Denmark Hill
Location
OS grid reference:	TQ327760
Latitude:	51.467856°
Longitude:	-0.090240°
Administration
London borough:	Southwark
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Surrey (1889)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	SE5
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:
London Assembly:	Lambeth and Southwark
European Parliament:	London
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William Booth Memorial College

Denmark Hill Station

Denmark Hill is an area and road in South London located between Camberwell and East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark. The road forms part of the A215; north of Camberwell Green it becomes Camberwell Road; south of Red Post Hill it becomes Herne Hill. Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ... 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Download high resolution version (904x562, 151 KB)William Booth College, Champion Park, London, the London training college for UK officers of the Salvation Army. ... Download high resolution version (904x562, 151 KB)William Booth College, Champion Park, London, the London training college for UK officers of the Salvation Army. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Denmark_hill_station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Denmark_hill_station. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Camberwell is a district of London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Dulwich Library East Dulwich is an area in the London Borough of Southwark. ... The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in London, England. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Camberwell Green is a small area of common land in Camberwell, South London. ... Camberwell Road is a road in the London Borough of Southwark, leading from Walworth to Camberwell. ... Herne Hill is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London. ...

In John Cary's map of 1786 the area is shown as Dulwich Hill. The only building apparent is the 'Fox under the Hill', on the site of today's 'Fox on the Hill' pub. The name of the area was changed to Denmark Hill in honour of the husband of Queen Anne, Prince George of Denmark, who lived there. John Cary (1754-1835) was an 18th century cartographer. ... Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. ... Prince George of Denmark Prince George of Denmark (April 2, 1653 - October 28, 1708) was the Prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain. ...

The area is home of the Maudsley Hospital and King's College Hospital, and also of Ruskin Park, named after John Ruskin who once lived nearby. The Institute of Psychiatry is based behind the Maudsley Hospital, a school of King's College London (University of London). The college also has a hall of residence in Champion Hill. The Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, Camberwell, South London is unique as a psychiatric hospital in that it was always intended to be a centre of treatment and research rather than confinement and asylum. Now part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) the hospital derives its origins... Kings College Hospital, Ruskin Wing Kings College Hospital first opened in 1840 close to Lincolns Inn Fields and within two years was treating 1290 inpatients in 120 beds. ... Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ... Front doors of the Institute of Psychiatry // Introduction The Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) is a research institution dedicated to discovering what causes mental health problems and diseases of the brain. ... Kings College London is the largest college of the University of London and one of a number of university institutions founded in England in the early 19th century. ...

The Salvation Army's William Booth Memorial Training College on Champion Park, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, was completed in 1932: it towers over South London. It has a similar monumental impressiveness to Gilbert Scott's other South London buildings, Battersea Power Station and the Tate Modern, although its simplicity is partly the result of repeated budget cuts during its construction: much more detail, including carved Gothic stonework surrounding the windows, was originally planned. Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is an evangelical Christian denomination founded in 1865 by one time Methodist minister William Booth. ... Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (November 9, 1880—February 8, 1960) was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station. ... Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ...

The author Helena Wojtczak grew up here (1966–1975). Researcher and writer of womens history. ...

Famous residents include BBC news reporter Jeremy Bowen, comedian/writer Jenny Eclair, and actress Lorraine Chase. The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Jeremy Bowen has been Middle East Editor for BBC News since June 2005. ... Jenny Eclair (born 16 March 1960 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), born Jenny Hargreaves, is a comedienne, actress and novelist, working in the United Kingdom. ... Lorraine Chase is a british actress and model. ...

Denmark Hill railway station has services to London Blackfriars, London Bridge, and London Victoria as well as towards Dartford and Sevenoaks. Denmark Hill railway station is on the South London Line (sometimes also known as the South London Link) from London Victoria to London Bridge. ... Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station complex in the City of London, England. ... The current London Bridge, viewed from the south London Bridge is a bridge in London, England over the River Thames, between the City of London and Southwark. ... Victoria Station concourse Victoria station is a London Underground and railway station in London, in the City of Westminster. ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... Sevenoaks is a town in Kent, in south-east England. ...