Windrush Square, London

Name: Windrush Square
Address: London, United Kingdom

#771 among attractions in London

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Windrush Square is an open public space in the centre of Brixton, South London, occupying an area in front of the Brixton Tate Library that was originally known as the Brixton Oval, and then Tate Gardens. The square was renamed to recognise the important contribution of the African Caribbean community to the area, marking the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush. It was the Windrush that in 1948 brought to the United Kingdom from Jamaica the first large group of post-war West Indian migrants, who on arrival were temporarily housed less than a mile away from Coldharbour Lane in Brixton. ()

Coordinates: 51°27'39"N, 0°6'55"W

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Lambeth (Coldharbour)London United Kingdom

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Windrush Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Electric Brixton, Brockwell Lido, The Duke of Edinburgh, Brixton Academy.

~410 ftSW
Dancing, Nightlife
Electric Brixton, London
2 min walk • The Fridge was a nightclub in the Brixton area of South London, England, founded, in 1981, by Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington, who had run the Roxy during punk music's heyday in 1977.
0.7 miSE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Brockwell Lido, London
17 min walk • Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community. Lambeth council gave Paddy & Casey a peppercorn lease rate from 1994–2001.
~1400 ftNW
Nightlife
The Duke of Edinburgh, London
7 min walk • The Duke of Edinburgh is a Grade II listed public house at 204 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8AG. It was built in 1936–37 for Truman's Brewery, and designed by their in-house architect A. E. Sewell. It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England.
~1750 ftN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Brixton Academy, London
9 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.
0.8 miSE
Park
Brockwell Park, London
21 min walk • Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare park located south of Brixton, in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in south London. It is bordered by the roads Brixton Water Lane, Norwood Road, Tulse Hill and Dulwich Road.
~590 ftN
Shopping, Department store
Morleys, London
3 min walk • Morleys Stores is a group of eight department stores in Greater London, a business-to-business furniture supply subsidiary called Morley's of Bicester Ltd and a department store & furniture centre called Camp Hopson of Newbury in Newbury, Berkshire.
1.2 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine, London
32 min walk • 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.
0.9 miN
Museum
Type Archive, London
23 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.
~270 ftN
City hall, Edwardian architecture, Neo-baroque architecture
Lambeth Town Hall, London
2 min walk • Lambeth Town Hall, also known as Brixton Town Hall, is a municipal building at the corner of Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Lambeth London Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 miNE
Park
Camberwell Green, London
36 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.
0.4 miN
Park
Stockwell Skatepark, London
10 min walk • Stockwell Skatepark, also known as "Brixton Bowls" or "Brixton Beach", is a concrete skatepark situated on the corner of Stockwell Park Walk and Stockwell Road in the borough of Lambeth in South London.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Windrush Square?

Nearby attractions include Black Cultural Archives, London (1 min walk), Lambeth Town Hall, London (2 min walk), Brixton Market, London (3 min walk), Brixton Village, London (5 min walk).

How to get to Windrush Square by public transport?

The nearest stations to Windrush Square:

Bus

Electric Lane • Lines: P5 (3 min walk)
Kellett Road • Lines: 322 (5 min walk)

Metro

Brixton • Lines: Victoria (4 min walk)
Clapham North • Lines: Northern (18 min walk)

Train

Brixton (5 min walk)
Loughborough Junction (18 min walk)