Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Kennington, Greater London*
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Cringing Cult of Celebrity
- Harry Harmer, the biographer of Martin Luther King and the British radical Tom Paine, lived in Kennington for many year - in Hurley Road, Oakden Street and Walcot Square.
- Mike Skinner of 'The Streets' lives in Stockwell.
- Location of Richard and Judy production studios
- Jack Straw lives near Oval station - hence the protests all the time.
Vincent Van Gogh lived on Hackford Road, nr Oval - not Kennington Road, (hence blue plaque on wall of Hackford Road)
Will Self lives off South Lambeth Road
Jonathan Aitken lives in a small flat in kennington, as did his did his daughter Victoria until she tired of being mugged all the time (give the mugger a prize)
Tory shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin also lves in Kennington, where he famously invited in someone to use his toilet - the man robbed his house!
- Charlie Chaplin
Vincent Van Gogh
- Craig Charles lived in Kennington for ages (right under my nose and I never knew!!)
Also Vincent Van Gogh lived briefly in Kennington lane
- Charlie Chaplin
- Almost John Major - (Cleaver Square). Paddy Ashdown (Methley Street). Maria Aitken (?Kennington Road). The guy who tipped water all over John Prescott at an awards ceremony - Kennington Road. Craig Charles off Red Dwarf, .......
- Tony Benn
- Maria Aitkin, James Callaghan, Paddy Ashdown, Jack Straw.
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Parts of this information have been supplied by: Jimmy Mac, Trader Hank, James MacLeod, Stefan, Lesley, largepiece, szczelkun, nickp, christian stanley, Karl Roche, Tony Cantlay, Michael and Kim, Cathy, Ali Mehmet, lindsay, Robert Shaw, Phil Manfield, Nicola Six, Daniel McGarrigle, trevor lee, Anthony Cox, corina c, generic, Doug Morley Last updated: 2008-10-14
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