Loughborough Junction
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Loughborough Junction is an area of South London, in the Borough of Lambeth, which lies on the borderline of Brixton and Camberwell. It is centred at a junction which consists of 6 railway bridges which can all be seen at once from the centre of the junction. Loughborough Junction can be found within the postal codes of SE5 and SW9, which shows its southern central position. It forms a border between Herne Hill, Brixton and Camberwell. The main road passing through it is Coldharbour Lane, which runs from Camberwell all the way to central Brixton. The name Loughborough Junction derives from the fact that the area once housed Loughborough House, the residence of Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough, which was previously the Manor House of Lambeth Wick[1]; there is no significant connection with the Midlands town of Loughborough or with the railways that serve it.
The area itself deteriorated over the years, due partly to planning blight related to transport schemes that were never realised and to the neglect of its housing stock by both private and council landlords. Drug and gang related problems resulted in the closure of several pubs in the area. More recently two of these pubs have been renovated and one, The Green Man, is soon to reopen as a 'skills hub' run by Lambeth council.
The property in the area is a mixture of Victorian and Georgian mansion blocks and town houses, and local authority housing estates. The main estates are the Loughborough Estate, the Angell Town Estate, and the Moorlands Estate.
The area is served by four primary schools: Loughborough Infants and Juniors, Crawford Primary, St Saviours and Jessops.
To the south of the area is Ruskin Park, with a good children's playground, tennis courts, enclosed courts for ball games and a large area used for football matches at weekends. There is a large dog-free area and flower garden and the whole park is on a hill with views over central London.
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- Loughborough Junction railway station
- Bus routes: 45, 35, 345, P4, P5
- Nearest tube station: Brixton tube station
- By bike: central London 15–20 minutes
