epw024936 ENGLAND (1928). The Oval Cricket Ground and environs, Kennington, 1928

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Title [EPW024936] The Oval Cricket Ground and environs, Kennington, 1928
Reference EPW024936
Date 6-October-1928
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Place name KENNINGTON
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 530937, 177743
Longitude / Latitude -0.11409120559687, 51.482978591606
National Grid Reference TQ309777

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Claylands Congregational church 1836

Peter
Tuesday 15th of November 2022 04:57:59 PM
Site of Claylands House (1801) built by John Fentiman.

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Tuesday 27th of April 2021 09:22:59 PM
Hanover Gardens

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Tuesday 26th of March 2019 04:31:08 PM
Archbishop Tenison's School Academy

AirSpotterJones
Tuesday 26th of March 2019 04:26:09 PM
The school was founded in 1685 and moved to its present site in 1928, when the new building was opened by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII). This coincided with the development of London County Council's blocks of flats built in the locality, which was followed by the familiar 1930s units constructed on both sides of the famous old cricket ground.

John Swain
Wednesday 14th of June 2017 09:54:51 AM
St. Mark's Church

Class31
Wednesday 9th of April 2014 01:29:31 PM
Bonnington Square

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Saturday 30th of November 2013 01:43:43 AM

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:46:44 AM

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:45:51 AM

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:44:34 AM
Kennington Park Road

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Friday 14th of September 2012 09:43:49 AM
Clayton Street

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:42:16 AM
Vauxhall Street

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:38:02 AM
Harleyford Street

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:34:27 AM
Harleyford Road to Vauxhall and Victoria

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:32:57 AM
Kennington Oval

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:31:42 AM
Vauxhall Stand

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:30:49 AM

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:29:56 AM
World famous cluster of gasholders (gasometers) on the east side of the ground.

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:29:04 AM

User Comment Contributions

The Oval, 08/04/2014

Class31
Monday 24th of November 2014 09:04:30 AM
Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School 08/04/2014

Class31
Wednesday 9th of April 2014 01:26:43 PM
The Oval 08/04/2014

Class31
Wednesday 9th of April 2014 01:23:57 PM
Despite the cloud shadows on the margins of the image, this is a splendid picture of one of England's oldest Test cricket grounds, with the distinctive backdrop of the 1850s gasholders and architect Thomas Muirhead's impressive 1896 pavilion. The ground took its name not from its own shape but from that of the streets surrounding it in Vauxhall, London SE11.

John Swain
Thursday 9th of May 2013 08:56:15 AM
A view looking east-north-east across the famous old ground, which was developed in the 1840s and soon became the headquarters of Surrey County Cricket Club. The first Test match was played here in 1880, when WG Grace scored 152 and England beat Australia by five wickets. In its early days, the Oval also hosted international soccer and rugby matches. This picture was taken just over two years after England had regained the Ashes from the Australians in August 1926. Ten seasons later, Len Hutton would score a world record 364 against the Aussies, which is still the highest individual score by an English Test batsman.

John Swain
Friday 14th of September 2012 09:27:50 AM