As he brings a one-man show to Wales, Kathryn Williams reveals some facts about the much-loved actor. 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 route runs non-stop from Stockwell to all its destinations, but the route is not entirely traffic-free. Streatham means "the hamlet on the street". These roads are today considered an important part of what remains of the historic Streatham village. 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 name Stockwell is likely to have originated from a local well, with "stoc" being Old English for a tree trunk or post. The largest single ethnicity is White British (35.5%).[26][27][28]. The mediaeval parish covered a wider area including Balham and Tooting Bec. It won the Jazz Venue/Promoter of the Year category in the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Streatham Park later passed to Ralph's son Henry Thrale, who with his wife Hester Thrale entertained many of the leading literary and artistic characters of the day, most notably the lexicographer Samuel Johnson. 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. Some estates, such as Telford Park to the west of Streatham Hill, were spaciously planned with facilities like tennis clubs. [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. [15], There is no National Rail station in Stockwell, but several stations can be found in the locale:[14]. Any further improvements north of Streatham Hill have been halted because of TfL's budgetary shortfall. There is now a mixture of buildings from all architectural eras of the past 200 years. Most trains from Stockwell run through the City of London via Elephant & Castle, Bank and Moorgate. [9] Despite the local connections to the Dukes of Bedford, there is no link to the contemporary Bedford Park in west London. [22], Some National Express coaches pass through Stockwell, with some services towards Gatwick Airport, Worthing, Bognor Regis and Eastbourne stopping in the area. From the thirteenth to the start of the nineteenth century, Stockwell was a rural manor at the edge of London. 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. About Stockwell ward on Lambeth Council website. 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). [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. It is situated 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Charing Cross. The only twentieth-century building of significant architectural interest in the area is Stockwell Bus Garage. 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One large house that survives is Park Hill, on the north side of Streatham Common, rebuilt in the early 19th century for the Leaf family. 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. It is currently represented by three Labour councillors: Lucy Caldicott, Dr. Mahamed Hashi and Mohamed Jaser. The Northern line terminates in the south at Morden, which provides Stockwell with a direct link to Clapham and South Wimbledon. 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Your private doctor can examine you remotely using state-of-the-art technology and any prescribed medication can … 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. The Northern Line carries passengers northwards towards Kennington and Camden Town. [6] At parliamentary level it is in the Vauxhall constituency, represented by Labour MP Florence Eshalomi. The project was a joint development by Lambeth Council and Tesco. It was latterly the home of Sir Henry Tate, sugar refiner, benefactor of local libraries across south London, including Streatham Library, and founder of the Tate Gallery at Millbank. Streatham's first parish church, St Leonard's, was founded in Saxon times but an early Tudor tower is the only remaining structure pre-dating 1831 when the body of the church was rebuilt. We offer same day appointments so you no longer need to wait hours at an NHS drop in centre. Streatham Park was demolished in 1863. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[2]. [23] Alongside the machete, Amman was also wearing a vest with components made to look like improvised explosive devices. Streatham Leisure Centre closed in November 2009 due to health and safety concerns when part of the pool hall ceiling collapsed. [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. 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%). [25], Quietway 5 (Q5) runs on residential streets in the north of Stockwell, offering a slower but quieter signposted route direct to Clapham or Waterloo.[26]. The dining room contained 12 portraits of Henry's guests painted by his friend Joshua Reynolds. For the town in Victoria, Australia, see. From the 17th century it was adopted as the main coach road to Croydon and East Grinstead, and then on to Newhaven and Lewes. To the south, the Victoria line terminates one stop away at Brixton. The project launched this week with an exploration of the life and work of British contemporary artis,t Maggi Hambling. 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. 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