Renfrew Road: Lambeth's Forgotten Civic Quarter (Walk)

A stately red-brick heritage building with ornate stone detailing, steep slate roofs, and large mullioned windows, fronted by neatly trimmed hedges along a quiet street.
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Cost: donations welcome Neighbourhood: Kennington Category:
  • Lambeth Heritage Festival
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A short, guided walk around the cluster of civic buildings on and around Renfrew Road, built as the public face of the parish in the second half of the 19th century. Starting at the former courthouse, now Buddhist Centre, we take in the neighbouring fire station, police station and the site of the Lambeth Workhouse, exploring how policing, welfare and justice were once concentrated in a single quarter, and what has become of these buildings since.

Jamyang Buddhist Centre, The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, Kennington, SE11 4NA