Deanery within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. The church is dedicated to Saint Giles, the patron saint of the disabled. A local legend associates the dedication of St Giles with a well near Camberwell Grove, which may also have given Camber-well its name.

Located at 51.473, -0.0869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Church of England churches in London, Churches in Southwark, 19th-century church buildings, George Gilbert Scott buildings, Gothic Revival architecture in London, Religious buildings completed in 1844, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Camberwell

MOCA, London

The Museum of Contemporary Art, London organises exhibitions in its Project Space in South London and elsewhere. Its director is Michael Petry.

Located at 51.468, -0.0723611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in London, Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom, Museums in Southwark, Art galleries established in 1994, 1994 establishments in England

Lyndhurst Way

78 Lyndhurst Way was a squat in a Victorian-period house in Peckham, South East London, England, which was known predominantly as an art exhibitions space run by a group of young artists in their mid-twenties. The artists who initially set up, and subsequently managed, 'Lyndhurst Way' exhibitions were James Balmforth, Bobby Dowler, Christopher Green, Oliver Griffin and Shaun McDowell.

Located at 51.4706, -0.0743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Houses in Southwark

Bellenden Road

Bellenden is a small region in South East London. Sitting between Peckham, Camberwell and East Dulwich, Bellenden is centred on Bellenden Road.

Located at 51.4687, -0.0726 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Articles created via the Article Wizard, Areas of London

Auto Italia South East

Auto Italia South East is an non-profit Artist-run space, founded in 2007 and co-run by Kate Cooper, Amanda Dennis and Richard John Jones. Currently located on the Old Kent Road Peckham, South London in a donated used car showroom, Auto Italia is both an artist-run project space and a site for exhibitions, events and collaboration. The organisation commissions and produces new work through collaboration with a growing group of artists.

Located at 51.4856, -0.07166 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in London, Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom, British artists, Artist collectives, Artist-run centres, Art galleries established in 2007, 2007 establishments in England

Camberwell Collegiate School

The Camberwell Collegiate School was an independent school in Camberwell, London, England. It was located on the eastern side of Camberwell Grove, directly opposite the Grove Chapel. The school was opened in 1835, as an Anglican school under the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester, and with the support of J. G. Storie, the vicar of the nearby St Giles' Church.

Located at 51.4697, -0.0859 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1835, Educational institutions disestablished in 1867, Defunct schools in Southwark, King's College London, Camberwell