Princes, Paupers and Protests: a journey through Kennington
Fri 18 Jul
|Kennington Underground Station
Join Gail on a 2-hour walking tour exploring the history of Kennington.
Time & Location
18 Jul 2025, 11:00
Kennington Underground Station, Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4JQ, UK
About the event
Sitting at the junction of two Roman roads, is where Edward III created the Duchy of Cornwall for his son, the Black Prince, who built a palace.
Discover how Kennington changed from 17th century fields, meadows and hedgerows with few buildings to an area rife in poverty with Chartist protests 200 years later. Find out how an art tutor changed expectations within the art world by creating opportunities for women and working-class artists. Visit Lambeth’s oldest square … today, upmarket, but it wasn’t always so. Learn how a woman had a library designed by Tate Britain’s architect as a gift to the people of Kennington. And see where Charlie Chaplin grew up in poverty as well as where decisions were made about the poor at the old Vestry (town hall).
Find out about the iconic Gas Holder No 1 next to Beefeaters Gin before seeing where one of the largest…