St John the Divine, London

Name: St John the Divine
Address: 92 Vassall Rd, London, United Kingdom

#715 among attractions in London

Gothic Revival architecture, Church

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St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874. Today it is a grade I listed building. ()

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 51°28'39"N, 0°6'22"W

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92 Vassall RdLambeth (Vassall)London United Kingdom

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St John the Divine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Oval, SIS Building, Brixton Academy, Camberwell Public Baths.

0.6 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
The Oval, London
15 min walk • The Oval, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845. It was the first ground in England to host international Test cricket in September 1880.
1 miNW
Postmodern architecture
SIS Building, London
25 min walk • The SIS Building or MI6 Building at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence agency.
0.9 miSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Brixton Academy, London
24 min walk • Brixton Academy is a mid-sized concert venue located in South London, in the district of Brixton. Opening in 1929 as a cinema, the venue was converted into a discotheque in 1972 then was reborn as a concert hall in 1983.
0.7 miE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Camberwell Public Baths, London
18 min walk • Camberwell Public Baths opened in 1892 and has been in continuous operation as publicly funded community baths and more recently as a public leisure centre.
1 miN
Museum, Cinema, Art museum
The Cinema Museum, London
27 min walk • The Cinema Museum is a museum in Kennington, London, and a charitable organisation. Its collection was founded in 1986 by Ronald Grant and Martin Humphries, from their own private collection of cinema history and memorabilia.
1 miNW
Park
Vauxhall Gardens, London
26 min walk • Vauxhall Gardens is a public park in Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth, England, on the south bank of the River Thames.
0.5 miSW
Museum
Type Archive, London
13 min walk • The Type Archive is a collection of artefacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in over 300 languages.
1 miNE
City hall
Walworth Town Hall, London
27 min walk • Walworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Walworth Road, Southwark, London. It is a Grade II listed building. It was built for the vestry of the parish of Newington, opening as the Newington Vestry Hall in 1865.
0.6 miE
Park
Camberwell Green, London
16 min walk • Camberwell Green is 1 hectare of common land in Camberwell, south London laid out as a formal park. Its south-west corner is the junction of Camberwell Road/Denmark Hill and Camberwell New Road/Camberwell Church Street.
0.8 miNW
Park
Vauxhall Park, London
20 min walk • Vauxhall Park is a Green Flag Award-winning municipal park in Vauxhall, South London, run by Lambeth Council. It occupies an 8.5-acre site, and was created at a cost of around £45,000, following a public campaign led by the suffragist Millicent Fawcett, the social reformer Octavia Hill and members of the Kyrle Society.
0.4 miN
Park
Kennington Park, London
11 min walk • Kennington Park is a public park in Kennington, south London and lies between Kennington Park Road and St. Agnes Place. It was opened in 1854 on the site of what had been Kennington Common, where the Chartists gathered for their biggest "monster rally" on 10 April 1848.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St John the Divine?

Nearby attractions include Myatt's Fields Park, London (8 min walk), Blue Elephant Theatre, London (10 min walk), Kennington Park, London (11 min walk), Ovalhouse, London (12 min walk).

How to get to St John the Divine by public transport?

The nearest stations to St John the Divine:

Bus

Vassall Road / Camberwell New Road • Lines: P5 (3 min walk)
Langton Road • Lines: P5 (3 min walk)

Metro

Oval • Lines: Northern (11 min walk)
Kennington • Lines: Northern (19 min walk)

Train

Loughborough Junction (21 min walk)
Vauxhall (24 min walk)

Ferry

St. George Wharf • Lines: Rb2 (28 min walk)
Millbank Millennium Pier • Lines: Rb2 (33 min walk)