Street names of Waterloo

This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Waterloo. The area has no formally defined boundaries – those utilised here are the river Thames to the north and west, Blackfriars Road to the east, and Westminster Bridge Road to the south.

  • Addington Street
  • Alaska Street
  • Aquinas Street
  • Barge House Street and Old Barge House Alley – as this was the former location of the royal barges during Tudor times and after[1][2]
  • Baron’s Place – after the Baron family, local landowners in the 18th century[3]
  • Baylis Road – after Lilian Baylis, manager of the Old Vic in the early 20th century[4]
  • Belvedere Road – after Belvedere House and gardens, opened in 1718 on the site of what is now the Royal Festival Hall[5][6]
  • Blackfriars Road – named after Blackfriars Bridge in 1769/70; it was formerly Great Surrey Street, reflecting the traditional county it is in[7][8]
  • Boundary Row
  • Brad Street
  • Broadwall – after a former earthen dyke located here, marking the western boundary of the parish of Paris Gardens/Christchurch[9][10]
  • Burdett Street
  • Burrows Mews – after the nearby Burrows Buildings, built 1770[11]
  • Chaplin Close
  • Charlie Chaplin Walk – after Charlie Chaplin, famous 20th century comedian and actor, who was born in South London
  • Chicheley Street – after Henry Chichele, 15th century archbishop, by connection with the nearby Lambeth Palace[12][13]
  • Coin Street – unknown, thought possibly after a former mint located here in the time of Henry VIII;[14] it was formerly Prince’s Street until 1893, after the Prince Regent (later George IV)[15][16]
  • Colombo Street – after Alexander Colombo, 19th century bailiff of the local manor of Paris Gardens[17]
  • Concert Hall Approach – as it leads to the Royal Festival Hall, built 1951[18]
  • Cons Street – after Emma Cons, manager of the Old Vic in the 1880s[19]
  • Cooper Close
  • Coral Street
  • Cornwall Road – as it formed part of the manor of Kennington, which belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall; it was Green Lane prior to 1815[20][21]
  • Cottesloe Mews
  • Cranfield Row
  • The Cut – as when built it cut through what was then open country/marsh[22]
  • Dibdin Row
  • Dodson Street
  • Doon Street[23]
  • Duchy Place and Duchy Street – as it formed part of the manor of Kennington, which belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall[24]
  • Emery Street – after the nearby Wellington Mills, which manufactured emery paper in the 19th century; prior to 1893 it was Short Street[25][21]
  • Exton Street
  • Forum Magna Square
  • Frazier Street
  • Gabriel's Wharf
  • Gerridge Street
  • Granby Place
  • Gray Street
  • Greenham Close
  • Greet Street
  • Grindal Street – for Edmund Grindal, 16th century archbishop, by association with the nearby Lambeth Palace[26]
  • Hatfields – as fur hats were formerly made here[27]
  • Holmes Terrace
  • Isabella Street
  • Joan Street
  • Johanna Street – possibly after local resident and subscriber to the Old Vic Johanna Serres[28]
  • Jurston Court
  • Launcelot Street – after Launcelot Holland, local developer in the 1820s[29]
  • Leake Court and Leake Street – after John Leake, founder of a local hospital in 1767[30]
  • Lower Marsh – as this land was formerly a marsh prior to the 19th century[31]
  • Lower Road
  • Marigold Alley – after a former 18th century inn here called the Marygold, possibly named for the flower, symbol of Mary I[32][33]
  • Mepham Street – after a 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury Simon Mepeham
  • Meymott Street – after the Meymott family, several of whom were stewards of Paris Gardens manor in the 19th century[34]
  • Miller Walk
  • Mitre Road
  • Morley Street – after Samuel Morley, benefactor of the Old Vic in the 1880s[35]
  • Murphy Street
  • Paris Garden – the name of the former manor here; it may derive from ‘parish’ or the Old French ‘pareil’ (enclosure), or possibly after 15th century local family the de Parys[36][37]
  • Pear Place
  • Pearman Street
  • Pontypool Place
  • The Queen's Walk – named in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Rennie Street – after John Rennie the Elder, prominent 18th century engineer, who designed Waterloo Bridge and Southwark Bridge[38][39]
  • Roupell Street – after local 19th century property owner John Roupell[40]
  • St George's Circus – as this area was formerly called St George's Fields, after St George the Martyr, Southwark church; the circus opened in 1770[41]
  • Sandell Street – after one Mr Sandell, who owned warehouses here in the 1860s[42]
  • Secker Street – after Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury 1758-68, by connection with the nearby Lambeth Palace[43]
  • Short Street – after local early 19th century carpenter Samuel Short[44]
  • South Bank – descriptive, as it is the south bank of the Thames
  • Spur Road
  • Stamford Street – after Stamford, Lincolnshire, hometown of John Marshall, local benefactor and churchman[45]
  • Station Approach Road – as it leads to Waterloo station
  • Sutton Walk
  • Tanswell Street
  • Tenison Way – after Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury 1695–1715, by connection with the nearby Lambeth Palace[46]
  • Theed Street
  • Tress Place
  • Ufford Street
  • Upper Ground – as this was formerly a raise earth ditch between the river and Surrey marshland; formerly Upper Ground Street[47][48]
  • Valentine Place
  • Waterloo Bridge and Waterloo Road – the road was built in 1817 shortly after the British victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo[49][50]
  • Webber Street
  • Westminster Bridge Road – as it leads to Westminster Bridge[51]
  • West Road
  • Whittlesey Street
  • Windmill Walk – after the windmills formerly located here when it was countryside; formerly Windmill Street[52]
  • Wootton Street
  • York Road

References

Citations

  1. Fairfield 1983, p. 20.
  2. Bebbington 1972, p. 34.
  3. Fairfield 1983, p. 21.
  4. Fairfield 1983, p. 24.
  5. Fairfield 1983, p. 28.
  6. Bebbington 1972, p. 44.
  7. Fairfield 1983, p. 33.
  8. Bebbington 1972, p. 49.
  9. Fairfield 1983, p. 43.
  10. Bebbington 1972, p. 58-9.
  11. Fairfield 1983, p. 50.
  12. Fairfield 1983, p. 68.
  13. Bebbington 1972, p. 85.
  14. Bebbington 1972, p. 19.
  15. Fairfield 1983, p. 76.
  16. Bebbington 1972, p. 93.
  17. Fairfield 1983, p. 78-9.
  18. Bebbington 1972, p. 95.
  19. Fairfield 1983, p. 80-1.
  20. Fairfield 1983, p. 82-3.
  21. Bebbington 1972, p. 99.
  22. Fairfield 1983, p. 89.
  23. Bebbington 1972, p. 112.
  24. Fairfield 1983, p. 104.
  25. Fairfield 1983, p. 111.
  26. Fairfield 1983, p. 145.
  27. Bebbington 1972, p. 167.
  28. Fairfield 1983, p. 172.
  29. Fairfield 1983, p. 188.
  30. Fairfield 1983, p. 190.
  31. Fairfield 1983, p. 199.
  32. Fairfield 1983, p. 207.
  33. Bebbington 1972, p. 213.
  34. Fairfield 1983, p. 212.
  35. Fairfield 1983, p. 218.
  36. Fairfield 1983, p. 240.
  37. Bebbington 1972, p. 247.
  38. Fairfield 1983, p. 265.
  39. Bebbington 1972, p. 275.
  40. Fairfield 1983, p. 271.
  41. Fairfield 1983, p. 276.
  42. Fairfield 1983, p. 287.
  43. Fairfield 1983, p. 290.
  44. Fairfield 1983, p. 295.
  45. Fairfield 1972, p. 302.
  46. Fairfield 1983, p. 312.
  47. Fairfield 1983, p. 325.
  48. Bebbington 1972, p. 329.
  49. Fairfield 1983, p. 334.
  50. Bebbington 1972, p. 338.
  51. Fairfield 1983, p. 338.
  52. Fairfield 1983, p. 344.

Sources

  • Fairfield, Sheila (1972). The Streets Of London: A Dictionary Of The Names And Their Origins. BT Batsford Ltd.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Bebbington, GIllian (1983). London Street Names. Papermac. ISBN 978-0-333-28649-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.