The London district of Tulse Hill could be set for a name change, according to reports, after a survey was launched by Lambeth council asking residents their views in the nomenclature that is linked Sir Henry Tulse – whose family made their fortune through the slave trade.
The survey by the council seeks to find out whether residents want to change the name entirely, display information, whether an education initiative should be launched or if they want to do nothing at all.
A Lambeth Council spokesperson said they are working to assess local locations and their possible links to colonialism following the Black Lives Matter campaign.
They added: “Lambeth is a richly diverse borough, and the council has been a pioneer since the ‘80s for naming new places and new buildings to reflect local people.
Streets within the area have also been named after Henry Richard Vassall-Fox and his wife Elizabeth Webster, both of whom owned slaves.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to diversify British road names come under his one million Untold Stories fund.
Mr Khan said: "London’s diversity is its greatest strength but for far too long our capital’s statues, street names and buildings have only shown a limited perspective on our city’s complex history.
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