Clapham Junction

Rail station, existing between 1838 and now.

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Clapham Junction railway station is a major transport hub in Battersea.

Clapham Junction is on both the South Western main line and Brighton main line as well as numerous other routes and branch lines passing through or diverging from the main lines at this station. Despite its name, Clapham Junction is not located in Clapham, a district situated approximately 1 mile to the south-east.

On 21 May 1838, the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) and opened its line from Nine Elms as far as Woking. A second line, initially from Nine Elms to Richmond, opened on 27 July 1846. The line to Victoria opened by 1860. Clapham Junction opened on 2 March 1863, a joint venture of the L&SWR, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the West London Extension Railway as an interchange station for their lines.

The railway companies, to attract a middle- and upper-class clientele, calculated that being upon the slopes of Clapham’s plateau would deserve the ’Clapham’ name, leading to a long-lasting misunderstanding that the station is in Clapham rather than Battersea.

Each day more than 2000 trains, over half of them stopping, pass through the station, more than through any other station in Europe. Interchanges make some 40% of the activity and on that basis, it is the busiest station in the UK.



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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Born here
Joyce Taylor   
Added: 5 Apr 2021 21:05 GMT   

Lavender Road, SW11
MyFather and Grand father lived at 100 Lavender Road many years .I was born here.

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Sue   
Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT   

Meyrick Rd
My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS).

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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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 STREETS
Abyssinia Close, SW11 Abyssinia Close is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Abyssinia Road, SW11 Abyssinia Road was named after a British expedition to Ethiopia (Clapham Junction)
Alberta Cottages, SW11 Alberta Cottages were probably designed by John Tarring in 1862 (Clapham Junction)
Alexander Studios, SW11 Alexander Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Aliwal Mews, SW11 Aliwal Mews was built on the long back gardens of 70–74 Battersea Rise (Clapham Junction)
Aliwal Road, SW11 Aliwal Road is part of an 1880s scheme originally named St John’s Park (Clapham Junction)
Almeric Road, SW11 Almeric Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Altenburg Gardens, SW11 Altenburg Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Amies Street, SW11 Amies Street is a small side street running west from Latchmere Road (Lavender Hill)
Andoe Road, SW11 Andoe Road dated from 1864 but was first called Station Road (Clapham Junction)
Argyle House, SW11 Argyle House lies within the SW11 postcode (Wandsworth)
Arundel Close, SW11 Arundel Close is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Auckland Road, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area
Avonview Apartments, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Bakery Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Barnard Mews, SW11 Barnard Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Barnard Road, SW11 Barnard Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Batten Street, SW11 Pearson Street became Batten Street in 1937 (Battersea)
Battersea Rise, SW11 Battersea Rise is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Beauchamp Road, SW11 Beauchamp Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Boutflower Road, SW11 Henry Boutflower Verdon was the first vicar-designate of St Mark’s Church, past which the road runs. (Clapham Junction)
Bramlands Close, SW11 Bramlands Close lies off of Grant Road at the back of Clapham Junction station (Clapham Junction)
Bramlands Court, SW11 Bramlands Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Brighton Buildings, SW11 Brighton Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Brussels Road, SW11 Brussels Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Buckmaster Road, SW11 Buckmaster Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Cairns Road, SW11 Cairns Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area
Chesterton House, SW11 Chesterton House can be found on Ingrave Street (Battersea)
Chivalry Road, SW11 Chivalry Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area
Cologne Road, SW11 Cologne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Wandsworth)
Communications House, SW11 Communications House can be found on St John’s Hill (Clapham Junction)
Comyn Road, SW11 Comyn Road, built on former meadows, was designed for Alfred Heaver by architect C. J. Bentley (Clapham Junction)
Danvers Avenue, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Darien Road, SW11 Palk Road became Darien Road in 1882 (Battersea)
Dorothy Road, SW11 Dorothy Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Eccles Road, SW11 Eccles Road is a street south of Clapham Junction station (Clapham Junction)
Eckstein Road, SW11 Eckstein Road runs west from St John’s Road (Clapham Junction)
Este Road, SW11 Este Road dates from 1871 - it was formerly Grove Road (Battersea)
Falcon Grove, SW11 Falcon Grove dates from around 1850 (Battersea)
Falcon Lane, SW11 Falcon Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Falcon Road, SW11 Falcon Road is one of the main roads through Battersea, leading to Clapham Junction (Clapham Junction)
Falcon Terrace, SW11 Falcon Terrace dates from 1865 and was originally a much longer road (Clapham Junction)
Farrant House, SW11 Residential block (Battersea)
Fenner Square, SW11 Fenner Square, formally named in 1965, pays homage to W. Fenner, who served as a Battersea Borough Councillor in 1964. (Battersea)
Fineran Court, SW11 Fineran Court is a block on St John’s Hill (Wandsworth)
Fowler Close, SW11 Fowler Close is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)
Fownes Street, SW11 Fownes Street, named in 1937, was formerly known as Newman Street. (Battersea)
Galleon Court, SW11 Galleon Court is a block on Lavender Road (Battersea)
Ganley Road, SW11 Ganley Road runs off Newcomen Road (Battersea)
Grant Road, SW11 Grant Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Hafer Road, SW11 Hafer Road originated in 1881 (Clapham Junction)
Harrier House, SW11 Harrier House is a block on Falcon Road (Clapham Junction)
Harvard Mansions, SW11 Harvard Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Wandsworth)
Hauberk Road, SW11 According to a London County Council guide of 1912, the name was changed from Hauberk Street in 1911. (Clapham Junction)
Hicks Close, SW11 Hicks Close leads north from Ingrave Street (Clapham Junction)
Holliday Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)
Ilminster Gardens, SW11 Ilminster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Ingrave Street, SW11 Ingrave Street runs west from Falcon Road (Battersea)
Jansen Walk, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)
John Kirk House, SW11 John Kirk House can be found on Mantua Street (Battersea)
John Parker Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)
Junction Approach, SW11 Junction Approach is a small road with a long pedigree (Clapham Junction)
Kathleen Road, SW11 Kathleen Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Keildon Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Kiloh Court, SW11 Kiloh Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)
Kite Yard, SW11 Kite Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Lansdowne House 3-7, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Latchmere Road, SW11 Latchmere Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Lavender Road, SW11 Lavender Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)
Lavender Sweep, SW11 Lavender Sweep is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Lavender Terrace, SW11 Lavender Terrace was built in 1858 (Clapham Junction)
Lavender Walk, SW11 Lavender Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Lavenham Court, SW11 Lavenham Court is a block on Lavenham Court (Clapham Junction)
Limburg Road, SW11 Limburg Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Lindore Road, SW11 Lindore Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Livingstone Road, SW11 Livingstone Road was built from 1864 onwards (Battersea)
Livingstone Walk, SW11 Livingstone Walk was established in 1965 as part of the Winstanley Estate (Battersea)
Lothair Street, SW11 Lothair Street was established around 1870 (Clapham Junction)
Louvaine Road, SW11 Louvaine Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Lubeck Street, SW11 Lubeck Street - at first called Lawn Street - dated from 1878 (Battersea)
Meyrick Road, SW11 Meyrick Road was named after Augustus Meyrick - one of the directors of the Conservative Land Society, which developed this estate (Battersea)
Monarch Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Mossbury Road, SW11 Mossbury Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Newcomen Road, SW11 Newcomen Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Battersea)
Newman Street, SW11 Newman Street was built in 1865 by Edward Newman, who was born Kingston in 1825 (Battersea)
Oberstein Road, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Palk Road, SW11 Palk Road was a short-lived road name of Battersea - becoming Darien Road (Battersea)
Parma Crescent, SW11 Parma Crescent is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Pearson Street, SW11 Pearson Street - built in 1866 - became Batten Street in 1937 (Battersea)
Pembrook Mews, SW11 Pembrook Mews is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Plough Mews, SW11 St John’s Mews was called Plough Mews after 1937 (Wandsworth)
Plough Road, SW11 Plough Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)
Plough Terrace, SW11 Plough Terrace is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Railway Arches, SW11 Railway Arches is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Riverside Albert Wharf, SW11 Riverside Albert Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
rr, SW11 Brighton Yard is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
rr, SW11 Prested Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Saint John’s Hill Grove, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Sanctuary Apartments, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Wandsworth)
Sanctuary House, SW11 Sanctuary House is a building on St John’s Hill (Wandsworth)
Sangora Road, SW11 Sangora Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Scholey House, SW11 Scholey House can be found on Sullivan Close (Battersea)
Severus Road, SW11 Severus Road is almost opposite the main entrance to Clapham Junction station and runs down to Eckstein Road (Clapham Junction)
Sherwood Court, SW11 Sherwood Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Signalling Centre, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
South Bank Business Centre, SW11 South Bank Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Spice Court, SW11 Spice Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
St John’s Road, SW11 St Johns Road, formerly a main road, is now pedestrianised (Clapham Junction)
St. John’s Hill, SW11 St. John’s Hill is a location in London (Wandsworth)
St. John’s Hill, SW11 St John’s Hill is the main road in which Clapham Junction station is situated (Clapham Junction)
Station Road, SW11 Andoe Road was called Station Road between 1864 and 1887 (Clapham Junction)
Strath Terrace, SW11 Strath Terrace is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Junction)
Strathblaine Road, SW11 Strathblaine Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Wandsworth)
Sturgess Cottages, SW11 Sturgess Cottages were accessed via a back alley behind the Railway Tavern (later called Hawkin’s Forge) (Clapham Junction)
Sullivan Close, SW11 Sullivan Close runs south from Ingrave Street (Clapham Junction)
Temple House, SW11 Residential block (Clapham Junction)
Thames House, SW11 Residential block (Clapham Junction)
The Bakehouse, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
The Parade, SW11 The Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Wandsworth)
The Raven, SW11 The Raven is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Thomas Baines Road, SW11 Thomas Baines Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)
Time House, SW11 Time House is a block on Grant Road (Battersea)
Turner Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode
Tyneham Close, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode
Vardens Road, SW11 Vardens Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Wandsworth)
Webb’s Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Weekley Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)
Wellington Court, SW11 Wellington Court is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area
William Blake House, SW11 Residential block (Clapham Junction)
Windrush Close, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Battersea)
Winstanley Road, SW11 Winstanley Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Battersea)

NEARBY PUBS
Hawkin’s Forge Hawkin’s Forge was, in its time, the Railway Tavern and also became the Dog and Duck.
The Junction The Junction bar is a pub within Clapham Junction station.


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