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Outside Stockwell station is a memorial to Jean Charles de Menezes, a man who was shot dead by police who mistakenly believed he was a terrorist. The incident took place on the station platform.
©Danny Robinson
For the history of, and other information about, the tube station, see the Wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockwell_tube_station.
©Mike Quinn
©Oxyman
Bike parking and contraflow cycle lane, Binfield Road, Stockwell
©Malc McDonald
Bicycles outside Stockwell Underground station.
©Stephen McKay
©Stacey Harris
©R Sones
Built over the air vents for Stockwell tube station, it's on the corner of Clapham Road (A3) and South Lambeth Road (A203)
©Noel Foster
In late 1940, the government decided to build a system of deep (air raid) shelters linked to existing underground stations. Each deep shelter consisted of two parallel tubes that might be used for future express underground lines. Seven such shelters were built at Northern Line stations - Belsize Park, Camden Town, Goodge Street, Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham Common and Clapham South. Each shelter had two entrances with a “pill box” and ventilation shafts; most of these are still there today (February 2011). Some of the deep shelters are in use for secure storage of documents. This shelter can be seen on the satellite image http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=51.47307024640801&lon=-0.12209683656692505&gz=19&oz=10&gt=1 . [Source: “Beneath the City Streets” by Peter Laurie (1970, revised 1979).] Also shows the [[34999]] photographed by Noel Foster.
©Mike Quinn
This site was originally part of South Lambeth Common, a large tract of open land belonging to the manor of Vauxhall and owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was gradually enclosed, often illegally, by local tenants for keeping livestock at the start of the 19th century until they were evicted and new restrictions were placed on enclosures or buildings. These restrictions were lifted in 1843 and a local developer bought up and developed much of the land for housing. However, he left this small piece of open space which his successors passed to Lambeth Borough Council in 1920 for it to be developed into a new war memorial garden. The stone memorial tower was built in 1922, originally to those who died in the First World War, but now including those who died in the Second World War. Next to it is this ventilation shaft for Stockwell Underground station which was painted with murals in 2001 to commemorate those who died in the two World Wars. These include Violette Szabo who was originally born in Paris but grew up and went to school in nearby Stockwell Road before serving in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) until her capture and execution in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp aged 23. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross. This mural was listed in Time Out as one of London's top ten murals.
©Ian Yarham
In late 1940, the government decided to build a system of deep (air raid) shelters linked to existing underground stations. Each deep shelter consisted of two parallel tubes that might be used for future express underground lines. Seven such shelters were built at Northern Line stations - Belsize Park, Camden Town, Goodge Street, Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham Common and Clapham South. Each shelter had two entrances with a “pill box” and ventilation shafts; most of these are still there today (February 2011). Some of the deep shelters are in use for secure storage of documents. This shelter can be seen on the satellite image http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=51.47307024640801&lon=-0.12209683656692505&gz=19&oz=10&gt=1 . [Source: “Beneath the City Streets” by Peter Laurie (1970, revised 1979).]
©Mike Quinn
This site was originally part of South Lambeth Common, a large tract of open land belonging to the manor of Vauxhall and owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was gradually enclosed, often illegally, by local tenants for keeping livestock at the start of the 19th century until they were evicted and new restrictions were placed on enclosures or buildings. These restrictions were lifted in 1843 and a local developer bought up and developed much of the land for housing. However, he left this small piece of open space which his successors passed to Lambeth Borough Council in 1920 for it to be developed into a new war memorial garden. The stone memorial tower seen here was built in 1922, originally to those who died in the First World War, but now including those who died in the Second World War. To its left can be seen the murals painted on the ventilation shaft for Stockwell Underground station to commemorate those who died in the two World Wars. These include Violette Szabo who was originally born in Paris but grew up and went to school in nearby Stockwell Road before serving in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) until her capture and execution in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp aged 23. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross. This mural was listed in Time Out as one of London's top ten murals.
©Ian Yarham
On a small green at the junction of Clapham, South Lambeth & Stockwell Roads. The inscription dedicates it "to the Stockwell men who served in the Great War".
©Mike Faherty
This site was originally part of South Lambeth Common, a large tract of open land belonging to the manor of Vauxhall and owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was gradually enclosed, often illegally, by local tenants for keeping livestock at the start of the 19th century until they were evicted and new restrictions were placed on enclosures or buildings. These restrictions were lifted in 1843 and a local developer bought up and developed much of the land for housing. However, he left this small piece of open space which his successors passed to Lambeth Borough Council in 1920 for it to be developed into a new war memorial garden. The stone memorial tower seen here was built in 1922, originally to those who died in the First World War, but now including those who died in the Second World War. To its left can be seen the murals painted on the ventilation shaft for Stockwell Underground station to commemorate those who died in the two World Wars. These include Violette Szabo who was originally born in Paris but grew up and went to school in nearby Stockwell Road before serving in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) until her capture and execution in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp aged 23. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross. This mural was listed in Time Out as one of London's top ten murals.
©Ian Yarham
Behind the tower is the [[2267510]]. Also shows the location of the [[1143301]] photographed by Stephen McKay.
©Mike Quinn

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