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Old Kent Road [a] is a major thoroughfare in South East London, England, passing through the London Borough of Southwark. It was originally part of an ancient trackway that was paved by the Romans and used by the Anglo-Saxons who named it Wæcelinga Stræt ( Watling Street ). It is now part of the A2, a major road from London to Dover.
- 1.8 mi (2.9 km)
The history of Old Kent Road stretches back more than 2,000 years. It’s one of Britain’s oldest roads and its origins can be traced back to an ancient route once used by the Celts. Since Roman times, the road has been the primary route between London and the Kent coast. The Anglo-Saxons knew it as Watling Street; later generations knew it ...
Jan 30, 2019 · And the best place for this is 'The History of the Old Kent Road' mural on the corner of Peckham Park Road and Old Kent Road. Created in 1965 by Polish artist Adam Kossowski, it is made up of ...
1858 Old Kent Road Tollgate by Dun Cow & Green Man pubs _____ Mid Victorian Old Kent Road 1860s Stanford’s Map of London 1861 Horse drawn Trams used on Old Kent Road. 1866 Old Kent Road railway station opened on South London Line (by current railway bridge). 1868 Old Christ Church closed to make way for new gas works.
Nov 8, 2019 · 596 Old Kent Road (Livesey Place) 372 units, Shaviram (project approved) 6-12 Verney Road 340 units, Argon Capital/CB Acquisition LDN (project approved) Biscuit Factory Bermondsey 1,343 units ...
- Murray Withers
His Old Kent Road mural was grade II listed in April 2017, which – Hidden London hopes – means that it will be preserved even if the building itself (now an evangelical church) is demolished, as has recently been proposed. The slideshow below features selected details from the mural. The Astoria cinema closed in 1968 and was demol ...
The background to our plans. While the rest of London has changed rapidly over the past 20 years, Old Kent Road is still much as it was at the turn of the millennium. It’s a busy, lively area with a unique character but it also has a lot of unfulfilled potential. Revitalised, Old Kent Road could become a major central London destination.
