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Bishop's and Prince's Wards, Lambeth, 1876

Bishop's and Prince's Wards, Lambeth, 1876
Extract from the 'Plan of The Parish of Lambeth, showing its Divisions into Wards and Ecclesiastical Districts', surveyor Hugh McIntosh, 1876

The Oval, is now the Surrey Cricket Ground, (leased by the Surrey Cricket Club in 1845); and Kennington Common, has undergone many changes before becoming Kennington Park.

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Bishop's and Prince's wards reflect the growing trend of Victorian terraced housing and housing estates that have replaced the large mansions with their extensive gardens.

Riverside industries, using the river to transport goods, included potteries, soap works and distilleries.

Overcrowded houses in multiple occupation and poor repair led to crime, poverty and disease, addressed in Edwardian times largely by the Duchy of Cornwall in the Prince's Ward.

St Mark's Church, built just to its south in 1824, stands where the Kennington gallows used to be.


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Historical maps of Lambeth
 
Map of the
"Brixton Hundreds",
1648
 
Map of the Fortification of London and Suburbs, c.1700
Fortification of London
and Suburbs, c.1700
 
The Road from London towards East Grinstead, 1790
The Road from
London towards
East Grinstead, 1790
 
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