As you walk east along Royal Street you will pass below the main railway line from Waterloo. Along the walls of this tunnel are mosaic, based on designs and poetry of William Blake.
William Blake lived all but three years of his life in London, ten of which were lived in North Lambeth.
The house where he lived, on Hercules Road, no longer stands, but a Blue Plaque marks the spot.
William Blake was largely unrecognised throughout his life, but became a highly regarded figure for his poetry in the years following his death.
He was also a prolific painter, with his 'Prophetic Works' being his best known and most controversial.
