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Nine Elms is an area within Battersea in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Nine Elms was formerly mainly industrial but is now becoming more residential and commercial in character. In the area is the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Nine Elms Lane was named around the year 1645, from a row of elm trees bordering the road, though a path probably existed between York House and Vauxhall from the 1200s. In 1838, at the time of construction of the London and Southampton Railway, the area was described as "a low swampy district occasionally overflowed by the River Thames [whose] osier beds, pollards and windmille and the river give it a Dutch effect".

Nine Elms railway station opened on 21 May 1838 as the first London terminus of the London & South Western Railway. The neo-classical building was designed by Sir William Tite. The station was connected to points between Vauxhall and London Bridge by Thames steam boats. It closed in 1848 when the railway was extended via the Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct to a new terminus at Waterloo. The redundant station and the adjacent area, to the north of the new main line, became the LSWR’s carriage and wagon works and main locomotive works until their relocation to Eastleigh in 1909.

The company’s largest locomotive depot was located on the south side of the main line. The buildings were damaged by bombs in World War II, and closed in 1967. They were demolished in 1968 and replaced by the flower section of the New Covent Garden Market.



Gasworks were established in 1853, close to the existing waterworks of the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company. Later Battersea Power Station was built on the site.

Vauxhall Motors was formed in 1857 by Scottish engineer Alexander Wilson at Nine Elms, originally as Alex Wilson and Company, before moving to Luton in 1907. There was a plaque commemorating the site of the original factory at the Sainsbury’s Nine Elms petrol station on Wandsworth Road which has now been demolished and replaced with a new Sainsbury’s superstore and high rise apartments as part of the current Nine Elms regeneration.

Nine Elms is served by the Northern line as part of a two-station extension from Kennington to serve the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station. It serves as the intermediate for the new branch and the station is the nearest station to the New Covent Garden Market.

The station was given the final approval by the Secretary of State for Transport in November 2014.

Construction began in 2015. In mid-February 2017 the two large tunnel boring machines were delivered to the Battersea construction site, and lowered to tunnel level by a large crane. The boring machines were named Helen and Amy following a competition amongst local school children. The station was designed and built by Ferrovial Agroman Laing O’Rourke.




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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Beaufoy Vinegar Works The Beaufoy Vinegar Works stood at the top of Old South Lambeth Road.
Nine Elms Nine Elms is an area within Battersea in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
South Lambeth South Lambeth lies between Vauxhall and Stockwell.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbot Court, SW8 Abbot Court is a block south of Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)
Ace Way, SW8 Ace Way is a newer road of Nine Elms, running along the railway at the rear of the US Embassy (Nine Elms)
Acre Street, SW8 Acre Street led off Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Aldebert Terrace, SW8 Adalbert Terrace took shape between 1865 and 1875 (South Lambeth)
Allan House, SW8 Allan House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)
Allen Edwards Drive, SW8 Allen Edwards Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Andrew Place, SW8 Andrew Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Aragon Court, SW8 Aragon Court is a modern block along Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)
Arden Street, SW8 Arden Street disappeared as the New Covent Garden Market was built (Nine Elms)
Ascalon Street, SW8 Ascalon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Ashcroft House, SW8 Ashcroft House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Assaye Street, SW8 Wellington Place was renamed Assaye Street after 1883 (South Lambeth)
Avro House, SW8 Avro House is a block on Havelock Terrace (Nine Elms)
Bancroft Court, SW8 Bancroft Court is a block on Lansdowne Green (South Lambeth)
Banks Street, SW8 Beech Street was renamed Banks Street after 1929 (South Lambeth)
Bannerman House, SW8 Bannerman House is a block on Ebbisham Drive (Vauxhall)
Bannister House, SW8 Bannister House is sited on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Beames House, SW8 Beames House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)
Beaminster House, SW8 Beaminster House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)
Beattie House, SW8 Beattie House is a block on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)
Beaufoy House, SW8 Beaufoy House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Belgrave Court, SW8 Belgrave Court is a block on Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)
Belmore Street, SW8 Belmore Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Bognor Street, SW8 John Street became Bognor Street in 1909 (Nine Elms)
Bolney Street, SW8 Bolney Street is a location in London (South Lambeth)
Bonsor House, SW8 Bonsor House is a building on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)
Brady House, SW8 Brady House is a block on Corunna Road (Nine Elms)
Bramley Crescent, SW8 Bramley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Branksome House, SW8 Branksome House is a block on Meadow Road (South Lambeth)
Brooklands Passage, SW8 Brooklands Passage is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)
Brooklands Street, SW8 Charles Street was given the name Brooklands Street in 1897 (Nine Elms)
Brooks Court, SW8 Brooks Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Brough Close, SW8 Brough Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Brough Street, SW8 Rutland Street was renamed to Brough Street in 1937 (South Lambeth)
Carey Gardens, SW8 Carey Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Cavendish Retreat, SW8 The Retreat became Cavendish Retreat in 1936 (South Lambeth)
Cellini Street, SW8 Cellini Street is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Charles Clowes Walk, SW11 Charles Clowes Walk is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Charmouth House, SW8 Charmouth House is a block on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)
Cherwell Street, SW8 Cherwell Street was built by Frederick Haynes in the mid-Victoria era (Nine Elms)
Christchurch Vicarage, SW8 Christchurch Vicarage is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Condell Road, SW8 Condell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Corunna Road, SW8 Corunna Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Corunna Terrace, SW8 Elizabeth Terrace became Corunna Terrace in 1892 (Nine Elms)
Cowthorpe Road, SW8 Cowthorpe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Crampton House, SW8 Crampton House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)
Crimsworth Road, SW8 Crimsworth Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)
Crozier House, SW8 Crozier House is a block on Wilkinson Street (South Lambeth)
Cudworth House, SW8 Cudworth House is sited on Stewarts Road (Nine Elms)
Darlington House, SW8 Darlington House is sited on Fount Street (Nine Elms)
Darsley Drive, SW8 Darsley Drive is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Davidson Gardens, SW8 Davidson Gardens is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Dawlish Street, SW8 Walter Street was called Dawlish Street after 1882 (South Lambeth)
Dean Court, SW8 Dean Court is a block on Thorncroft Street (South Lambeth)
Deeley Road, SW8 Deeley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Driver Street, SW8 In 1937, Seymour Street became Driver Street (Nine Elms)
Drury House, SW8 Drury House is located on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
East Bridge, SW8 East Bridge is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Ebson Street, SW8 After 1929, the new name for Porson Street was Ebson Street (Nine Elms)
Edgar House, SW8 Edgar House is a block on the Wyvil Estate (Nine Elms)
Elm Lane, SW8 Elm Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Ely Cottages, SW8 Ely Place was called Ely Cottages after 1936 (South Lambeth)
Everett Street, SW11 After 1869, the new name for Ponton Road West was Everett Street (Nine Elms)
Exchange Gardens, SW8 Exchange Gardens is the service road for the Keybridge blocks (South Lambeth)
Fentiman Road, SW8 Fentiman Road is named after local mid-19th century developer John Fentiman (Oval)
Fount Street, SW8 Fount Street lies off Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Glacier House, SW11 Glacier House is a building on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)
Gladstone Court Business Centre, SW8 Gladstone Court Business Centre is near Battersea (Nine Elms)
Gladwin Tower, SW8 Gladwin Tower is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Goldsboro Road, SW8 Goldsboro Road is situated in an area west of Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Guildford Road, SW8 Guildford Road - the location of St Barnabas Church - was on the map from the 1860s onwards (South Lambeth)
Haines House, SW11 Haines House is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)
Haines Street, SW8 Haines Street was named after the speculating solicitor, Frederick Haines, who built it (Nine Elms)
Hanbury House, SW8 Hanbury House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Hartington Road, SW8 The area where Hartington Road was eventually built was part of an area of Vauxhall called "The Nine Acres" (South Lambeth)
Havelock Terrace, SW8 Havelock Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Haydn Tower, SW8 Haydn Tower is a block on Pascal Street (Nine Elms)
Hebden Place, SW8 Hebden Place is just north of Nine Elms station and runs parallel with Pascal Street (Nine Elms)
Hemans Street, SW8 Hemans Street is the name of two streets in Vauxhall, the modern version being slightly south of the original (Nine Elms)
Hewlett House, SW8 Hewlett House is a block on Havelock Terrace (Nine Elms)
Heyford Avenue, SW8 Heyford Avenue is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Heyforoad Avenue, SW8 Heyforoad Avenue is a location in London (South Lambeth)
Hookham Court, SW8 Hookham Court is sited on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)
Horton House, SW8 Horton House is a block on Meadow Road (Oval)
Hunter House, SW8 Hunter House is a block on Fount Street (Nine Elms)
Imex Business Centre, SW8 Imex Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Jenkins House, SW8 Jenkins House is located on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Kenchester Close, SW8 Kenchester Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Kenchester Street, SW8 Kenchester Street was a new name for Gloucester Street (also known as Gloster Street) after 1897 (South Lambeth)
Kings House, SW8 Residential block (South Lambeth)
Kirtley House, SW8 Kirtley House can be found on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Kirtling Street, SW8 Kirtling Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Lanscombe Walk, SW8 Lanscombe Walk is a location in London (South Lambeth)
Lansdowne Gardens, SW8 Lansdowne Gardens features Lansdowne Circus at its centre (South Lambeth)
Lansdowne Green, SW8 Lansdowne Green is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Lawn Lane, SW8 Lawn Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)
Lawrence Mews, SW8 A street within the SW8 postcode (South Lambeth)
Linford House, SW8 Linford House is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Linford Street, SW8 Linford Street is the westernmost street of a part of SW8 (Nine Elms)
Link House, SW8 Link House is a building beside New Covent Garden Market (Nine Elms)
Little Gloster Street, SW8 Little Gloster Street became Pickworth Street in 1913 (South Lambeth)
Locke House, SW8 Locke House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Lowe House, SW8 Lowe House is a block on Pascal Street (Nine Elms)
Luscombe Street, SW8 Luscombe Street absorbed Horace Street in 1929 (South Lambeth)
Madeira Tower, SW11 Madeira Tower is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)
Madrid Place, SW8 Alfred Place was renamed to Madrid Place in 1897 (South Lambeth)
Malthouse Road, SW11 Malthouse Road is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Malthouse Road, SW8 A street within the postcode (Nine Elms)
Mansell House, SW8 Mansell House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)
Marsh House, SW8 Marsh House is a block on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Martley House, SW8 Martley House is a block on Condell Road (Nine Elms)
Mawbey Street, SW8 Mawbey Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)
Meadow Road, SW8 Meadow Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Miles Street, SW8 Miles Street was developed from 1778 onwards by the Sarah and John Bond (Vauxhall)
Mills House, SW8 Mills House can be found on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Minton Apartments, SW8 Minton Apartments can be found on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Moat Street, SW8 Moat Street is in Nine Elms (Nine Elms)
Morgan House, SW8 Morgan House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Neptune Street, SW8 King’s Place was renamed Neptune Street after 1882 (South Lambeth)
New Covent Garden Centre, SW8 New Covent Garden Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
New Covent Garden Market, SW8 New Covent Garden Market is a location in London (Nine Elms)
New Mill Road, SW8 A street within the SW11 postcode (Nine Elms)
New Union Square, SW8 A street within the SW11 postcode (Nine Elms)
Nine Elms Lane, SW11 Nine Elms Lane is a location in London (Nine Elms)
Nine Elms Lane, SW8 Nine Elms Lane was named around 1645, from a row of elm trees bordering the road. (Nine Elms)
Old South Lambeth Road, SW8 Old South Lambeth Road was the former route of the main road before straightening in 1883 (South Lambeth)
Pagden Street, SW8 Pagden Street was part of Battersea New Town (Nine Elms)
Palmerston Way, SW8 Palmerston Way is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Park Place, SW8 Park Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Vauxhall)
Parvin Street, SW8 In 1935, William Street became Parvin Street (Nine Elms)
Pascal Street, SW8 Pascal Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Patmore Street, SW8 Patmore Street is part of the Patmore Estate (Nine Elms)
Pinto Tower, SW8 Pinto Tower is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Ponton Road, SW8 Ponton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Pulham House, SW8 Pulham House is a building on Dorset Road (South Lambeth)
Pulham Place, SW8 Field Place was renamed as Pulham Place in 1937 (South Lambeth)
Purbeck House, SW8 Purbeck House is a block on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)
Rita Road, SW8 Rita Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Oval)
Riverlight Quay, SW8 Riverlight Quay is a development in the Nine Elms area (Nine Elms)
Rudolf Place, SW8 Rudolf Place is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Seaham Street, SW8 Both King’s Place (in 1882) and Neptune Street (in 1918) became Seaham Street (South Lambeth)
Seymour Street, SW8 Seymour Place was given the name Seymour Street in 1892 (Nine Elms)
Sheldon Court, SW8 Sheldon Court is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)
Sherborne House, SW8 Sherborne House is sited on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)
South Lambeth Road, SW8 The three primary local roads in the area - Wandsworth Road, Clapham Road and South Lambeth Road - hold a rich historical significance (South Lambeth)
Southampton Street East, SW8 Southampton Street East was a row of terraced houses in Nine Elms (Nine Elms)
Southampton Street West, SW8 Southampton Street West now lies under the new developments covering Nine Elms (Nine Elms)
St Stephens Terrace, SW8 St Stephen’s Terrace is in the back streets of South Lambeth (South Lambeth)
St. Georges Close, SW8 St. Georges Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)
Stanley Close, SW8 Stanley Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Vauxhall)
Statham House, SW8 Statham House is a block on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Stewart’s Lane West, SW8 Stewart’s Lane West was absorbed into Stewart’s Lane in 1925 (Nine Elms)
Stewarts Road, SW8 Stewarts Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Stroudley House, SW8 Stroudley House is a block on Patmore Street (Nine Elms)
Teversham Lane, SW8 Teversham Lane is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Thorncroft Street, SW8 Thorncroft Street connects Wandsworth Road and Hartington Road (South Lambeth)
Thorne House, SW11 Thorne House is a block on Ponton Road (Nine Elms)
Thorne Road, SW8 Thorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)
Thorne Street, SW8 Thorne Street was the former name of Thorncroft Street before 1912 (South Lambeth)
Thorparch Place, SW8 George Place was renamed Thorparch Place in 1911 (Nine Elms)
Thorparch Road, SW8 Thorparch Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)
Tidbury Street, SW8 Tidbury Street once ran north from Ascalon Street (Nine Elms)
Tradescant Road, SW8 John Tradescant’s botanical garden, which is now commemorated by Tradescant Road, was established in the 17th century (South Lambeth)
Trenchold Street, SW8 Trenchold Street is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Trevithick House, SW8 Trevithick House is a block on Deeley Road (Nine Elms)
Tun Yard, SW8 Tun Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Nine Elms)
Tweed Street, SW8 Tweed Street now lies under New Covent Garden Market (Nine Elms)
Vat House, SW8 Vat House is a block on Regents Bridge Gardens (Oval)
Viaduct Gardens, SW8 Viaduct Gardens runs beside the United States Embassy building in Nine Elms (Nine Elms)
Viceroy Road, SW8 Viceroy Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Victoria House, SW8 Residential block (South Lambeth)
Victoria Mansions, SW8 Victoria Mansions is a block on South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)
Wadhurst Road, SW8 Wadhurst Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Nine Elms)
Wainwright House, SW8 Wainwright House is sited on Thessaly Road (Nine Elms)
Walton Close, SW8 Walton Close is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Watts Apartments, SW8 Watts Apartments is located on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Wedgewood Apartments, SW8 Wedgewood Apartments is a block on Wandsworth Road (Nine Elms)
Weymouth House, SW8 Weymouth House can be found on Bolney Street (South Lambeth)
Wheatsheaf Lane, SW8 Wheatsheaf Lane is a road in the SW8 postcode area (South Lambeth)
Wilcox Close, SW8 Wilcox Close is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (South Lambeth)
Wilcox Road, SW8 Wilcox Road is one of the shopping centres of the local Portuguese community (South Lambeth)
Wilkinson Street, SW8 Wilkinson Street leads northwest from Albert Square (South Lambeth)
Woods House, SW8 Woods House can be found on Wadhurst Road (Nine Elms)
Wyvil Road, SW8 Wyvil Road is a short street running west from South Lambeth Road (South Lambeth)
Wyvil Street, SW8 Wyvil Street is a former side turning north of Wyvil Road (South Lambeth)
Yeovil Place, SW8 Yeovil Place, existing until after the Second World War, was previously part of Brandon Street until 1905 (Nine Elms)
Yeovil Street, SW8 Yeovil Street was once to be found in the back streets of Nine Elms (Nine Elms)

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