Coldharbour Lane, SE5

Coldharbour Lane has two sections - an SE5 area and another part in SE9.

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton (1889)
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The photo shows the junction of Coldharbour Lane and Brixton Road, looking towards Elphick’s, the butcher’s shop on the left and Brixton Theatre on the right. The theatre was bombed in World War II and subsequently demolished.

The corner site was filled around 1910 by the Electric Cinema.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Denmark Hill Denmark Hill is an area named after a street (and hill) in Camberwell.

Denmark Hill

Loughborough Junction Loughborough Junction opened as Loughborough Road station in 1864.

Loughborough Junction

Maudsley Hospital The Maudsley Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in the Denmark Hill area.

Maudsley Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Allendale Close, SE5 Allendale Close is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Allendale Close, SE5

Allport House, SE5 Allport House is a block on Champion Park (Denmark Hill)

Allport House, SE5

Baldock House, SE5 Baldock House is a block on Crawford Road (Denmark Hill)

Baldock House, SE5

Baltic House, SE5 Baltic House is sited on Flaxman Road (Denmark Hill)

Baltic House, SE5

Barnet House, SE5 Barnet House is a block on Lowth Road (Camberwell)

Barnet House, SE5

Bartholomew House, SE5 Bartholomew House can be found on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Bartholomew House, SE5

Bavent Road, SE5 Bavent Road commemorates a family who held land in this part of South London during the middle ages. (Denmark Hill)

Bavent Road, SE5

Bergen House, SE5 Bergen House is a block on Carew Street (Denmark Hill)

Bergen House, SE5

Bertha Neubergh House, SE5 Bertha Neubergh House is a building on Denmark Road (Oval)

Bertha Neubergh House, SE5

Bessemer Road, SE5 Bessemer Road runs along the northern edge of King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

Bessemer Road, SE5

Black Roof House, SE5 Black Roof House is a block on Knatchbull Road (Oval)

Black Roof House, SE5

Boston House, SE5 Boston House is a block on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Boston House, SE5

Brigstock House, SE5 Brigstock House can be found on Lilford Road (Denmark Hill)

Brigstock House, SE5

Butterfly Walk, SE5 Butterfly Walk, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Butterfly Walk, SE5

Caldecot Court, SE5 Caldecot Court is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Caldecot Court, SE5

Caldecot Road, SE5 Caldecot Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Caldecot Road, SE5

Caleb Court, SE5 Caleb Court is a block on Milkwell Yard (Camberwell)

Caleb Court, SE5

Camberwell Building, SE5 Camberwell Building is a block on Denmark Hill (Denmark Hill)

Camberwell Building, SE5

Camberwell Station Road, SE5 Camberwell Station Road is a location in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Camberwell Station Road, SE5

Camberwell Trading Estate, SE5 Commercial area (Oval)

Camberwell Trading Estate, SE5

Carew Street, SE5 Carew Street, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Carew Street, SE5

Cedartree Court, SE5 Cedartree Court is a building on Valmar Road (Camberwell)

Cedartree Court, SE5

Champion Park, SE5 Champion Park is a road serving Denmark Hill station (Denmark Hill)

Champion Park, SE5

Chartwell Business Park, SE5 Chartwell Business Park is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Brixton)

Chartwell Business Park, SE5

Coldharbour Lane, SE5 Coldharbour Lane has two sections - an SE5 area and another part in SE9 (Denmark Hill)

Coldharbour Lane, SE5

Crawford House, SE5 Crawford House is a block on Warner Road (Camberwell)

Crawford House, SE5

Crawford Road, SE5 Crawford Road is in Camberwell (Camberwell)

Crawford Road, SE5

Cutcombe Road, SE5 Cutcombe Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Cutcombe Road, SE5

Cuthill Walk, SE5 Cuthill Walk is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area (Camberwell)

Cuthill Walk, SE5

Dane House, SE5 Dane House is a block on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Dane House, SE5

Daneville Road, SE5 Daneville Road is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Daneville Road, SE5

De Crespigny Park, SE5 De Crespigny Park is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area (Camberwell)

De Crespigny Park, SE5

Denmark Hill, SE5 Denmark Hill takes its name from Queen Anne’s husband Prince George of Denmark (1653–1708), who hunted here (Camberwell)

Denmark Hill, SE5

Denmark Road, SE5 Denmark Road was probably named after Prince George of Denmark (Camberwell)

Denmark Road, SE5

Destiny House, SE5 Destiny House is a block on Camberwell Station Road (Camberwell)

Destiny House, SE5

Eastlake Road, SE5 Eastlake Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Eastlake Road, SE5

Elam Close, SE5 Elam Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Brixton)

Elam Close, SE5

Elam Street, SE5 Elam Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Brixton)

Elam Street, SE5

Elmtree Court, SE5 Elmtree Court is a block on Valmar Road (Camberwell)

Elmtree Court, SE5

Elsinore House, SE5 Elsinore House is a block on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Elsinore House, SE5

Embassy Apartments, SE5 Embassy Apartments is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Embassy Apartments, SE5

Empress Mews, SE5 Empress Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Empress Mews, SE5

Estate Road, SE5 Commercial area (Oval)

Estate Road, SE5

Evesham Walk, SE5 Evesham Walk is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Evesham Walk, SE5

Fairholme House, SE5 Fairholme House is a building on Kenbury Street (Denmark Hill)

Fairholme House, SE5

Felix Court, SE5 Felix Court is a block on Warner Road (Camberwell)

Felix Court, SE5

Flaxman Road, SE5 Flaxman Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Loughborough Junction)

Flaxman Road, SE5

Geoffrey Close, SE5 Geoffrey Close is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Geoffrey Close, SE5

Georgian House, SE5 Georgian House is located on Camberwell Church Street (Camberwell)

Georgian House, SE5

Gordon Grove, SE5 Gordon Grove is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Loughborough Junction)

Gordon Grove, SE5

Guildford House, SE5 Guildford House is a block on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Guildford House, SE5

Hannen House, SE5 Hannen House is sited on Champion Park (Denmark Hill)

Hannen House, SE5

Harbord Close, SE5 Harbord Close is a location in London (Denmark Hill)

Harbord Close, SE5

Harbour Road, SE5 Harbour Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Harbour Road, SE5

Hascombe Terrace, SE5 Hascombe Terrace is in the Camberwell part of the SE5 area (Camberwell)

Hascombe Terrace, SE5

Hereford House, SE5 Hereford House is a block on Denmark Road (Camberwell)

Hereford House, SE5

Herne Hill Road, SW9 Herne Hill Road is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Loughborough Junction)

Herne Hill Road, SW9

Honiton House, SE5 Honiton House is a block on Warner Road (Camberwell)

Honiton House, SE5

Jennie Lee House, SE5 Jennie Lee House can be found on Love Walk (Camberwell)

Jennie Lee House, SE5

Jute House, SE5 Jute House is a block on Unnamed Road (Camberwell)

Jute House, SE5

Jutland House, SE5 Jutland House is a block on Lilford Road (Denmark Hill)

Jutland House, SE5

Kenbury Street, SE5 Kenbury Street is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Kenbury Street, SE5

Kerfield Crescent, SE5 Kerfield Crescent is a location in London (Camberwell)

Kerfield Crescent, SE5

Kerfield Place, SE5 Kerfield Place is in the Camberwell area (Camberwell)

Kerfield Place, SE5

Keswick House, SE5 Keswick House is a block on Lowth Road (Camberwell)

Keswick House, SE5

King George Court, SE5 King George Court is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

King George Court, SE5

Knatchbull Road, SE5 Knatchbull Road was part of the Minet estate acquired from Knatchbull family in 1770 (Oval)

Knatchbull Road, SE5

Lansdown House, SE5 Lansdown House is a block on Denmark Road (Camberwell)

Lansdown House, SE5

Lichfield House, SE5 Lichfield House is a block on Denmark Road (Camberwell)

Lichfield House, SE5

Lilford House, SE5 Lilford House is a block on Lilford Road (Denmark Hill)

Lilford House, SE5

Lilford Road, SE5 Lilford Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Brixton)

Lilford Road, SE5

Love Walk, SE5 Love Walk is part of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Love Walk, SE5

Lowth Road, SE5 Lowth Road lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

Lowth Road, SE5

Luxor Street, SE5 Luxor Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Luxor Street, SE5

Major Close, SW9 Major Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Brixton)

Major Close, SW9

Marina House, SE5 Marina House is a block on Denmark Hill (Camberwell)

Marina House, SE5

Maudsley Hospital, SE5 Maudsley Hospital is a location in London (Denmark Hill)

Maudsley Hospital, SE5

McDowall Road, SE5 McDowall Road lies in Camberwell (Camberwell)

McDowall Road, SE5

Mercia House, SE5 Mercia House is a building on Denmark Road (Camberwell)

Mercia House, SE5

Mirlees Court, SE5 Mirlees Court is sited on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Mirlees Court, SE5

Mitcham House, SE5 Mitcham House is located on Crawford Road (Camberwell)

Mitcham House, SE5

Morna Road, SE5 Morna Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Morna Road, SE5

Myatt House, SE5 Myatt House is a block on Templar Street (Oval)

Myatt House, SE5

Myatts Field Court, SE5 Myatts Field Court is a location in London (Camberwell)

Myatts Field Court, SE5

Narvic House, SE5 Narvic House is a block on Flaxman Road (Denmark Hill)

Narvic House, SE5

Nobel House, SE5 Nobel House is a block on Flaxman Road (Denmark Hill)

Nobel House, SE5

Norse House, SE5 Norse House is located on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Norse House, SE5

Northland Street, SE5 Northland Street is a location in London (Denmark Hill)

Northland Street, SE5

Northlands Street, SE5 Northlands Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Northlands Street, SE5

Nottingham House, SE5 Nottingham House is a block on Lowth Road (Camberwell)

Nottingham House, SE5

Oaktree Court, SE5 Oaktree Court can be found on Valmar Road (Camberwell)

Oaktree Court, SE5

Odin House, SE5 Odin House is a block on Flaxman Road (Denmark Hill)

Odin House, SE5

Orpheus Street, SE5 Orpheus Street, forms part of the London suburb of Camberwell (Camberwell)

Orpheus Street, SE5

Oslo House, SE5 Oslo House is a block on Carew Street (Camberwell)

Oslo House, SE5

Paulet Road, SE5 Paulet Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Brixton)

Paulet Road, SE5

Paulette Road, SE5 Paulette Road is a location in London (Oval)

Paulette Road, SE5

Pauret Road, SE5 Pauret Road is a location in London (Oval)

Pauret Road, SE5

Penfold Street, NW1 Penfold Street is a location in London (Brixton)

Penfold Street, NW1

Penforoad Street, SE5 Penforoad Street is a location in London (Brixton)

Penforoad Street, SE5

Pinner House, SE5 Pinner House is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Pinner House, SE5

Pirie Close, SE5 Pirie Close lies off of Denmark Hill (Denmark Hill)

Pirie Close, SE5

Pomfret Road, SE5 Pomfret Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Loughborough Junction)

Pomfret Road, SE5

Printworks Apartments, SE5 Printworks Apartments is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Printworks Apartments, SE5

Rathgar Road, SW9 Rathgar Road is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Loughborough Junction)

Rathgar Road, SW9

Redan Terrace, SE5 Redan Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Redan Terrace, SE5

Rtm Company Ltd, Rtm Company Ltd lies within the postcode (Denmark Hill)

Rtm Company Ltd,

Ruskin Park House, SE5 Ruskin Park House is a block on Champion Hill (Denmark Hill)

Ruskin Park House, SE5

Sir James Black House, SE5 Sir James Black House can be found on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Sir James Black House, SE5

Southwell Road, SE5 Southwell Road is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Southwell Road, SE5

Spicer Close, SW9 Spicer Close is a road in the SW9 postcode area (Brixton)

Spicer Close, SW9

St Matthew’s House, SE5 St Matthew’s House is located on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

St Matthew’s House, SE5

Styles Gardens, SW9 Styles Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW9 postal area (Brixton)

Styles Gardens, SW9

Sycamore Court, SE5 Sycamore Court is located on Valmar Road (Camberwell)

Sycamore Court, SE5

Talleyrand House, SE5 Talleyrand House is a block on Lilford Road (Denmark Hill)

Talleyrand House, SE5

Templar Street, SE5 Templar Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Brixton)

Templar Street, SE5

The Faraday Building, SE5 The Faraday Building is a block on Denmark Hill (Denmark Hill)

The Faraday Building, SE5

Upstall Street, SE5 Upstall Street is a location in London (Oval)

Upstall Street, SE5

Valmar House, SE5 Valmar House is a block on Unnamed Road (Camberwell)

Valmar House, SE5

Valmar Road, SE5 Valmar Road lies within the SE5 postal area (Camberwell)

Valmar Road, SE5

Valmar Trading Estate, SE5 Valmar Trading Estate is a location in London (Camberwell)

Valmar Trading Estate, SE5

Vaughan Road, SE5 Vaughan Road is a location in London (Denmark Hill)

Vaughan Road, SE5

Venetian Building, SE5 Venetian Building is a block on Caldecot Road (Denmark Hill)

Venetian Building, SE5

Venetian Road, SE5 Venetian Road is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Denmark Hill)

Venetian Road, SE5

Viking House, SE5 Viking House is sited on Denmark Road (Camberwell)

Viking House, SE5

Warner Road, SE5 Warner Road leads southwest from Camberwell New Road (Camberwell)

Warner Road, SE5

Welby Street, SE5 Welby Street is a road in the SE5 postcode area (Oval)

Welby Street, SE5

Weyhill House, SE5 Weyhill House is a block on Lowth Road (Camberwell)

Weyhill House, SE5

Wickwood Street, SW9 Wickwood Street is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Loughborough Junction)

Wickwood Street, SW9

Widecombe House, SE5 Widecombe House is a block on Lowth Road (Camberwell)

Widecombe House, SE5

Windsor Walk, SE5 Windsor Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE5 postal area (Denmark Hill)

Windsor Walk, SE5

Winterslow House, SE5 Winterslow House is sited on Flaxman Road (Denmark Hill)

Winterslow House, SE5

Witham House, SE5 Witham House is a block on Crawford Road (Camberwell)

Witham House, SE5

Woodrow Court, SE5 Woodrow Court is sited on Camberwell Station Road (Camberwell)

Woodrow Court, SE5

Woolford Court, SE5 Woolford Court is a block on Coldharbour Lane (Denmark Hill)

Woolford Court, SE5

Wren Road, SE5 Wren Road is named for Sir Christopher Wren (Camberwell)

Wren Road, SE5

Zealand House, SE5 Zealand House is a block on Denmark Road (Denmark Hill)

Zealand House, SE5

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