The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889.

As the population was increasing, in 1824 the ancient parish was subdivided into ecclesiastical districts of Brixton, Kennington, Lambeth Church, Waterloo Road and West Norwood.

These districts were adopted for census reporting in 1841 with Lambeth Church and Waterloo Road further subdivided into first and second divisions.

[8] The building is constructed of red brick and Portland stone, with a 41-metre high clock tower.

At the base of the seal was a lamb, a play on the name "Lambeth", and a symbol long used to represent the parish.

As a number of other crests featured a paschal lamb, a silver and blue wave, for the River Thames, was added.

The arms themselves retained references to the Duchy of Cornwall (the black border charged with bezants or gold discs) and the Archbishop of Canterbury (the mitre and crozier).

The fourth quarter contained a gold and blue chequered pattern, the arms of the de Warennes, Earls of Surrey.

Although this is generally rendered in English as Judge us by our deeds, the official translation in Lambeth has traditionally been the more ponderous Let us be regarded according to our conduct.

On registration at the College of Arms, two gold stars were added in the second and third quarters to depict the addition of Clapham and Streatham to Lambeth.