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Lavender Hill is an area based around a hill near Clapham Junction in South London.

The geographical feature is named Lavender Hill due to the commercial cultivation of lavender there in the pre-industrial era. Several other smaller streets including Lavender Gardens and Lavender Sweep (Lavender Gardens was the former home of Sarah, Duchess of York where she lived in a flat before her marriage) also bear the reference and can be seen on 18th century maps as being largely farmland, with the earliest reference to the still-existing Falcon public house at the west end of the street in 1767.

The opening of Clapham Junction railway station in 1863 led to rapid residential and commercial development along the street and by 1885 it was such a busy commercial district that Arding and Hobbs (now Debenhams), the largest department store south of the River Thames, was built. The street also features the imposing Church of the Ascension, built in 1883 to cater to the growing population of the neighbouring Shaftesbury Estate, as well as a Welsh Methodist chapel (on Beauchamp Road) reflecting what was once a significant Welsh population.

The street is known in popular culture thanks to the Ealing comedy The Lavender Hill Mob (so-named because the lead character lived in a seedy boarding house on the street). It is also featured with a chapter of its own in the historical novel London by Edward Rutherfurd, with descriptions of it in the 18th century from the pre-industrial era. English group The Kinks made a song entitled Lavender Hill, which appeared on several collections of material not from albums including The Great Lost Kinks Album.

Lavender Hill has featured as a site location for many British TV shows, including ’On The Buses’ and ’The Sweeney’, in the 1970s.

Lavender Hill is now principally a shopping street along much of its length, starting from the landmark Arding and Hobbs building (now part of Debenhams), a number of specialist food and music outlets, a large supermarket, many estate agents. There is a larger concentration of restaurants and bars along the flatter section atop the hill, where Lavender Hill police station and the Battersea Arts Centre are to be found and towards the eastern end of the street.


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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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, SW11 Lavenders Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Abberley Mews, SW4 Abberley Mews runs off Cedars Road (Lavender Hill)
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)
Acanthus Road, SW11 The acanthus leaf was one of the most important decorative features of the 19th century (Lavender Hill)
Alberta Cottages, SW11 Alberta Cottages were probably designed by John Tarring in 1862 (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)
Antrim House, SW11 Antrim House is a block on Stormont Road (Lavender Hill)
Ashbury Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Ashley Crescent, SW11 Ashley Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Audley Close, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Avenue Mansions, SW11 Avenue Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
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)
Basnett Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Batten Street, SW11 Pearson Street became Batten Street in 1937 (Battersea)
Battersea Business Centre, SW11 Battersea Business Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
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)
Birley Street, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Brassey Square, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Broughton Street, SW8 Broughton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Caroline Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Clapham Common North Side, SW4 Clapham Common North Side is a road, one part of which is the A3 that leads to Portsmouth
Clapham Common Northside, SW4 Clapham Common Northside is a location in London
Clapham Common West Side, SW11 Clapham Common West Side is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Clapham Common)
Cobalt Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
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)
Craven Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Crosland Place, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Dorothy Road, SW11 Dorothy Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Dunston Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Eccles Road, SW11 Eccles Road is a street south of Clapham Junction station (Clapham Junction)
Eland House, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Eland Road, SW11 Eland Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Elsley Road, SW11 Elsley Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Elspeth Road, SW11 Elspeth Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Emu Road, SW8 Emu Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Este Road, SW11 Este Road dates from 1871 - it was formerly Grove Road (Battersea)
Eversleigh Road, SW11 Eversleigh Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Evesham Way, SW11 Evesham Way is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Falcon Lane, SW11 Falcon Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Fontarabia Road, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Forthbridge Road, SW11 Forthbridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Fownes Street, SW11 Fownes Street, named in 1937, was formerly known as Newman Street. (Battersea)
Freke Road, SW4 Freke Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Garfield Mews, SW11 Garfield Mews is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Garfield Road, SW11 Garfield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Gideon Road, SW11 Gideon Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Glycena Road, SW11 Glycena Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Gowrie Road, SW11 Gowrie Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Grayshott Road, SW11 Grayshott Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Grove Mansions, SW4 Grove Mansions stands on Clapham Common North Side (Lavender Hill)
Hafer Road, SW11 Hafer Road originated in 1881 (Clapham Junction)
Hauberk Road, SW11 According to a London County Council guide of 1912, the name was changed from Hauberk Street in 1911. (Clapham Junction)
Heathwall Street, SW11 Heathwall Street follows the line of the Heathwall Ditch (Lavender Hill)
Holden Street, SW11 Holden Street is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Ilminster Gardens, SW11 Ilminster Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Jedburgh Street, SW11 Jedburgh Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
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)
Kingsley Street, SW11 Kingsley Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
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 Gardens, SW11 Lavender Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Lavender Hill, SW11 Lavender Hill was once famous for the lavender fields which skirted the road (Lavender Hill)
Lavender Sweep, SW11 Lavender Sweep is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (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)
London Stone Business Estate, SW8 London Stone Business Estate is contiguous with the Parkfield Industrial Estate (Lavender Hill)
Longbeach Road, SW11 Longbeach Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Lubeck Street, SW11 Lubeck Street - at first called Lawn Street - dated from 1878 (Battersea)
Macaulay Square, SW4 Macaulay Square is a location in London
Macauley Road, SW4 Macauley Road is a location in London
Marjorie Grove, SW11 Marjorie Grove is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Marmion Mews, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Marmion Road, SW11 Marmion Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Marney Road, SW11 Marney Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Meteor Street, SW11 Meteor Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Morrison Street, SW11 Morrison Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Mossbury Road, SW11 Mossbury Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Clapham Junction)
Mysore Road, SW11 Mysore Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Nansen Road, SW11 Nansen Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Newman Street, SW11 Newman Street was built in 1865 by Edward Newman, who was born Kingston in 1825 (Battersea)
Okeover Manor, SW4 Okeover Manor is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area
Page Mews, SW11 Page Mews lies at the end of Wycliffe Road (Lavender Hill)
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)
Porteus Place, SW4 This is a street in the SW4 postcode area
Pountney Road, SW11 Pountney Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Rush Hill Mews, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Rush Hill Road, SW11 Rush Hill Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Sabine Road, SW11 Sabine Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Severus Road, SW11 Severus Road is almost opposite the main entrance to Clapham Junction station and runs down to Eckstein Road (Clapham Junction)
Shirley Grove, SW11 Shirley Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Signalling Centre, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Sisters Avenue, SW11 Sisters Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
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 the main road in which Clapham Junction station is situated (Clapham Junction)
Stanley Grove, SW8 Stanley Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW8 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Stormont Road, SW11 Stormont Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Stormont Road, SW4 Stormont Road is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Sturgess Cottages, SW11 Sturgess Cottages were accessed via a back alley behind the Railway Tavern (later called Hawkin’s Forge) (Clapham Junction)
Sugden Road, SW11 Sugden Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Sugden Road, SW4 Sugden Road is a road in the SW4 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Sycamore Mews, SW4 Sycamore Mews is a road in the SW4 postcode area
Taybridge Road, SW11 Taybridge Road was first developed in the 1890s as part of the Maitland House Estate (Lavender Hill)
Temple House, SW11 Residential block (Clapham Junction)
The Bakehouse, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
The Woodlands, SW4 The Woodlands is one of the streets of London in the SW4 postal area
Theatre Street, SW11 Theatre Street is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Thirsk Road, SW11 Thirsk Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Tipthorpe Road, SW11 Tipthorpe Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Town Hall Road, SW11 This is a street in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Tregarvon Road, SW11 Tregarvon Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Tyneham Road, SW11 Tyneham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Visuals, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Lavender Hill)
Webb’s Road, SW11 A street within the SW11 postcode (Clapham Junction)
Wickersley Road, SW11 Wickersley Road is a road in the SW11 postcode area (Lavender Hill)
Willoughby Mews, SW4 Willoughby Mews is a location in London (Lavender Hill)
Wixs Lane, SW11 Wix’s Lane, part of which is still a footpath, is an ancient boundary and some parish boundary markers can be seen here. (Lavender Hill)
Woodlands, SW4 Woodlands is a location in London
Wycliffe Road, SW11 Wycliffe Road is one of the streets of London in the SW11 postal area (Lavender Hill)
Wycliffe Road, SW8 Wycliffe Road is a road in the SW8 postcode area (Lavender Hill)

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