On Kennington Oval at Harleyford Street, on the right when traveling west on Kennington Oval.
This plaque honours the loss England suffered against Australia
at the Oval in 1882 as the birth of
'The Ashes’
The Sporting Times printed an obituary of the death of English cricket
"The body will be cremated and the ashes taken . . . — — Map (db m294638) HM
This plaque honours the achievements of
The Great Batsman
Bobby Abel
He played for Surrey from 1881 to 1904, scoring 27,609 runs
In 1899 he scored 357 not out against Somerset, a club record — — Map (db m294351) HM
On Mephan Street at York Road, on the left when traveling west on Mephan Street.
In commemoration of the
50th anniversary of D-Day
6th June 1944
In memory of the railway employees
who gave their lives on the
6th June 1944
Railtrack
South West — — Map (db m118205) WM
This plaque honours the first ever final of the oldest association football
competition in the world, played at the Oval on 16th March 1872
The F.A. Cup
The Wanderers beat the Royal Engineers 1-0
A further twenty-one finals were . . . — — Map (db m294562) HM
On Kennington Oval at Harleyford Street, on the right when traveling west on Kennington Oval.
This plaque
honours the match
played between
England and Australia
at the Oval, from the
6th-8th September 1880
The First Test Match
on English soil
England won by five wickets
WG Grace scored 152, becoming
England's . . . — — Map (db m294886) HM
On Albert Embankment, on the left when traveling south.
This plaque remembers the thousands of Lambeth residents who died in the cholera epidemics of the nineteenth century.
You are standing close to what was the busy junction of Broad Street, Upper and Lower Fore Street before the building of . . . — — Map (db m241239) HM
Near Waterloo Bridge close to Upper Ground, on the right when traveling north.
Laurence Olivier O.M.
Actor
1907 – 1989
Baron Olivier of Brighton
Founding Director of the National Theatre
1963 – 1973
More than two hundred, mainly theatre and film people and institutions,
contributed to the Laurence Olivier . . . — — Map (db m118345) HM
Martin Howell
1952 to 2024
CEO Playscape Racing and probably one of the top six Renault 5 racing drivers of all time
The Old Clapham Bus Garage
The spiritual home of indoor go kart racing — — Map (db m296804) HM
(Rainbow plaque:)
A Landmark of British Cinema
was filmed on this road.
This plaque commemorates the site of
'Powders' laundrette.
Directed by Stephen Frears
Screenplay by Hanif Kureishi
(meta plaque:)
'My . . . — — Map (db m296571) HM
On Mephan Street at York Road, on the left when traveling west on Mephan Street.
Roll of Honor
1914- 1918
Names of the Company’s Employees
Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War
( there are four plaques, one outside and one inside on each side of the entranceways into the station ) — — Map (db m118203) WM
Near Clapham Common North Side near Orlando Road, on the left when traveling north.
This object is the remains of a 2,000 year-old Roman plinth which was found in the grounds of Cavendish House on Clapham Common South Side in 1912. It was presented to the old Clapham Library, now Omnibus, by Councillor E. J. Golds
The . . . — — Map (db m296164) HM
On Clapham Common North at Orlando Road, on the right when traveling west on Clapham Common North.
Ruth Ling
1952-2013
This garden forecourt was created in memory of Councillor Ruth Ling
At the time of her death Ruth was the longest serving Member of Lambeth Council
She was a good friend of the Arts and a campaigner in support . . . — — Map (db m297478) HM
On Kennington Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to St. Mark's Churchyard
St. Mark's Churchyard is small open space surrounding the historic St. Mark's Church at Kennington, situated close to the Oval Underground Station, the Brit Oval (home to Surrey County Cricket Club) and . . . — — Map (db m294911) HM
On Lambeth Palace Road, on the left when traveling north.
was secretly formed for the purpose of recruiting agents, men and women of many nationalities who would volunteer to continue the fight for freedom, by performing acts of sabotage in countries occupied by the enemy during the Second World War. . . . — — Map (db m240782) HM WM
On Waterloo Road at Exton Street, on the right when traveling north on Waterloo Road.
Erected by the Nursing Staff in honour of the patients who died in the King George Hospital HM Stationery Offices Stamford Street used as a military hospital during the war
( inscribed around the top of the column )
Greater love . . . — — Map (db m118702) WM
On Camberwell New Road near Kennington Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
(Panel One)
St. Mark's Church stands at the junction of two old Roman roads one to Newhaven and the other (Stane Street) to Chichester. The Common was a favourite place for chariot racing and cricket. Cricket was moved from Kennington Park . . . — — Map (db m297705) HM
On Van Gogh Walk at Morat Street, on the left when traveling west on Van Gogh Walk.
The young Vincent van Gogh came to London in 1873 to work for an art
dealership. He moved to 87 Hackford Road nearby and was enchanted by his
walks in and around Stockwell.
In the 1870s this area was undeveloped and many of the streets and . . . — — Map (db m294933) HM
On Van Gogh Walk at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on Van Gogh Walk.
In May 1873, Vincent van Gogh arrived in London to work as an art dealer and
found lodgings nearby at 87 Hackford Road. Vincent wrote to his brother
Theo about his early days in Stockwell:
"Oh, how I'd like to have you here,
old . . . — — Map (db m295065) HM
On Venn Street at Clapham High Street, on the right when traveling north on Venn Street.
The Reverend John Venn (1759-1813), after whom this street is named, was
the Rector of Clapham from 1792. He was also a leader of the progressive Clapham Sect, a group of evangelical Christians who worshipped
at Holy Trinity Church and who . . . — — Map (db m296826) HM
On Van Gogh Walk at Morat Street, on the left when traveling west on Van Gogh Walk.
Vincent Willem van Gogh
1853-1890 Artist and Writer.
In 1873-4 he lived at 87 Hackford Road
and worked at the art dealers Goupil & Co.
By Anthony D. Padgett 2017. Installed 2018. — — Map (db m295309) HM
On Waterloo Road at Sandell Stre, on the right when traveling south on Waterloo Road.
The Wellington Hotel & Public House
The Wellington takes its name after Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), the first Duke of Wellington and Prime Minister from 1828-30 and 1834. Victor of the battle of Waterloo in 1815, Waterloo Train Station, Waterloo . . . — — Map (db m118346) HM
On Albert Embankment at Black Prince Road, on the left when traveling south on Albert Embankment.
The origins of a dock and slipway at this site can be traced back to the 14th century. The present retaining structure was built c1868 as a parish dock when the Albert Embankment was constructed by the Metropolitan Board of Works to improve . . . — — Map (db m241240) HM
William Wilberforce and ‘The Clapham Sect’
worshipped in this church. Their campaigning resulted in the abolition of slavery in the British dominions, 1833. — — Map (db m297627) HM
