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The England football Superstar whose proud of his Kennington Roots

By spikewarren 07/04/2021Famous People

Jadon Sancho is one of the most talented young English football superstars to emerge in recent times. An attacking winger, who is currently* playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German…

Evanion: The Royal Conjuror

By spikewarren 04/04/2021Famous People

Henry Evans (c. 1832 – 17 June 1905) was a conjurer, ventriloquist and humorist, who was born and lived in Kennington. Using the stage name Evanion he enjoyed a career spanning over fifty years.…

Holy Road Safety – It’s Batman in Denny Street

By spikewarren 02/04/2021Transport

It's May 1967 & Adam West in full Batman costume was in Kennington to film a Road Safety film. The film was made during a break at the end of…

Electric Taxis first seen on the streets of Kennington in 1897

By spikewarren 02/04/2021Firsts, Transport

In 1897 Electric Taxis were operating on the streets of London. Service however was only to last 2 years before the company failed.

22 May 1971 & A bomb explodes at Tintagel House. The Angry Brigade has targeted the National Police Computer that is located in the building. Tintagel House was a Metropolitan Police office block, located just down from Vauxhall Bridge and a couple of buildings away from the MI6 building.

There used to be a Kennington Road Underground Station

By spikewarren 28/03/2021Transport

When the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opened in 1906, with the very first journey between Baker Street and Kennington Road stations. Kennington Road was the original but all be…

Kennington: the Centre of London

By spikewarren 27/03/2021Transport

Proof if ever you needed it on why Kennington is the centre of London