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Cormont Road, LONDON, SE5 9RF

A sign on the gate pillar in the distance, far left, says Mace Housing / Stannard Hall. It appears to be or to have been within the curtilage of the former St Gabriel's College, whose boundary wall extends across the picture; see Image

Parish Boundary Marker by the UC road, in parish of Camberwell and Dulwich (Southwark District), Cormont Road SE5, on low wall of Myatt's Fields Park, opposite Stannard Hall flats. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: SY_SGC20pb

Estate Boundary Marker by the UC road, in parish of Camberwell and Dulwich (Southwark District), Akerman Road SW9, on high perimeter wall of college grounds behind railings. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: SY_SGC23em.

St Gabriel's College was built in 1900 as a training college for women teachers and soon became a seminary for Anglican priests. A chapel was added and consecrated in 1903. From the beginning of the First World War in August 1914, the male students having enlisted, the College became home to the First London General Hospital. It dealt with casualties of the war, closing in 1919. After the war, and certainly during the 1930s it resumed life as a teacher training college for women. It was converted into flats in the mid-1990s. Information from: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=49775 http://www.ezitis.myzen.co.uk/firstlondon.html and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tVa_p9Ia3E In the photo is postbox number SE5 29

Estate Boundary Marker by the UC road, in parish of Camberwell and Dulwich (Southwark District), Akerman Road SW9, on college boundary wall beneath 5 storey block. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: SY_SGC25em

The Myatts Fields Estate is a council estate in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is divided into Myatts North and Myatts South. This view shows the entrance into Myatts North, from Akerman Road.

Ackerman Road leads from Loughborough Road towards Lothian Road. Apparently known locally as the 'Camberwell Submarine' (for obvious reasons!) It is a vent shaft for a subterranean boiler room. The high pressure gas boilers are used to heat two council estates nearby. See http://www.urban75.org/london/camberwell-submarine.html for amazing images inside it.

Myatts Fields Park is a delightful example of a small Victorian park. In the early 19th century, market gardens here were run by the Myatt family; some of the finest strawberries in London were grown by Joseph Myatt, and at that time his name was known all over London. The surrounding Minet Estate was built up from the 1870s onwards and the Minet family provided a number of amenities, including the Minet Library and gave the site for Myatts Fields. The Minets were originally French Huguenots and the name Minet means little cat or kitten in French. A little cat was included in many of the buildings when the area was developed by the Minet family. Funds for laying out Myatts Fields were raised by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and the park was opened in 1889, taking its name from the earlier market gardeners. The bandstand was erected in 1895, and on summer Sundays hosts a series of concerts by local bands. Located next to The Little Cat Cafe, this is a delightful spot. The park has recently been restored to its former glory by a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund grant. A Nature Conservation Area was created and the photograph shows the pond there. Beyond, can be seen the bandstand and on the extreme left, The Little Cat Cafe.

Myatts Fields Park is a delightful example of a small Victorian park. In the early 19th century, market gardens here were run by the Myatt family; some of the finest strawberries in London were grown by Joseph Myatt, and at that time his name was known all over London. The surrounding Minet Estate was built up from the 1870s onwards and the Minet family provided a number of amenities, including the Minet Library and gave the site for Myatts Fields. The Minets were originally French Huguenots and the name Minet means little cat or kitten in French. A little cat was included in many of the buildings when the area was developed by the Minet family. Funds for laying out Myatts Fields were raised by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and the park was opened in 1889, taking its name from the earlier market gardeners. The bandstand (left of centre in the photograph) was erected in 1895, and on summer Sundays hosts a series of concerts by local bands. Located next to The Little Cat Cafe, this is a delightful spot. The park has recently been restored to its former glory by a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund grant. A Nature Conservation Area was created and the photograph shows one of the paths within it. The occasion for all the activity was the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend.

On Akerman Road.