Lambeth

Lambeth sits on the south bank of the River Thames and is anchored by riverside streets and a mix of residential and institutional sites. The London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, fronts the river with its medieval chapel and narrow palace gardens. Nearby, the Garden Museum occupies the former parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth and preserves a small churchyard and horticultural collection. Streets such as Lambeth Road and Lambeth Walk record industrial and social changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, with traces of riverside wharves beside later housing and commercial developments.

Civic functions and cultural institutions are part of the area’s pattern. The Imperial War Museum operates from the former Bethlem Royal Hospital on Lambeth Road, and local council services and community centres cluster around the principal thoroughfares. Transport links run through the district on road and rail corridors, feeding local shops, markets and short riverside promenades. The result is an area where medieval buildings, institutional sites and layers of working‑river history sit close together.