45-563: Keach is the surname of the following people: Benjamin Keach (1640–1704), English Baptist preacher and author Keach's Catechism James Keach (born 1947), American actor, producer, and director Scott Keach (born 1965), Australian equestrian Stacy Keach Jr. (born 1941), American actor, brother of James Stacy Keach Sr. (1914–2003), American actor, father of James and Stacy Jr. [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
90-529: A gin palace , and later became a champagne bar and featured DJs such as Steve Walsh and Robbie Vincent . The premises closed in 2004 to become a surgery. The World Turned Upside Down had been on the Old Kent Road since the 17th century, and may have been named after the discovery of Australia, Van Diemen's Land , or Tierra del Fuego in South America. The pub became a music venue in the 20th century and
135-459: A feature also used in contemporary architecture in Brighton . The Licensed Victuallers ' National Asylum (now Caroline Gardens), an extensive almshouse estate off Old Kent Road at Asylum Road, opened in 1827. Its first patron was Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex who was followed by Prince Albert and Prince Edward . The Metropolitan Gas Works, identifiable by its large gasometers ,
180-470: A fire station on the road around 1868. It was subsumed into the London Fire Brigade from its formation and in 1904 was replaced by a new station which was in turn replaced by another on the corner of Coopers Road. The station was demolished for redevelopment in 2014 and reopened the following year. When the Old Kent Road baths were opened in 1905, the then independent Borough of Camberwell became
225-507: A pansy". Henry Cooper trained in the boxing club above the Thomas a Becket pub from 1954 to 1968; he unveiled a local blue plaque there in 2007. Draining the Surrey Canal in 1971 uncovered a number of cracked and blown safes that had been thrown in the water. Old Kent Road railway station at the southern end of the road opened in 1866 and closed in 1917. The London City Fire Brigade opened
270-511: A significant amount of land around Old Kent Road. It included residential development that is now Surrey Square and the Paragon, which were designed by Michael Searles in 1788. The main road route gave rise to ribbon development because of the increasing urbanisation of the expanding metropolitan area. In the early-20th century, social housing was built on land previously held by the family who gave away their interests for public benefit including
315-504: A soap processing plant was built. Older properties occupied by the upper and middle classes were converted into flats for the emerging working class population. By the time Bricklayers Arms goods station opened in 1845, the road was entirely built up and Old Kent Road had one of the highest population densities in Europe, with an average of 280 residents per acre. Sections along the road were commercial with various market stalls and sellers until
360-423: A vision to open four new Bakerloo line London Underground stations along the road route, beginning at Bricklayers Arms, as well as 20,000 new homes, a further education college, a health centre and a number of primary and secondary schools. Officials have also suggested the development of a "green spine" of parks and green spaces along the mostly disused Surrey Canal. Old Kent Road is the first property square on
405-756: Is a major thoroughfare in South East London , England, passing through the London Borough of Southwark . It was originally part of an ancient trackway that was paved by the Romans and used by the Anglo-Saxons who named it Wæcelinga Stræt ( Watling Street ). It is now part of the A2 , a major road from London to Dover. The road was important in Roman times linking London to the coast at Richborough and Dover via Canterbury . It
450-485: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Benjamin Keach Benjamin Keach (29 February 1640 – 18 July 1704) was an English Reformed Baptist preacher and author whose name was given to Keach's Catechism . Keach was born on 29 February 1640 to John and Fedora Keeche at Stoke Hammond , Buckinghamshire . His parents were poor. Keach worked as a tailor during his early years. He
495-438: Is where Long John Baldrey gave his first live performance in 1958. It closed in 2009 and is now a branch of Domino's Pizza . The Duke of Kent was converted into a mosque in 1999; in 2021 the building was demolished for a purpose built mosque. The Livesey Museum for Children closed in 2008 owing to council budget cuts and is now used for short term accommodation. Southwark Borough Council do not consider Old Kent Road to fit
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#1732851646117540-468: The Battle of Agincourt heading towards London. John Rocque's Map of London , published in 1746, shows hedgerows along its course. The Kentish Drovers public house opened in 1840 and was so named because the road was a thoroughfare for market traffic. The road was mainly rural in nature, surrounded by fields and windmills and the occasional tavern until the 19th century. The name Old Kent Road came into use in
585-439: The surname Keach . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keach&oldid=923726039 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
630-665: The "great success" of the Turkish and Russian baths. The baths were destroyed in the Blitz just before the end of World War II. Unlike many places in London, the Old Kent Road area did not suffer significant bomb damage during World War II . In 1968, a flyover opened at the northern end allowing access to New Kent Road which catered for the main flow of traffic. During the 1970s, run-down Victorian properties on and around Old Kent Road were demolished to make way for new housing estates. Burgess Park
675-477: The 1689 General Assembly. The signing of the Confession was no mute doctrinal assent on the part of the church; in the same year they entered into a "Solemn Covenant" which reflected, at the practical and congregational level, some of the doctrines of the confession. Spurgeon later republished the Confession for use in the congregation. Keach wrote 43 works, of which his Parables and Metaphors of Scripture may be
720-525: The 19th century, it acquired the name Old Kent Road and several industrial premises were set up to close to the Surrey Canal and a major business, the Metropolitan Gas Works was developed. In the 20th century, older property was demolished for redevelopment and Burgess Park was created. The Camberwell Public Baths in Old Kent Road opened in 1905 with Russian and Victorian-style Turkish baths . In
765-470: The 21st century, several retail parks and premises typical of out-of-town development have been built beside it while public houses have been redeveloped for other purposes. The road is celebrated in the music hall song " Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road ", describing working-class London life. It is the first property, and one of the two cheapest, on the London Monopoly board and the only one south of
810-570: The British Monopoly board, priced at £60 and forming the brown set along with the similarly working-class Whitechapel Road . It is the only square on the board in South London and south of the Thames. The road makes several appearances in literature. In Charles Dickens ' David Copperfield , the titular character runs down the road trying to escape from London to Dover, though in the narrative
855-462: The Old Kent Road ". It was written in 1891 by Albert Chevalier , who was the lyricist and original performer; the music was written by his brother Charles Ingle . The song was popularised by Shirley Temple 's performance in the 1939 film A Little Princess The street is mentioned multiple times in the Madness song "Calling Cards", a song about running an illegitimate business "in a sorting office in
900-628: The River Thames. The road begins at the Bricklayers Arms roundabout, where it meets the New Kent Road , Tower Bridge Road , and Great Dover Street . It runs southeast past Burgess Park, Christ Church, Peckham and the railway line from Peckham Rye to South Bermondsey . Just east of the railway bridge, the road crosses the boundary between the London boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham , where
945-593: The Thames at London Bridge. The Inter III was one of the most important Roman roads in Britain, linking London with Canterbury and the Channel ports at Richborough ( Rutupiae ); Dover ( Dubris ) and Lympne ( Lemanis ). Pilgrims , as documented in Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales , travelled along the road from London and Southwark on their way to Canterbury. In 1415, the road was a scene of celebrations for soldiers returning from
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#1732851646117990-465: The best known. His catechism The Child's Instructor , as noted, was the ground of his arrest and imprisonment in 1664. He is also attributed with the writing of a catechism commonly known as Keach's Catechism , although its authorship is now disputed, and it was likely authored at least in part by William Collins. On the pillory at Aylesbury Mr. Keach defended himself and the truth with great boldness. The jailer frequently interrupted him. and finally
1035-621: The characteristics of an urban town centre, and consequently large retail parks more in character with out-of-town schemes have been developed including a large Asda superstore, B&Q store, Halfords , Magnet and PC World . Southwark Council have begun consultations on plans to redevelop much of the area, known as the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan. This master plan would mimic similar regeneration projects in other London neighbourhoods such as Elephant & Castle , Nine Elms and Canada Water . The consultations centre on
1080-459: The construction of the tramway in 1871. Camberwell Public Library No. 1, which later became the Livesey Museum for Children was designed by Sir George Livesey in 1890. The road's southern section remained residential throughout the 19th century. Nos. 864, 866 and 880–884 were constructed by John Lamb in 1815, and feature Ammonite capitals , ornamental features resembling fossils,
1125-528: The early 19th century, with the section from Borough High Street to the Bricklayers Arms junction retaining the name Kent Street until it was renamed Tabard Street in 1877. The bridge at St Thomas-a-Watering over the River Neckinger was at the junction with what is now Old Kent Road and Shorncliffe Road (previously Thomas Street), and marked the boundary of the Archbishop of Canterbury's authority over
1170-407: The first London borough to provide municipal Victorian-style Turkish baths in addition to the more usual Russian vapour baths. The building was designed to include two swimming pools, each measuring 75 feet (23 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m). In 1913–4, they were used by 188,336 private bathers, 14,687 of whom used its Russian, Turkish, or special electric baths. The 1923 Municipal Year Book noted
1215-540: The library at Wells Way in Burgess Park, the girls grammar school at Bricklayers Arms ( St Saviour's and St Olave's School ) and the Peabody Estate (Dover Flats and Waleran Flats). The last significant remnant of their involvement is the detached White House between the Peabody Estate buildings, built by Searles in the 1790s. The original railings and ironwork survive in the current development at No. 155. The house
1260-543: The manors of Southwark and Walworth . It was the limit of the City of London's authority in 1550, having been ratified in several charters and marked by a boundary stone set into the wall of the old fire station that marked the first resting place for pilgrims while travelling to Canterbury. A nearby public house, the Thomas a Becket, at the corner of Albany Road was named after this. Henry V met soldiers returning from Agincourt at this location in 1415. Charles II 's journey along
1305-517: The pastorship of Charles Spurgeon . In 1673, part of Keach's congregation seceded due to a dispute over congregational singing, and left to form the Maze Pond Church at Old Kent Road . As a representative of the Horsleydown church, Keach attended the 1689 General Assembly that endorsed the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith . Keach was one of the seven men who sent out the invitation to
1350-478: The position of exclusive psalmody . Keach's eschatological beliefs were also controversial in his lifetime. His remarks regarding the second coming of Christ may have led to suspicions that he was a Fifth Monarchy man. Also among his eschatological convictions, Keach anticipated a major revival amongst the Jews at the end of the present age. Keach was twice married. In May 1660, he married Jane Grove of Winslow in
1395-576: The position of minister of the church at Horsleydown , Southwark . Keach developed Calvinist soteriological views following his move to London, and he became a Reformed (or "Particular") Baptist. Keach remained pastor at the church in Horsleydown for 36 years, until his death in 1704. The congregation later moved its services to the New Park Street Chapel (built in 1833) and then to the Metropolitan Tabernacle (built in 1861) under
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1440-715: The road ahead becomes New Cross Road. The road appears on a map to form a boundary between Walworth , and Peckham to the south and Bermondsey to the north, although the Bermondsey boundary runs along Rolls Road. Old Kent Road, one of the oldest roads in England, was part of a Celtic ancient trackway that was paved by the Romans and recorded as Inter III on the Antonine Itinerary . The Anglo-Saxons named it "Wæcelinga Stræt" ( Watling Street ). It joined Stane Street , another ancient and Roman road, at Southwark before crossing
1485-496: The road on his way to reclaim the throne in May 1660 was described by contemporary writer and diarist John Evelyn as "a triumph of about 20,000 horse and foote, brandishing their swords and shouting with inexpressible joy". St Thomas-a-Watering became a place of execution for criminals whose bodies were left hanging from the gibbets on the principal route from the southeast to London. On 8 July 1539, Griffith Clerke, Vicar of Wandsworth
1530-466: The same shameful penalty, and a copy of his little book was burned. Keach is also known to have promoted the introduction of hymn singing in the Baptist churches. His church, Horsleydown, was probably the first church in England to sing hymns, as opposed to psalms and paraphrases. Keach's hymnbook, published in 1691, provoked heated debate in the 1692 Assembly of Particular Baptists, as it conflicted with
1575-413: The sheriff himself threatened to have him gagged. The people, contrary to custom, had no words of mockery for the good, persecuted minister, and no offensive missile was hurled at him. An Episcopal minister who ventured to assail Mr. Keach in the pillory was immediately reproached by the people with the ungodliness of his own life, and his voice was drowned in laughter. At Winslow, where he lived, he suffered
1620-447: The street is still partly rural in nature. A public garden on the New Kent Road is named David Copperfield's Garden to mark a spot where the character stopped on his journey and a quote from his aunt is inlaid on the path through the park. In 1985, the BBC arts series Arena included a documentary about the road. The road is mentioned in the title of the music hall song " Knocked 'em in
1665-504: The town of Southwark . Keach and his first wife had four daughters and one son. In October 1670, Grove died, aged thirty. In 1672, Keach married again, to Susanna Partridge of Rickmansworth . Partridge and Keach had five daughters, and remained wedded for thirty-two years. Keach died on July 18, 1704, and was buried in a Baptist burial ground in Southwark . Partridge survived him, and lived until 1727. Old Kent Road Old Kent Road
1710-507: Was a route for pilgrims in the Middle Ages as portrayed in Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales , when Old Kent Road was known as Kent Street. The route was used by soldiers returning from the Battle of Agincourt . In the 16th century, St Thomas-a-Watering on Old Kent Road was a place where religious dissenters and those found guilty of treason were publicly hanged. The road was rural in nature and several coaching inns were built alongside it. In
1755-507: Was arrested and indicted for publishing a children's catechism, The Child's Instructor . The Instructor , since lost, was alleged to be schismatical. In October, he was tried in Aylesbury before Sir Robert Hyde , and was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment, fined twenty pounds, and on two days was pilloried for several hours in Aylesbury and Winslow. In 1668, Keach moved to London, taking
1800-480: Was baptized at the age of 15 by John Russell, the minister of an Arminian Baptist church at Chesham , Buckinghamshire. In 1659, at the age of 18, Keach began preaching, and was the minister of the congregation at Winslow . The next year, the Stuart Restoration returned Charles II to the throne of England, and in the years that followed, the penal laws proscribed Protestant nonconformity . In 1664, Keach
1845-450: Was created as part of the County of London Plan in 1943, which recommended new parkland in the area. Several tower blocks were built along the road, although some earlier 19th-century buildings, such as Nos. 360–386, survived. Public houses on Old Kent Road have been closing since the 1980s. At one point, there were 39 pubs. The Dun Cow at No. 279 opened in 1856 and was well known as
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1890-424: Was founded in 1833. It serviced an area of more than 13 square miles (34 km ), including parts of Southwark, Croydon , Newington , Lambeth and Streatham . Expansion of the gas works in 1868 required the demolition of Christ Church, Camberwell, which was built in 1838 and rebuilt on the opposite side of the road by Livesey. The gas works was managed by Livesey from 1840 until his death in 1908. A statue of him
1935-499: Was hanged and quartered here along with his chaplain and two others, for not acknowledging the royal supremacy of Henry VIII . The Welsh Protestant martyr John Penry was also executed here on 6 April 1593; a small side street nearby is named after him. The Catholic martyrs John Jones and John Rigby were executed in 1598 and 1600 respectively. In the early-18th century, the Rolls family of The Grange in nearby Bermondsey acquired
1980-582: Was later occupied by Searles and became the management office of the Rolls family trust estates. The last of the male Rolls's was the Hon Charles Stewart Rolls who was the pioneer motorist and aviator who formed the Rolls-Royce partnership with Henry Royce . The opening of the Surrey Canal in 1811 changed the character of the road from rural to industrial. Tanneries were established along it and
2025-431: Was sited in the rear courtyard of Livesey Museum, opposite the works. During the 19th and 20th century, the industrial and working class makeup of Old Kent Road made it a haven for organised crime and violence. The notorious Richardson Gang operated in the area, and boxing clubs became popular. Lennox Lewis ' manager Frank Maloney grew up in the area and recalled, "If you weren't into crime, people thought you were
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