Town or city· Postcodes SE11, SE17
Kennington
Greater London, London · population 15,106 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Days out & attractions in Kennington
Days out around Kennington – castles, museums, parks, monuments and more, including 2 in Kennington itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏰 Castles & stately homes
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🏛️ Museums
The Cinema Museum
Kennington · 0.1 miles
Building name is The Lambeth Workhouse. Constructed in 1873. The building was eventually turned into a hospital. The workhouse's former master's house and chapel are now occupied by the Cinema Museum which is a grade II listed building.
Dugard Way 2, London SE11 4TH
Imperial War Museum London
Westminster · 0.6 miles
IWM London tells the story of those whose lives have been shaped by war from the First World War to the present day.
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Civilian Memorial
Oval · 0.6 miles
Memorial to over 100 local people killed in an air raid shelter in the park during the Blitz. Majority of them were women and children.
Elephant & Castle
Pullens Estate · 0.6 miles
Colourful painted concrete Elephant with a castle on its back taken from the now demolished 1960s shopping centre and relocated to the roof of Castle Square.
Michael Faraday Memorial substation
Pullens Estate · 0.6 miles
A stainless-steel box sits on Elephant Square at the northern side of the Elephant and Castle gyratory, commemorating the Victorian scientist Michael Faraday. Designed by modern-movement architect Rodney Gordon in 1959 and erected in 1961, the structure occupies the centre of what was formerly a roundabout. Inside the metal casing lies a London Underground electrical substation that powers the Northern and Bakerloo lines, a fitting tribute to a pioneer of electricity. The original concept called for glass panels so that the transformer work could be seen, but concerns about vandalism led to the current metal cladding. The monument carries an inscription set into the surrounding concrete paving, identifying it as the Faraday Memorial. Since being granted Grade II listed status in 1996, it has been fitted with a series of lighting schemes: a school-girl-designed installation from a 1996 Blue Peter competition, and a “disco” theme introduced by Southwark Council in May 2012 that illuminates the box each evening after dark. Although early-2000s regeneration plans considered relocating the monument 400 metres to Walworth Road, the scheme was abandoned and the memorial remains in its original position, now more readily reachable after the roundabout was “peninsulised”. Visitors can view the monument at any time without charge; it is openly visible from the surrounding streets and pedestrian routes. Access is straightforward via the Northern and Bakerloo Underground lines, whose tunnels the substation serves, and the site is operated by London Underground as part of the public transport infrastructure.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏚️ Ruins
Watch House
Millbank · 0.6 miles
The stone was once to be seen built into the front wall of a two-storey house, erected in 1825. It was the Parish Watch House. Its purpose was to hold ‘the drunk and disorderly. Believed to be demolished between the First and Second World Wars.
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🖼️ Galleries
Ken Artspace
Kennington Cross · 0.1 miles
Windmill Row 16, London SE11 5DW
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📸 Landmarks & sights
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Kennington.
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