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Tag: West Putney

Larpent Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Laid out in two stages in 1903 and 1906, this street recalls the Larpent family who were prominent…

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Filed under: politics, Putney, slavery, streets named after Whigs, Wandsworth, West Putney

Huntingfield Road, SW15

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Place Name Named after Joshua Vanneck, Lord Huntingfield (December 31, 1745 – August 15, 1816), who bought Roehampton Great House,…

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Filed under: Putney, streets name after MPs, streets named after a Dutch connection, streets named after Tories, Wandsworth, West Putney

Heathview Gardens, SW15

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Place Name Literal, it is located on Putney Heath, and has commanding views of the surrounding area. The heath’s isolation…

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Filed under: Putney, Putney Heath, Wandsworth, West Putney

Gibbon Walk, SW15

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Place Name Edward Gibbon (May 8, 1737 – January 16, 1794) was an essayist, historian, and politician. His most important…

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Filed under: Putney, streets named after an author, streets named after Oxford graduates, streets named after Tories, streets named after Westminster School connection, streets named after Whigs, streets named with a Cornish connection, Wandsworth, West Putney

Garden Close, SW15

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Place Name Laid out over the former kitchen garden of Bowling Green House with Holly Lodge, which was rebuilt sometime…

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Filed under: Putney, Roehampton, Wandsworth, West Putney

Dover Park Drive, SW15

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Place Name Dover Park Drive is the centrepiece of the Doverhouse Estate, built by the London County Council after WW1,…

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Filed under: Dover House Estate, Putney, Putney Park, Roehampton, social history, social housing, Wandsworth, West Putney

Dover House Road, SW15

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Place Name From around the mid-18thCentury this was one of the most exclusive areas of (what was to become) Greater…

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Filed under: Dover House Estate, Putney, Roehampton, social history, social housing, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, West Putney

Crestway, SW15

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Place Name A somewhat grand name to describe this street which was laid out on the lip of a hill…

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Filed under: Dover House Estate, hills, Putney, social history, social housing, Wandsworth, West Putney

Castello Avenue, SW15

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Place Name Thought to be a reference to Castello di Vincigliata, an Italian medieval castle on a rocky hill to…

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Filed under: streets named after a connection with the Second World War, streets named after an Italian connection, streets named after houses, Wandsworth, West Putney

Telegraph Road, SW15

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Place Name Commemorates the telegraph signal station which was set up here by the Admiralty in 1796 to convey messages…

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Filed under: communications, military, Napoleonic Wars, Putney, Royal Navy, Wandsworth, West Putney

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