Oval the Moon in Kennington ; a Short Stroll From the South Bank, Georgian Kennington's Striking New Homes Will Make This Area a Lively Hub. By Anthea Masey and David Spittles

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SANDWICHED between Stockwell, Vauxhall and the Elephant Castle, the areas of Kennington and the Oval have struggled to gain an identity beyond the famous cricket ground and its two landmark gasometers. Joined together as one neighbourhood it has few gentrified pockets, and handsome mansion blocks rub shoulders with council flats and busy main roads. Yet, for such a well-connected inner-London district about a mile from Pimlico and only three stops on the Tube to the West End it deserves a higher profile as an affordable residential address.

The area is full of history. In 1848, 25,000 Chartists gathered on Kennington Common, now known as Kennington Park, to demand new rights for workers. The now rather run-down park has two little model workers' cottages built by Prince Albert in 1852. Until 1990, the biggest local landlord was Prince Charles's Duchy of Cornwall.

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Oval the Moon in Kennington ; a Short Stroll From the South Bank, Georgian Kennington's Striking New Homes Will Make This Area a Lively Hub. By Anthea Masey and David Spittles

The main roads are lined with elegant Georgian houses.

The best are on tree-lined Kennington Road, but the backstreets reveal some architectural gems. Cleaver Square is a hidden enclave of small Georgian houses with a popular local pub, the Prince of Wales. The square has a Continental feel and is the scene of fiercely fought boules contests....

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