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About Stockwell
Stockwell's history is fascinating. Until the early 1800s it was a few houses around a village green (now Stockwell Green). In the 1830's Stockwell Park became an exclusive early Victorian neighbourhood and many imposing villas.
With the coming of the railways, and the opening of Stockwell Underground station in 1890, more working people were attracted and smaller terraced houses and mansion blocks sprang up.
Stockwell Gardens Estate was built in the 1930s, and further large council estates - notably the 1950s Studley Estate - following the Blitz. Stockwell now contains a diverse townscape which includes several conservation areas and fine listed buildings such as the St Michael's Church (Stockwell Park Road - 1840) and Stockwell Bus Garage (Lansdowne Way - 1954).
The area boasts the most significant typographic collection in the world at the National Museum of Type and Communication, 100 Hackford Road. This living museum was founded in 1991 and houses examples of the art and craft of typography from the last 500 years.
Stockwell has a variety of cafes, bars and other businesses owned by Portuguese members of the community, over time resulting in the locally known area of 'Little Portugal'. This is quite unique in London.
Following the success of a recent Single Regeneration Budget Round 5 application, the area is due to benefit from a range of funded projects to be managed by one of the major local housing providers, Hyde Plus for Hyde South Bank Homes. Development of this programme involved the Stockwell Partnership, a community-driven partnership established in April 1996.
The membership comprises local tenants and residents, voluntary groups and public sector partners. The outcome of their work is the regeneration programme that will provide the mix of funding required to enhance the environment and carry out welcome improvements within the area.
The area is well served by transport links to Vauxhall, the Oval, Waterloo and central London to the north, Brixton and Clapham to the south.
Taken from the Lambeth council website www.lambeth.gov.uk
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