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Clifford Avenue, SW14

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Place Name This road built in 1906 was named after Charles “Charlie” Edward Clifford (1841 -1925), born in Mortlake he…

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Clare Lawn Avenue, SW14

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Place Name Built sometime around 1925, on the grounds of Frederick Wigan’s property Clare Lawn, which he named after his…

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Christchurch Road, SW14

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Place Name Originally spelt Christ Church Road. Named after the Church of England church on the road, which was built…

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Chestnut Avenue, SW14

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Place Name This street was built in 1906 and named after a property called The Chestnuts which stood on Upper…

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Burdenshott Avenue, TW10

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Place Name Build on the former market gardens of the Barker family in 1928. Just a few years before the…

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Beechcroft Road, SW14

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Place Name Samuel Beachcroft (note the spelling) (July 27, 1801 – November 10, 1861) was the architect for the rebuilding and…

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Aynscombe Lane, SW14

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Place Name Originally called Cromwell Lane. Until expansion of the Stag Brewery, when it became a service road, this was…

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Avenue Gardens, SW14

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Place Name This was originally a tree-lined road constructed in 1907 to connect Upper Richmond Road with Mortlake Cemetery. But…

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Ashleigh Road, SW14

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Place Name Recalling Ashleigh College for girls which used the nearby Castelnau House, overlooking the river, as its premises from…

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Hilary Road, W12

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Place Name Hilary – also spelt Hillary and Hilarius – was a Romano-British bishop or archbishop of London and one of…

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