old kent road old kent road major england passing london borough originally ancient paved romans named street major road london dover road important roman times linking london coast dover canterbury route pilgrims middle ages portrayed old kent road known kent street route soldiers returning 16th century old kent road place religious found guilty treason publicly hanged road rural nature coaching built alongside 19th century acquired old kent road industrial premises set close surrey canal major business developed 20th century older property demolished redevelopment created old kent road opened turkish russian bath facilities 21st century retail parks premises typical town development built public houses redeveloped purposes road celebrated music hall song knocked old kent road describing working class london life property board geography road begins arms roundabout meets great dover street runs southeast past christ church railway line south east railway bridge road crosses boundary london road ahead road appears map form boundary south north boundary runs rolls road history old kent road oldest roads england celtic ancient paved romans recorded named street joined street ancient roman road crossing thames london bridge important roman roads britain linking london canterbury channel ports dover pilgrims documented travelled road london way canterbury road scene celebrations soldiers returning heading london public house opened named road market traffic road mainly rural nature surrounded fields occasional tavern 19th century map london published shows course old kent road came use time road arms junction known kent street section renamed 1890s bridge thomas river junction old kent road road previously marked boundary archbishop_of_canterbury authority limit authority having ratified charters marked boundary stone set wall old fire station marked resting place pilgrims travelling canterbury nearby public house thomas corner albany road named henry met soldiers returning location charles_ii journey road way reclaim throne described contemporary writer triumph horse swords shouting joy place execution criminals bodies left hanging principal route southeast london july vicar hanged chaplain acknowledging royal supremacy henry_viii welsh protestant martyr executed april small street nearby named catholic executed respectively rolls family century rolls family nearby acquired significant land old kent road included residential development surrey square designed main road route gave rise ribbon development increasing expanding metropolitan area century social housing built land previously held family gave away interests public benefit including library girls grammar school flats significant remnant involvement detached white_house buildings built original survive current development house later occupied management office rolls family trust estates male rolls charles stewart rolls pioneer aviator formed partnership industrial development opening surrey canal changed character road rural industrial established soap processing plant built older properties occupied upper middle classes converted flats emerging working class population time goods station opened road entirely built old kent road highest population europe average residents acre sections road commercial market stalls sellers construction later designed sir road southern section remained residential 19th century nos constructed feature capitals ornamental features resembling fossils feature contemporary architecture brighton extensive estate old kent road asylum road opened patron prince duke sussex followed prince albert prince edward identifiable large founded serviced area square miles km2 including parts expansion gas works required demolition christ church built rebuilt opposite road gas works managed death statue sited rear courtyard opposite works 19th 20th century industrial working class makeup old kent road haven organised crime violence notorious operated area boxing clubs popular lewis manager grew area recalled weren crime people thought draining surrey canal uncovered number cracked blown thrown water public services old kent road railway station southern end road opened closed opened fire station road formation replaced new station turn replaced corner road station demolished redevelopment reopened following year old kent road built according public london turkish bath facilities time designed include swimming pools measuring feet feet private russian turkish special electric noted great success turkish russian urban redevelopment unlike places london old kent road area suffer significant bomb damage world war opened northern end allowing access new kent road main flow traffic 1970s run victorian properties old kent road demolished way new housing estates created recommended new area tower blocks built road earlier 19th century buildings nos survived public houses old kent road closing 1980s point cow opened known palace later champagne bar featured premises closed surgery old kent road 17th century named discovery australia del south_america pub music venue 20th century gave live performance closed branch pizza duke kent converted mosque mosque planned site old kent road swimming closed owing council budget cuts short term accommodation consider old kent road fit characteristics urban town centre consequently large retail parks character town schemes developed including large store world cultural references old kent road property square british monopoly board priced forming brown set similarly working class square board south thames road makes appearances literature titular character runs road trying escape london dover narrative street partly rural nature suffering attack amnesia main character clergyman daughter finds old kent road bbc arts series arena included documentary road road mentioned title music hall song knocked old kent road written lyricist original performer music written brother song performance film little princess street mentioned multiple times madness song calling cards song running illegitimate business office old kent road featured chorus song slow action helping homeless london specifically old kent road visited wealthy south thames
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