... Anne Jenkin was made a life peer in January 2011 as Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, for her charitable work and political work for the Conservative Party. ...
... Ruskin and Kennington Park are both set to benefit from playground refurbishments worth over half a million pounds. Lambeth Council is proposing to spend £350,000 at Ruskin Park, and £220,000 at Kennington. ...
... The 2022 event, in aid of the Surrey Cricket Foundation and Surrey CCC’s international charity, Cricket Builds Hope, will take place at St Mark’s Church, Kennington, SE11 4PW, near the Kia Oval. ...
A Kennington teenager was one of two sentenced today (Friday, November 4) to a life sentence for conspiracy to murder, after a seventeen-year-old boy was left for dead having been run over and repeatedly stabbed while test riding his new bicycle.
Taiquane Lewis, 19, of Kennington Park Road, Kennington, was found guilty in September of being involved in the ‘cowardly, senseless attack’ on James Bascoe-Smith. ...
... It's easy enough to look these things up, but the answer is often educated guesswork. Most places in London picked up their names in medieval times. We don't have bits of paper to confirm that Mr Wemba really was the landholder of what became Wembley, or an Anglo-Saxon lord called Kenna was the nominative fountainhead of Kennington. ...
’ve lived in a flat in a converted 19th-century fire station in Kennington for almost 20 years. It’s a beautiful building with lots of industrial details, including the old doorway, which is now a window. It still has the original watchtower, from which someone would try to spot fires across the city. ...
... We were then invited to join the Met’s Territorial Support Group as officers smashed through Hallam’s front door at his flat in Kennington, South London. ...
... The last one in 2019, just before wretched Covid arrived which curtailed our get-togethers, was outside the Prince of Wales pub in Cleaver Square, Kennington. It was warm, leaving us with no choice but to imbibe liberally. ...
... Along with Nine Elms, Battersea opened its doors to passengers last Autumn as part of the Northern line extension. It took six years to build the 3km twin-tunnel railway between Kennington and Battersea Power Station, and cost TFL a staggering £1 billion to not only improve connectivity to these areas but provide jobs to 25,000 people. ...
Since November of last year our local councillors, Lambeth assembly member and MP have requested the London Fire Brigade (owners of 8 Albert Embankment) engage with the community before setting the parameters for their next development on these sites.
Despite political support at all levels this has not happened.
This week we read on London-SE1 that behind closed doors they have a new proposed development and design parameters. The LFB decision paper itself says that it will be submitted for planning permission this December 2022. This we understand has now been put back.
There has been zero consultation with local stakeholders and with the design parameters already set it may be impossible to address any harmful impacts.
It appears from the little detail that we have:
the three sites will be developed individually
the Fire Brigade HQ (Grade 2 listed) will be developed first and this will still include a glass box on the roof and building over some of the listed drill yard
the proposed drill yard hotel will now be an office
the workshop site will go into light industrial use as is it's planning policy designation
there are no plans at all on what will happen to the Newport St corner site currently a plant nursery (as far as I can see)
Clearly there has been a fundamental shift in approach but none in the treatment of the local community. Local politicians appear to have had no briefing and we are left to read these announcements in the press.
If like me you are deeply disappointed, I suggest that you write to Sadiq Khan mayor@london.gov.uk to ask him to investigate community engagement by the LFB (who report to him), on the 8 Albert Embankment sites.
If you want more information don't hesitate to contact.
... The special-build folding billboards are found in four London locations: Kennington Lane, Vauxhall; Coombe Lane, Wimbledon; Commercial Road, Limehouse; Woolwich High Street, Woolwich; and one Manchester Location, Ashton Old Road. The campaign will run until 23rd October. ...
... The actor and comedian, perhaps best known for The IT Crowd and Travel Man, appeared on last week's, Wednesday October 5, episode of the Off Menu podcast. Richard shared his dream meal with hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster, including a dish from Kennington restaurant Gandhi's. ...
... The 45-year-old chose to have his dream main course from his beloved curry house found on Kennington Road. Richard said: "Lamb Madras. From Gandhi's in Kennington, Gandhi's restaurant in Kennington. Excellent restaurant." ...
... Timney’s interior design studio, more than 30 years in perfecting, specialises in creating one-off interiors within unique architecture settings – an element that leading British designers and architects have always enjoyed most. This work combines residential and commercial projects that sensitively reference aspects of historical and contemporary design, resulting in uniquely accessible spaces. The Water Tower in Kennington, which was featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs in 2013, was a huge restoration and was a prime example of this creatively mentality. “I remember on the first day after saying yes, I was handed a credit card” she said laughing on the podcast. “I was told that there was no limit on the card, and that was terrifying to me. It was my nightmare, and I just became even more prudent than I would normally be to account for myself.” ...
... There is one positive note - owners Natalie and Craig are reopening their other venue, Cable Bakery near Kennington Tube (which had closed just two weeks previously) and will be continuing to trade from there. ...
... Plans to redevelop and expand the Waterloo Hub Hotel (formerly Days Hotel) at the corner of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road have been approved by Lambeth councillors. ...
...Locals are used to seeing MPs walking purposefully through Kennington, as it’s withinParliament’s division bell zone, giving them eight minutes to dash across the river to vote. ...
... However, what’s not in any doubt is how central Kennington is. It’s on the newly extended Northern line, and the station is now in Zone 1. Four more are in walking distance, as are the delights of theSouth Bank. Buyers have the choice of modern, new-build and ex-local authority flats, Victorian terraced houses and conversions, and Georgian townhouses.
‘We tend to attract a lot of people who work in the City as it is such a fast commute,’ says Tom Floyd of Winkworth’s Kennington office. ...‘First-time buyer demand is very strong and the Bank of Mum and Dad continues to offer support in many cases. Prices start from around £400,000 for an older purpose-built flat or a smaller period conversion.
‘Cleaver Square, a lovely Georgian garden square, is a big pull. For those looking for larger homes, there are some beautiful listed houses on Kennington Road.’
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Oval Village has been designed around the historic Oval Gasholder (Picture: Supplied)
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HAROLD AND MAUDE: Kennington's Cinema Museum screens Harold and Maude, a 1971 film about a young person obsessed with death, who meets an older person obsessed with life. The screening is preceded by musician Maggie Nicols playing an improvised voice and piano set. 7.30pm
... The impact of the honest and inspiring podcast, and the work of its presenters and behind the scenes team, was acknowledged at the British Podcast Awards at London’s Kennington Park on Saturday. ...
... Godin-Prior, of Debdale, Manchester, was convicted in his absence under the Single Justice Procedure – a paper-based process not held in open court – at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 1 alongside Dania Al-Obeid, 27, from Stratford, east London, and Ben Wheeler, 21, from Kennington, south London. ...
... Kennington-based Rebecca was sitting at dinner with her mum when she noticed a protruding lump in her neck. After a routine visit to her dentist, she was referred to the hospital for tests - Rebecca claims she was reassured that a cancer diagnosis would be extremely unlikely.
Formerly a Grand Union outlet, this site now belongs to Brewdog, offering a roof terrace overlooking the Imperial War Museum grounds. Food is typical pub grub, with plenty of vegan and veggie options.
... Detectives have shared more information about a Range Rover found abandoned in Kennington which they believe is linked to the attempted murder of a seventeen-year-old in Brixton. ...
... Detective Sergeant Charlotte Carter said: “We now know that two vehicles, a black VW Passat and a black Range Rover Evoque, travelled in convoy from the Kennington Oval area to Henry Road prior to the attack. ...
... “It returned to the Kennington Oval area where police located it, abandoned, at 3am the next morning. ...
... A Kennington man has been handed a five-year ban from attending football matches after he was caught on CCTV taking part in the violence that erupted between Russian and English football fans. ...
... Police have appealed for witnesses after a serious collision on Kennington Road which saw a motorcyclist hospitalised on Friday.
Officers received reports of a collision on the junction of Kennington Road and Wincott Street from the ambulance service at around 12.15 pm on Friday, June 29.
... But there is one haunted tube stop you may not be familiar with, and one which drivers are terrified of. The Kennington Loop on the Northern Line is a section of track where the train turns around and passengers aren’t allowed on.
Some drivers say they don’t like the Kennington Loop because the track has a very tight curve and trains can be held here for a long time. Another reason why they dread approaching that turn is thanks to a ghostly passenger.
When the train is emptied of passengers, drivers have reported hearing voices and even carriage doors slamming open and shut. Legend has it that a man died in the 1950s when trying to board the train between the cars at Kennington. He was dragged into the loop and killed. ...
... Cllr Jacqui Dyer once again lands the Deputy Leader role. The Kennington ward Councillor also takes on the rather fancy named portfolio of Inclusive Economy and Equalities. ...
... A surprise appointment is Kennington Cllr David Amos. He will lead on Finance and the Cost of Living. Cllr Amos has been happy to be a jobbing ward Councillor since first being elected in 2014. The departing Lambeth Labour faces has led to a lack of talent coming through the ranks. ...
... Cabbies have been paying tribute to “Gorgeous George”, who revolutionised the London taxi industry, and did rides until he fell victim to a ‘collision’ with a moped while walking near his home on Kennington Lane last Thursday May 12.
Eighty-two-year-old George Vyse, who was born in New Cross and lived in Kennington most of his life, died yesterday (Sunday, May 15). ...
... Today detectives renewed appeals for witnesses to the incident to come forward. They said anyone they are yet to speak to, or anyone with dashcam footage, that might have caught what happened last Thursday, at the junction of Kennington Lane and Kenington Road at around 8.50am, should call them on 020 8285 1574. ...
... In later years, he briefly moved to Bexleyheath with his wife, Anna, and daughter, Gina, only to find he missed the hustle and bustle of the city, and duly moved back to Kennington. ...
... “My favourite local restaurants are Gandhi’s in Kennington for a curry (been coming here since the early 1990s when my friend lived above it), Mari Terra in Waterloo for tapas, and Sally White in Kennington for coffee and amazing cakes and pastries. ...
... In 1913 owner of CCE&HR, Underground Electric Railways Company of London, took over the C&SLR eventually integrating them into one line in the 1920s, first by joining up stations at Camden Town and Euston, before connecting more parts of the lines including Kennington in 1926. ...
... All Northern line services between Kennington and Moorgate will resume from Monday 16 May, alongside the opening of the new, wider southbound Northern line platform and customer concourse at Bank station. ...
... I was fortunate to catch Emily Davis at Jazz Bar, Toulouse Lautrec Kennington last week where she performed the first Edinburgh preview of her new one-woman show, Blodwen’s in Town. ...
... An elderly man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was involved in a crash with a motorbike in Lambeth. A motorcycle collided with the pedestrian and emergency services rushed to the scene on Kennington Lane, Kennington, on Thursday afternoon (May 12). ...
... A large cordon was in place with debris scattered across the road, which was closed in both directions at the junction between Kennington Road and Kennington Lane. See our live blog below for a recap of this incident. ...
... Commuters and others travelling across London will be well aware by now that the Northern line has been out of action between Moorgate and Kennington since mid-January. ...
... 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the FA Cup inaugural final, which took place at Kennington Oval between Wanderers FC and the Royal Engineers on 16 March 1872. ...
... As it completes its move from Kennington to Coldharbour Lane, Brixton House, previously known as the Ovalhouse Theatre, now carries the theatrical torch left by those two great edifices of the Victorian era. ...
... Similarly distinguished industry figures like Sibusiso Mamba, an alumnus of Ovalhouse are here to support the theatre in its two mile move from Kennington Oval to Coldharbour Lane. ...
As an architectural shortcut, it was essentially a replica of Kennington station when it was first built. ...
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Kennington
Stay on a terminating Northern line train heading south at Kennington and you’ll go round in a loop, arriving back at Kennington and heading north. People who are drunk/asleep have been known to end up in Edgware, rather than in Morden. ...
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Kenton
Kenton, Kennington, and Kensington are, by total coincidence, derived from the same name – Keninton. It’s an old medieval surname that refers to ‘the King’s lands’. ...
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Lambeth North
Has been called Kennington Road, Westminster Bridge Road, and finally Lambeth North. ...
... The sites covered by the Draft SADPD would include major development opportunities in Streatham, Loughborough Junction, West Norwood, Brixton, Kennington, and Waterloo. ...
Lambeth Council is leading a project to bring the iconic Kennington Park Skatebowl back to its former glory, with it set to be refurbished ahead of a scheduled re-opening later this year. ...
... Working closely with The Friends of Kennington Park, ward councillors, local skaters and expert advisers, the council now hopes to bring the bowl back into use as it has fallen into disrepair over the years. ...
Masked assailants shot Brian Clifford whilst he slept at 126 Kennington Road (Image: Google Vision) In the early hours of September 28, 1985, he was shot dead whilst sleeping in his bedroom at 126 Kennington Road, in Lambeth.
