The history of Old Kent Road stretches back more than 2,000 years. 

It’s one of Britain’s oldest roads, and its origins can be traced back to an ancient route once used to connect London to the Roman settlements in the southeast. Since Roman times, the road has been the primary route between London and the Kent coast. The Anglo-Saxons knew it as Watling Street; later generations knew it simply as the Kent Road, and today it’s Old Kent Road.

In 1991, the Nigerian Muslim community in the UK purchased a  derelict pub at 365 Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5JH. It was refurbished in 1993 and converted into a mosque to establish London’s oldest Nigerian Muslim community mosque.

There are lots of Nigerian restaurants along Old Kent Road, namely 805 restaurant, Enish Africa, Wazobia, Alhaji Suya, Presidential Suya and many more.