Streatham

Streatham {{IPA|}} is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a multicultural Inner London suburb situated south of Brixton. Streatham is 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south of Charing Cross.

Famous Streathamites

The only official English Heritage blue plaque in central Streatham is on the childhood home of composer Sir Arnold Bax in Pendennis Road. Just within the modern boundaries of Streatham Hill, although historically it was in Norwood, there is also a blue plaque on the house in Lanercost Road where Arthur Mee the writer of Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia lived.

Related Topics:
English Heritage - Sir Arnold Bax - Norwood - Arthur Mee - Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclopedia

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Perhaps because of its good late night transport connections to the West End, and the availability of apartments as well as family houses, Streatham and nearby Brixton Hill have attracted entertainers to live in the area since the days of Music Hall.

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There is a Streatham Society plaque to comedian Tommy Trinder in Wellfield Road. Others with local connections include actors Roger Moore, and June Whitfield, and alternative comedians Eddie Izzard and Jeremy Hardy.

Related Topics:
Tommy Trinder - Roger Moore - June Whitfield - Eddie Izzard - Jeremy Hardy

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Aleister Crowley , later dubbed "The Wickedest Man In the World", spent his teenage years during the 1880s in Streatham at a house opposite the present ice rink.

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Drum and Bass DJ Grooverider is from Streatham as are the first Mayor of London and former head of the GLC Ken Livingstone and super model Naomi Campbell.

Related Topics:
Grooverider - Mayor of London - Ken Livingstone - Naomi Campbell

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Cynthia Payne was a renowned "madam" who made the headlines in the 1970s and 1980s with her brothel in Ambleside Avenue, Streatham.

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Afghan warlord Zardad Khan lived in Gleneagle Road, Streatham, before his arrest in 2003.

Related Topics:
Afghan - Zardad Khan

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