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Enter your full postcode in the box below and select how wide you'd like to search, from a two-mile radius to 100 miles. Stockwell[5] is a ward in the London Borough of Lambeth. Wellfield Road, which had previously been known as Leigham Lane, was renamed to reflect its role as the main route from the village centre to one of the well locations. Streatham became the site of the UK's first supermarket, when Express Dairies Premier Supermarkets opened its first 2,500 square feet (230 m2) store in 1951;[12] Waitrose subsequently opened its first supermarket in Streatham in 1955, but it closed down in 1963.[13]. However, many remnants of the area's nineteenth-century grandeur can be found in the side and back streets of Stockwell, notably in the Stockwell Park Conservation Area,[1] mostly built between 1825 and 1840 and centred on Stockwell Park Road,[2] Stockwell Park Crescent,[3] Durand Gardens, and Albert Square. In 1932 the parish church of the Holy Redeemer was built in Streatham Vale to commemorate the work of William Wilberforce. In addition to Anglican and Catholic churches, Afro-Caribbean communities have influenced the expression of Christianity in the area, with a variety of congregations, some sharing churches with more long established Anglican and Catholic congregations. It features live performances of jazz, funk, swing and soul music as well as stand-up comedy nights. The area immediately around Stockwell tube station was extensively rebuilt following the Second World War, and the original domed tube station was replaced first in the 1920s, then again with the opening of the Victoria line in 1971. The Tudor Hall behind the library was brought back into public use as The Mark Bennett Centre providing a meeting and performance space. This culminated in 1990 when the closure of Pratts, which had grown from a Victorian draper's shop to a department store operated since the 1940s by the John Lewis Partnership, coincided with the opening of a large Sainsbury's supermarket half a mile south of the town centre, replacing an existing, smaller Sainbury's store opposite Streatham Hill railway station. These speculative developments were not initially successful. Any further improvements north of Streatham Hill have been halted because of TfL's budgetary shortfall. [19] Streatham Ice Arena closed on 18 December 2011, having celebrated eighty years of operation in February 2011. The other two railway stations followed within fifteen years. Stockwell is also home to many people of Caribbean and West African origin. These pictures were wittily labelled by Fanny Burney as the Streatham Worthies.[8]. 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After several years of delay and controversy over phasing, construction started in the autumn of 2011 on the Streatham Hub - a major redevelopment next to Streatham railway station. In the 2011 census, Streatham, comprising the wards of Streatham Hill, Streatham South and Streatham Wells, was White or White British (55.3%), Black or Black British (24.1%), Asian or Asian British (10%), Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (7.5%), and Other ethnic group (2.2%). The signed cycle route carries cyclists from Colliers Wood and Tooting Bec in the south, through Stockwell, to Oval, Elephant & Castle and the City of London. [7], In the 1730s, Streatham Park, a Georgian country mansion, was built by the brewer Ralph Thrale on land he bought from the Lord of the Manor - the fourth Duke of Bedford. Streatham Park was demolished in 1863. Streatham & Clapham High School is a successful independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18, situated in south London. In the 1930s large numbers of blocks of flats were constructed along the High Road. Later, Streatham was awarded a further £1.6 million, matched by another £1 million by Lambeth. Streatham means "the hamlet on the street". - Free Online Library", "Streatham: The luckiest constituents in Britain? The exact reduction will vary from school to school, and will depend on the Spring term dates, the level of school fees per day and the number of days of Guided Home Learning. From the 17th century it was adopted as the main coach road to Croydon and East Grinstead, and then on to Newhaven and Lewes. [citation needed]. It is centred 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Charing Cross. Streatham (/ ˈ s t r ɛ t. əm / STRET-əm) is a district mostly in the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, but with some areas to the west extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth.It is centred 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Charing Cross.The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. However, a combination of factors led to a gradual decline through the 1970s and a more rapid decline in the 1980s. Another famed cultural figure who was born in Stockwell in October 1914, was theatre director Joan Littlewood, who has been called the mother of modern theatre. It is currently represented by three Labour councillors: Lucy Caldicott, Dr. Mahamed Hashi and Mohamed Jaser. We are looking for a Kitchen Assistant to work alongside our Nursery Chef at a private day care nursery, catering for 50-75 children per day. St Anne's Home, Streatham Hill. [22], Some National Express coaches pass through Stockwell, with some services towards Gatwick Airport, Worthing, Bognor Regis and Eastbourne stopping in the area. In 1780 it then became the route of the turnpike road from London to Brighton, and subsequently became the basis for the modern A23. Some trains run on the Charing Cross Branch via Waterloo, Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Road. Streatham is covered by Lambeth London Borough Council and lies within the parliamentary constituency of the same name. Streatham (/ˈstrɛt.əm/ STRET-əm) is a district mostly in the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, but with some areas to the west extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. [23], Cycle Superhighway 7 (CS7) follows Clapham Road through Stockwell, largely on cycle lanes to segregate cyclists from other road traffic. [23] Alongside the machete, Amman was also wearing a vest with components made to look like improvised explosive devices. It is situated 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Charing Cross. [14], In 2017, there were 11.7 million entries and exits at Stockwell tube station. One of the many Afro-Caribbean churches is C.A.C. Plans for investment and regeneration had begun before the poll, with local amenity group the Streatham Society leading a successful partnership bid for funding from central government for environmental improvements. See - for the first time online - how they showed September 7, 1940, the first 24 hours of attacks The only twentieth-century building of significant architectural interest in the area is Stockwell Bus Garage. Development accelerated after the opening of Streatham Hill railway station on the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway in 1856. The Northern line terminates in the south at Morden, which provides Stockwell with a direct link to Clapham and South Wimbledon. London's Blitz is recorded in meticulous detail by London Fire Brigade records. Stockwell is a district in South West London, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. After the First World War Streatham developed as a location for entertainment, with the Streatham Hill Theatre, three cinemas, the Locarno ballroom and Streatham Ice Rink all adding to its reputation as "the West End of South London". Some estates, such as Telford Park to the west of Streatham Hill, were spaciously planned with facilities like tennis clubs. [24], Just to the north of Stockwell, Cycle Superhighway 5 (CS5) terminates in a junction with CS7, linking Victoria and Millbank to Stockwell using a cycle track, separating cyclists from other road traffic. Other streets adopted more conventional suburban layouts. With the advent of electric tram services, it also grew as a shopping centre serving a wide area to the south. [10] In the Stockwell area (on Clapham Road) there is also Platanos College,[11] a secondary school, Lansdowne School and numerous primary schools including Van Gogh Primary. The poll was a catalyst for Lambeth London Borough Council and Transport for London's Street Management to co-operate on a joint funding arrangement for further streetscape improvements, which benefited the section of the High Road between St Leonard's and Streatham station, and the stretch north of the Odeon as far as Woodbourne Avenue. They were only filled when émigré communities began to arrive in London after leaving countries under the domination of Hitler's Germany. Several recent additions, such as Argos, Lidl and Peacocks, are located in new retail spaces on the site of Pratt's but, in common with other high streets, retail recovery has been slow, and a substantial proportion of vacant space has been taken by a growing number of restaurants, bars and coffee shops. For the town in Victoria, Australia, see. Battersea, Brixton, Clapham, South Lambeth, Oval and Kennington all border Stockwell. It is likely that the destination was a Roman port now lost to coastal erosion, which has been tentatively identified with 'Novus Portus' mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia. [9] Despite the local connections to the Dukes of Bedford, there is no link to the contemporary Bedford Park in west London. This includes the smartening up of shop fronts through painting and cleaning, replacing shutters and signage as well as helping to reveal facilities behind the high street such as The Stables Community Centre. The role includes To work in partnership with the Nursery Several major roads pass through Stockwell, including: The A23, A202, A203 and A3 are managed by Transport for London (TfL).[17]. [3] The road is confusingly referred to as Stane Street (Stone Street) in some sources and diverges from the main London-Chichester road at Kennington. ", "A rapper called Dave: the 'normal' Streatham boy who's on Drake's radar", "Writing Cynthia Payne's biography – archive, 12 October1982", "Peter Davison: having another Doctor Who as a son-in-law is rather weird", "Streatham Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy: Wandsworth Borough Council- owner of Woodlands in Streatham Park", "Grooverider - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News", "Jeremy on Jeremy: Comedian Jeremy Hardy talks about Corbyn and his weirdest ever gig", "Streatham's no s***hole, it's a vibrant place I'm proud to call my home", "MP shared flat with cross-dressing comedian", "Tooting its own horn: Sadiq Khan's home turf is property gold", "Ken Livingstone: Profile of former London Mayor", "THE FIRST TIME I...CILLA BLACK. In spite of London's expansion, a limited number of developments took place in the village in the second half of the nineteenth century, most notably on Wellfield Road and Sunnyhill Road. The dining room contained 12 portraits of Henry's guests painted by his friend Joshua Reynolds. Stockwell is a district in South West London, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth.It is situated 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Charing Cross. [18] Road traffic is a primary source of air pollution in Lambeth. Most of the local Portuguese people originate from Madeira and Lisbon and have established many cafes, restaurants, bakeries, neighbourhood associations and delicatessens. In 1986, Kenneth Erskine, a serial killer dubbed the 'Stockwell Strangler', killed seven elderly victims, three of whom were from Stockwell.[4]. The mediaeval parish covered a wider area including Balham and Tooting Bec. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]. Its social and architectural fortunes in the twentieth century were more mixed. The reputation of the spa, and improved turnpike roads, attracted wealthy City of London merchants and others to build their country residences in Streatham.[6]. [14], In August 2011, Streatham was selected as one of the areas to benefit from Round 1 of the Mayor of London's Outer London Fund, gaining £300,000. From around 1888 to 1915, St Pancras accommodated aged and infirm males in a branch workhouse at Streatham Hill known as the St Anne's Home. Stockwell and neighbouring South Lambeth are home to one of the UK's biggest Portuguese communities, known as 'Little Portugal'. Three more parish churches were built to serve the growing area, including Immanuel and St Andrew's (1854), St Peter's (1870) and St Margaret the Queen's (1889). The section between Woodbourne Avenue and Streatham Hill station was not completed until 2015. For other places and other meanings, see, "Welcome to the Stockwell Park Residents' Association (SPRA) website", "SXSW 2011: Joe Cornish on aliens, hoodies and Attack the Block", Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures, "Air Quality in Lambeth: A Guide for Public Health Professionals", "A Guide to Protect Against Air Pollution", "London Borough of Lambeth Air Quality Annual Status Summary Report for 2016", "Air Quality: Annual Status Report, 2017". Battersea, Brixton, Clapham, South Lambeth, Oval and Kennington all border Stockwell. [24] He was pursued by armed police and was fatally shot outside a Boots pharmacy.[25]. This road (and its traffic) have shaped Streatham's development. Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stockwell&oldid=1009889436, Districts of the London Borough of Lambeth, Portuguese diaspora in the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 20:11. The jazz venue Hideaway continues Streatham's long entertainment tradition. Residents included the artist Arthur Rackham, who was born on South Lambeth Road in 1867, moving with his family to Albert Square when he was 15 years old. Another mineral well was located on the south side of Streatham Common, in an area that now forms part of The Rookery. We offer same day appointments so you no longer need to wait hours at an NHS drop in centre. Streatham Leisure Centre closed in November 2009 due to health and safety concerns when part of the pool hall ceiling collapsed. Local News, sport, leisure, jobs homes, cars & events in Croydon, Elmbridge, Epsom, Hounslow, Kingston, Sutton, Merton, Wandsworth, London & surrey. Open since 2014, Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre's holistic approach to A Level education has proven them to be amongst the best sixth forms in London and the UK for student outcomes. The route runs non-stop from Stockwell to all its destinations, but the route is not entirely traffic-free. Year 3 and 4 are very excited to be part of this project, collaborating with pupils from GDST schools in Newcastle, Sheffield, Streatham & Clapham and Howell’s in Cardiff. The name Stockwell is likely to have originated from a local well, with "stoc" being Old English for a tree trunk or post. From the thirteenth to the start of the nineteenth century, Stockwell was a rural manor at the edge of London. Streatham Skyline introduced new lighting to highlight some of Streatham's more attractive buildings and monuments with the aim of improving safety and the overall attractiveness of the area.[16]. Santander Cycles, a bike-sharing system in London, operates in Stockwell. Open since 2014, our holistic approach to A Level education has proven us to be amongst the best sixth forms in London and the UK for student outcomes. The project launched this week with an exploration of the life and work of British contemporary artis,t Maggi Hambling. [20] The leisure centre houses a 60 m x 30 m indoor ice rink with 1,000 rink-side seats on the upper floors,[21] a six-lane 25 m swimming pool, 13 m teaching pool, four-court sports hall and a gym with 100 stations. After the departure of the Romans, the main road through Streatham remained an important trackway. Work started in winter 2003–04 with the refurbishment of Streatham Green and repaving and relighting of the High Road between St Leonard's Church and the Odeon Cinema. Beyond Camden Town, the Northern line links Stockwell directly to Edgware and High Barnet in north London. "[20] Lambeth monitor air quality on Clapham Road in Stockwell using Diffusion Tubes. This is a permanent position, 40 hours per week. St Anne's had previously been the Royal Asylum of St Anne's Society, erected in 1829 to … [5], The village remained largely unchanged until the 18th century, when its natural springs, known as Streatham Wells, were first celebrated for their health-giving properties. Annually it was assessed to render £4 5s 0d to its overlords. Your private doctor can examine you remotely using state-of-the-art technology and any prescribed medication can … [6] At parliamentary level it is in the Vauxhall constituency, represented by Labour MP Florence Eshalomi. To the north, the Victoria line runs through Central London towards Walthamstow Central, stopping at several key stations including Victoria, Oxford Circus, King's Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale. It included market gardens and John Tradescant's botanical garden – commemorated in Tradescant Road, which was built over it in 1880, and in a memorial outside St Stephen's church. [10], In the 1950s Streatham had the longest and busiest shopping street in south London. Stockwell tube station is served by the Victoria and Northern London Underground lines. It won the Jazz Venue/Promoter of the Year category in the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. A 2010 study found that, in Stockwell, 7 deaths each year could be attributed to exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5), compared to 139 in the London Borough of Lambeth as a whole in the same year (2008). [15], There is no National Rail station in Stockwell, but several stations can be found in the locale:[14]. Streatham Park was later leased to Prime Minister Lord Shelburne, and was the venue for early negotiations with France that led to the Peace Treaty of 1783. To the south, the Victoria line terminates one stop away at Brixton. There are three schools in Stockwell ward[5] - St Stephen's,[8] Allen Edwards[9] and Stockwell Primary School - and also a campus of Lambeth College. It has grown to a festival with over 50 events held in an array of locations, from bars to churches and parks to youth centres, attracting over 3,000 people.[18]. In November 2013, the new Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre opened to the public. In 2005 Streatham Green won the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association 'London Spade' award for best public open space scheme in the capital. In September 2002, Streatham High Road was voted the "Worst Street in Britain"[17] in a poll organised by the BBC Today programme and CABE. On 22 July 2005, following the 21 July 2005 London bombings, Stockwell gained notoriety as the scene of the shooting by police of an innocent Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes, on a tube train. These roads are today considered an important part of what remains of the historic Streatham village.