Grange Walk is a historic road in

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in the

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, in

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. It runs between

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in the west and Neckinger in the east.

History

Described as one of the prettiest roads in Bermondsey it contains numerous historic buildings and has associations with the demolished

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, which is perhaps most famous for being the last residence of Queen

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" and

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. Within the structure of the late 17th-century

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houses numbered 5, 6 and 7 is part of one side of the late medieval stone gatehouse of Bermondsey Abbey. At number 7 is the

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ed south jamb of the gateway with two wrought-iron gate-hooks projecting from the wall and a ‘Gatehouse’ sign. Numbers 5 to 11 form a group of historic houses and are found at the westernmost part of the road. At number 67 is a Grade II*-listed double-fronted

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dated

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1700. The road also contains the interesting Grange House, which sits at the end of a cobbled stone road surrounded by an unusual painted passageway. At the corner of Grigg's Place there is as a former girls'

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of the 1830s, which still retains the words "Bermondsey United Charity School for Girls" inscribed in stone. The cobbled Bridewain Street towards the eastern end of the road used to lead to a dairy. Writing in 1873, author Edward Walton described Grange Walk (then known as Grange Road):

Redevelopment

The far eastern section of Grange Walk is undergoing extensive redevelopment with the construction of a large residential and retail area, which is on a site contiguous with the imposing listed

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, which is also being renovated and converted into flats.

References

{{Coord, 51.49678, -0.07618, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title Streets in the London Borough of Southwark Bermondsey