IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Smyrks Road, LONDON, SE17 2QP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Smyrks Road, SE17 2QP by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (155 Images Found)
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Smyrk's Road, Walworth
The road is shown on a map of 1851. A map of 1875 shows the housing. There's every indication that it was like this, across a wide area, when there was far more employment south of the river than there is now. Behind the camera is the Ravenstone block of the Aylesbury Estate, its easternmost extent. https://southwarknotes.wordpress.com
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.01 miles
2
Rear of Keston House, Kinglake Estate, Walworth
The round structures appear to be stair towers with ventilated rubbish chutes. These council flats were probably built in the late 1940s. On the left is a corner convenience store, formerly a pub, retained from the earlier townscape.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.03 miles
3
Corner of Bagshot Street and Smyrk's Road, Walworth
These streets are shown on a map of 1851, though Bagshot Street was called Yprk Road. Behind the camera and left is the Ravenstone block of the Aylesbury Estate, its easternmost extent.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.04 miles
4
Three blocks of the Kinglake Estate fronting Surrey Square Park, Walworth
From the right, half of Southborough House, then the plain side of Bethesden House – its stair towers and rubbish chutes are on the Kinglake Street frontage Image Last is Barham House, mirror image of Southborough. There is an entry to the park at the far end of Barham House. The car parking is on Surrey Grove according to the sign Image
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.04 miles
5
Kinglake Street, Kinglake Estate, Walworth
On the left in shadow is part of Southborough House. Beyond it, with stair towers and rubbish chutes facing the street, is Bethesden House. On the right Keston House is almost hidden; beyond it is Amery House. Slight differences in the design of these monumental blocks of flats suggest that Amery House was the first to be built.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.05 miles
6
South side of Mina Road, Walworth
Housing of mixed ages in Mina Road. Down the street are old and new parts of Walworth Academy.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.05 miles
7
Junction of Bagshot Street and Mina Road, Walworth
These streets are shown on a map of 1851, though Bagshot Street was called York Road. Behind the camera and left is the Ravenstone block of the Aylesbury Estate, its easternmost extent.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.05 miles
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Steel railings, Southborough House frontage, Kinglake Street, Walworth
Across the road is the plain front of Keston House; the rear is seen in Image The convenience store on the corner of Bagshot Street may once have been a pub, retained in the development of the Kinglake Estate after the war.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.06 miles
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Southborough House, Kinglake Estate, Kinglake Street, Walworth
This is the west end of Southborough House, part of a long range of flats on the north side of Kinglake Street and probably built in the late 1940s or 1950. On the left is the entry into Surrey Square Park.
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.06 miles
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Three blocks on the Kinglake Estate, Kinglake Street, Walworth
On the left is the western return of Southborough House. On the right, half of Tenterden House. Between them, the east end of Faversham House and Bagshot Street. The reverse view is Image
Image: © Robin Stott
Taken: 5 Apr 2016
0.06 miles