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Balham is a neighbourhood in inner South London.

Balham is now a suburb possessing many well-built Victorian terraced houses now highly valued as family homes.

It has been settled since Saxon times and large country retreats for the affluent classes were built here in the eighteenth century,. However, most development occurred after the opening of Balham station in 1856.

Balham is situated between four south London Commons, Clapham Common to the north, Wandsworth common to the west, Tooting Graveney Common to the south, and the adjoining Tooting Bec Common to the east - the latter two historically distinct areas are referred to by both Wandsworth council and most local people as Tooting Common. These give it a green feel and a distinct boundary that makes it stand out as a district in the area.

It possesses a railway to tube interchange (the origin of the phrase "Balham-Gateway to the South" was reputedly a genuine Southern Railway advertisement from the 1926 opening of the tube station). The stations connect Balham easily and quickly to both the City of London and the West End. All this has combined to make it a popular location and property prices have soared as middle class professionals have moved in displacing the more working class feel the district had up until the 1970s.


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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Balham Balham is a neighbourhood in inner South London.

NEARBY STREETS
102474, SW12 Lysias Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Adelina Mews, SW12 Adelina Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Ainslie Walk, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Airedale Road, SW12 Airedale Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Alderbrook Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Alderbrook School, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Amner Road, SW12 Amner Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Anchor Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Anfield Close, SW12 Anfield Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Arthur Road, SW12 Arthur Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ashdown Way, SW17 A street within the SW17 postcode
Atkins Road, SW12 Atkins Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Badminton Road, SW12 Badminton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Baldwin Road, SW12 A street within the SW11 postcode
Balham Grove, SW12 Balham Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Balham High Road, SW12 Balham High Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Balham Hill, SW12 Balham Hill is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Balham New Road, SW12 Balham New Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Balham Park Road, SW12 Balham Park Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Balham Station Road, SW12 Balham Station Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ballingdon Road, SW11 Ballingdon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area
Base Hammersmith, SW12 Base Hammersmith is a street in Hammersmith
Basilica Mews, SW12 Basilica Mews is a location in London
Bedford Hill, SW12 Bedford Hill is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Bedforoad Hill, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Beira Street, SW12 Beira Street is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Bellamy Street, SW12 Bellamy Street is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Belthorn Crescent, SW12 Belthorn Crescent is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Benjamin Mews, SW12 Benjamin Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Birchlands Avenue, SW12 Birchlands Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Blandfield Road, SW12 Blandfield Road dates from the 1910s
Blenkarne Road, SW12 Blenkarne Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Boundaries Road, SW12 Boundaries Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Bracken Avenue, SW12 Bracken Avenue dates from the period just before the First World War
Brierley Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Broxash Road, SW11 Broxash Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area
Burnbury Road, SW12 Burnbury Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Bushey Down, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Bushnell Road, SW17 Bushnell Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Byrne Road, SW12 Byrne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Caistor Mews, SW12 Caistor Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Caistor Road, SW12 Caistor Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Calbourne Road, SW12 Calbourne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Cambray Road, SW12 Cambray Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Carminia Road, SW17 Carminia Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Cathles Road, SW12 Cathles Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Cavendish Road, SW12 Cavendish Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Chapel, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Cheriton Square, SW17 Cheriton Square is a road in the SW17 postcode area
Chestnut Grove School, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Chestnut Grove, SW12 Chestnut Grove had been laid out to join Nightingale Lane with Balham High Road by 1896
Childebert Road, SW17 Childebert Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Churchcroft Close, SW12 Churchcroft Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Clarence Mews, SW12 Clarence Mews is a mews off Balham Hill
Clavering Place, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Cloudesdale Road, SW17 Cloudesdale Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Copthorne Avenue, SW12 Copthorne Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Cornford Grove, SW12 Cornford Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Cornforoad Grove, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Culverden Road, SW12 Culverden Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Dagnan Road, SW12 Dagnan Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Dalton House, SW12 Dalton House can be found on Balham Hill
Denning Mews, SW12 Denning Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Devereux Road, SW12 Devereux Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Dinsmore Road, SW12 Dinsmore Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Doctor Johnson Avenue, SW17 Samuel Johnson lived at a villa called Streatham Place, immediately southeast of the site of the avenue, from 1766 to 1782
Dornton Road, SW12 Dornton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Du Cane Court, SW17 Du Cane Court is an Art Deco apartment block on Balham High Road
Duchess Court, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Earlsthorpe Mews, SW12 Earlsthorpe Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Eatonville Road, SW17 Eatonville Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Eatonville Villas, SW17 A street within the SW17 postcode
Elmbourne Road, SW17 Elmbourne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Elmfield Mansions, SW17 Elmfield Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Elmfield Road, SW17 Elmfield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Emmanuel Road, SW12 Emmanuel Road is named after Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Endlesham Road, SW12 Endlesham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Englewood Road, SW12 Englewood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ethelbert Street, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Faraday House, SW12 Faraday House is a block on Balham Hill
Fernbank Mews, SW12 Fernbank Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Fernlea Road, SW12 Fernlea Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Fernside Road, SW12 Fernside Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Fieldhouse Road, SW12 Fieldhouse Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Florence Way, SW12 Florence Way is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Fontenoy Road, SW12 Fontenoy Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Freepost, SW12 Free post is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Fryday Grove Mews, SW12 Fryday Grove Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Gaskarth Road, SW12 Gaskarth Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Gateway House, SW12 Gateway House is in Balham Hill
Gayville Road Southwest, SW12 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area
Gayville Road, SW12 Gayville Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area
Gayville Road, SW12 Gayville Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Glenfield Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Gosberton Road, SW12 Gosberton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Granard Road, SW12 Granard Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Grange Mills, SW12 Grange Mills is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Griffin Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Grove Place, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Hanson Close, SW12 Hanson Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Harberson Road, SW12 Harberson Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Haverhill Road, SW12 Haverhill Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hazelbourne Road, SW12 Hazelbourne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hearnville Road, SW12 Hearnville Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hendrick Avenue, SW12 Hendrick Avenue is a street in London
Heslop Road, SW12 Heslop Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hightrees House, SW12 Hightrees House is a building on Nightingale Lane
Hildreth Street Market, SW12 Hildreth Street Market is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Hildreth Street Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Hildreth Street, SW12 Hildreth Street is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hillbury Road, SW12 Hillbury Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Hillbury Road, SW17 Hillbury Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Hillgate Place, SW12 Hillgate Place is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Holbeach Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Holmside Court, SW12 Holmside Court is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Holmside Road, SW12 Holmside Road was built between the late 1920s and early 1930s with suburban semi-detached houses on the former site of Victorian villas
Honeybrook Road, SW12 Honeybrook Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Hosack Road, SW17 A street within the SW17 postcode
Hunter Close, SW12 Hunter Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Hunter Close, SW12 Hunter Close is a road in the SW17 postcode area
Hyde Farm Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Hydethorpe Road, SW12 Hydethorpe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Irene House, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Ivanhoe House, SW12 Ivanhoe House is a block on Rinaldo Road
James’s Terrace, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Joseph Powell Close, SW12 Joseph Powell Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Kenilford Road, SW12 This is a street in the SW12 postcode area
Kenilford, SW12 Kenilford is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Kings Avenue, SW12 Kings Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Laitwood Road, SW12 Laitwood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Lammermoor Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Larch Close, SW12 Larch Close is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Leacroft Avenue, SW12 Leacroft Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Liberty Mews, SW12 Liberty Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Limerick Close, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Linnet Mews, SW12 Linnet Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Little Dimocks, SW12 Little Dimocks is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Lochinvar Street, SW12 Lochinvar Street is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Lumiere Court, SW17 A street within the SW17 postcode
Lynn Road, SW12 Lynn Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Malwood Road, SW12 Malwood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Manchuria Road, SW11 Manchuria Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Many Gates, SW12 Many Gates is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Manygates, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Margaret Rutherford Place, SW12 Margaret Rutherford Place is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Marius Road, SW17 Marius Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Marmion House, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Martindale Road, SW12 Martindale Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Mayford Road, SW12 Mayford Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Midmoor Road, SW12 Midmoor Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Molly Huggins Close, SW12 Molly Huggins Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Morella Road, SW12 Morella Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Neville Court, SW12 Neville Court is a block on Neville Court
Nevis Road, SW17 Nevis Road is a road in the SW17 postcode area
Nightingale Lane, SW12 Nightingale Lane leads from Clapham South to Wandsworth Common
Nightingale Square, SW12 Nightingale Square was laid out by 1896 on land occupied by the former Woodlands Cottage
Norgrove Street, SW12 Norgrove Street is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Oakmead Road, SW12 Oakmead Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Old Dairy Mews, SW12 Old Dairy Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area (Balham)
Old Devonshire Road, SW12 Old Devonshire Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Old Hospital Close, SW12 Old Hospital Close is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Old Park Avenue, SW12 Old Park Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Oldacre Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Oldridge Road, SW12 Oldridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ormeley Road, SW12 Ormeley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Osward Road, SW12 Osward Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Ouseley Road, SW12 Ouseley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Pakenham Close, SW12 Pakenham Close is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Parkthorne Road, SW12 Parkthorne Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Penny Mews, SW12 Penny Mews is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Pentney Road, SW12 Pentney Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Pickets Street, SW12 Pickets Street is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Primrose Court, SW12 Primrose Court is located on Hydethorpe Road
Queensville Road, SW12 Queensville Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Radbourne Road, SW12 Radbourne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ramsden Road, SW12 Ramsden Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ranmere Street, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Ravenslea Road, SW12 Ravenslea Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ravenstone Street, SW12 Ravenstone Street is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Ravenswood Road, SW12 Ravenswood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Rinaldo Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Ritherdon Road, SW12 Ritherdon Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Roseneath Road, SW11 Parts of both Ballingdon Road and Amner Road were combined to be called Roseneath Road after 1900
Rosethorn Close, SW12 Rosethorn Close is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Rossiter Road, SW12 Rossiter Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Rowfant Mansions, SW12 Rowfant Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Rowfant Road, SW17 Rowfant Road is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Rowfant Road, SW17 Rowfant Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Royal Duchess Mews, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Rusham Road, SW12 Rusham Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Ryde Vale Road, SW12 Ryde Vale Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Sanderstead Close, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Sarsfeld Road, SW12 Sarsfeld Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Scholars Road, SW12 Scholars Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Scrutton Close, SW12 Scrutton Close runs south off of Atkins Road
Shipka Road, SW12 Shipka Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Sistona Road, SW12 Sistona Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Sistova Road, SW12 Sistova Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
St James’s Road, SW12 St James’s Road became St James’s Drive in 1940
St James’s Terrace, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
St James’s Drive, SW17 St James’s Drive runs from Trinity Road to Wandsworth Common
St. Francis Place, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Stable Yard, SW12 Stable Yard is a small turning off Balham Hill
Station Parade, SW12 Station Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Stone Stairs, SW12 Stone Stairs is a road in the E1W postcode area
Sudbrooke Road, SW12 Sudbrooke Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Sumburgh Road, SW4 A street within the SW12 postcode
Swan House, SW17 Swan House can be found on Balham High Road
Tantallon Road, SW12 Tantallon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Telferscot Road, SW12 Telferscot Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Temperley Road, SW12 Temperley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
The Hub Buildings, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Thornton Gardens, SW12 Thornton Gardens is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Thornton Road, SW12 Thornton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Thurleigh Avenue, SW12 Thurleigh Avenue was an unbuilt section of Thurleigh Road until about 1930 when suburban semi-detached houses were built there
Thurleigh Court, SW12 Thurleigh Court is a block on Thurleigh Court
Thurleigh Road, SW12 Thurleigh Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Tunley Road, SW17 Tunley Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Tunley Road, SW17 Tunley Road is a road in the SW17 postcode area
Upper Tooting Park, SW17 Upper Tooting Park is one of the streets of London in the SW17 postal area
Verran Road, SW12 Verran Road is a road in the SW12 postcode area
Weir Road, SW12 Weir Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Westbury Court, SW12 Westbury Court is a block on Hazelbourne Road
Westbury Parade, SW12 Westbury Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Western Lane, SW12 Western Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Westlands Terrace, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Wimborne House, SW12 Residential block
Wontner Road, SW17 Wontner Road is a road in the SW17 postcode area
Yukon Road, SW12 Yukon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area
Zennor Park Road, SW12 A street within the SW12 postcode
Zennor Road Industrial Estate, SW12 Zennor Road Industrial Estate was built in the late 1970s
Zennor Road, SW12 Zennor Road is one of the streets of London in the SW12 postal area

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