Lorrimore Square
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, south London
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, England
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A 1681 map of Walworth
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made for Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral
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shows a common called "Lattam-more" (or Lower Moor), which is now the location for Lorrimore Square.
St Paul's Church is located in the centre of the square. Lorrimore Square was hit by incendiary bombs during World War II
World War II
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in 1940 and the original church burned down leaving only the steeple. The current church was built in 1959–60, designed by the architectural practice Woodroffe Buchanan & Coulter, and is Grade II listed. The Lorrimore Drop-in Centre is in the same building as the church on the ground floor. The church and church hall are (unusually) on the first floor.
The church and centre are housed in a reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
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building, with a steep folded plate timber roof, which is covered in green copper. The external walls are brick, reclaimed stone from the original church, and artificial blocks, some with stained glass.
The square is within the postcode district. The nearest tube station is Kennington
Kennington tube station
Kennington tube station is a London Underground station in Newington/ Walworth on Kennington Park Road, on both the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern Line. Its neighbours to the north are Waterloo on the Charing Cross branch and Elephant & Castle on the Bank branch; the next station...
to the northwest.
The eastern side of Lorrimore Square falls within a Conservation Area
Conservation area
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, specifically the Sutherland Square Conservation Area. Southwark Council, the local council, regulates any planning and development that can take place in this area.
Along with Lorrimore Road, Carter Street, Fleming Cottages, Churchwarden House, Greig Terrace and Forsyth Gardens, Lorrimore Square is covered by the local Surrey Gardens Tenant's and Resident's Association who, as leaseholders, hold responsibility for the park in Lorrimore Square.