Street names of Waterloo

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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[edit]

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. ^ a b 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.
  • Bebbington, Gillian (1983). London Street Names. Papermac. ISBN 978-0-333-28649-4.
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