Denmark Hill
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Denmark Hill is an area and road in South London located between Camberwell and East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark. The road forms part of the A215; north of Camberwell Green it becomes Camberwell Road; south of Red Post Hill it becomes Herne Hill.
In John Cary's map of 1786 the area is shown as Dulwich Hill. The only building apparent is the 'Fox under the Hill', on the site of today's 'Fox on the Hill' pub. The name of the area was changed to Denmark Hill in honour of the husband of Queen Anne, Prince George of Denmark, who lived there.
The area is home of the Maudsley Hospital and King's College Hospital, and also of Ruskin Park, named after John Ruskin who once lived nearby. The Institute of Psychiatry is based behind the Maudsley Hospital, a school of King's College London (University of London). The college also has a hall of residence in Champion Hill.
The Salvation Army's William Booth Memorial Training College on Champion Park, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, was completed in 1932: it towers over South London. It has a similar monumental impressiveness to Gilbert Scott's other South London buildings, Battersea Power Station and the Tate Modern, although its simplicity is partly the result of repeated budget cuts during its construction: much more detail, including carved Gothic stonework surrounding the windows, was originally planned.
The author Helena Wojtczak grew up here (1966–1975).
Famous residents include BBC news reporter Jeremy Bowen, comedian/writer Jenny Eclair, and actress Lorraine Chase.
Denmark Hill railway station has services to London Blackfriars, London Bridge, and London Victoria as well as towards Dartford and Sevenoaks.
