place

Denmark Hill

Areas of LondonCamberwellKing's College LondonStreets in the London Borough of SouthwarkUse British English from April 2015
106 And 108, Denmark Hill Se5
106 And 108, Denmark Hill Se5

Denmark Hill is an area and road in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark. It is a sub-section of the western flank of the Norwood Ridge, centred on the long, curved Ruskin Park slope of the ridge. The area and road is said to have acquired its name from Queen Anne's husband, Prince George of Denmark, who hunted there.It is part of the A215 which north of its main foot, Camberwell Green, becomes Camberwell Road and south of Red Post Hill becomes named Herne Hill, another district. Its postcode is SE5. North-east and south-easterly slopes of the same eminence are named Grove Hill and Dog Kennel Hill, on top of which the summit is shared with Champion Hill, the only divide being proximity to the respective two affluent streets which intersection on Camberwell descent. From Camberwell Green northwards the land is much lower and very gently sloped as in northern Brixton at its other foot, in the west. There are good views across central London from vantage points (e.g. top-storey windows). On a clear day some viewers can read the time on the Big Ben clockface.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Denmark Hill (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Denmark Hill
Champion Park, London Camberwell (London Borough of Southwark)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Denmark HillContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 51.4678 ° E -0.0902 °
placeShow on map

Address

Denmark Hill

Champion Park
SE5 8BB London, Camberwell (London Borough of Southwark)
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

106 And 108, Denmark Hill Se5
106 And 108, Denmark Hill Se5
Share experience

Nearby Places

Camberwell Collegiate School
Camberwell Collegiate School

The Camberwell Collegiate School was an independent school in Camberwell, London, England. It was located on the eastern side of Camberwell Grove, directly opposite the Grove Chapel.The school was opened in 1835, as an Anglican school under the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester, and with the support of J. G. Storie, the vicar of the nearby St Giles' Church. It was affiliated to King's College London, which had been established as an Anglican alternative to the secular University College London. The council of King's College offered an annual prize for the school's best pupil.The Collegiate School was situated on a two-acre site laid out as a pleasure ground and flower gardens, and housed in a purpose-built building constructed the previous year to the designs of Henry Roberts, who had also designed the Fishmongers' Hall. Built at a cost of about £3,600 in white brick with stone dressings, and incorporating some aspects of Tudor style, it had a frontage of 300 feet, and was notable for the cloister which formed the centre of its entrance front.The building included an entrance hall, a library, three classrooms, the master's accommodation, and a schoolroom designed to accommodate 200 boys. The large schoolroom was 60 feet long, 33 feet wide, and its 20-foot height was topped by a lantern with pinnacles.The Collegiate School had some success for a while, leading to the closure for some decades of the Denmark Hill Grammar School. However, it had difficulty competing with other nearby schools including Dulwich College, and was closed in 1867. The land was sold for building.