Building (788 subjects)

Bradmore House

Bradmore House

Originally an extension of Butterwick House. This 1866 map shows Butterwick House (opposite St Pauls Church) with Bradmore House as an extension on the north. British History Online has some evide...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Plough Brewery

Plough Brewery

From Brewery History:  "Thomas Woodward & Son, Plough Brewery, 516 Wandsworth Road, South Lambeth, Greater London SW8 3JX Founded 1801 and acquired by Thomas Woodward 1868 and the Plough Brewer...

Building, Food & Drink

2 memorials
Battersea Town Hall

Battersea Town Hall

A Grade II* listed building, designed in 1891 by E. W. Mountford (1855 - 1908) opened in 1893 as Battersea Town Hall. Sculptural work by Horace and Paul Montford. In 1965 Battersea and Wandsworth a...

Building, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Hounslow Town Station

Hounslow Town Station

Former London Underground station. It was first opened by the District Railway (precursor of the District Line), as the terminus of an extension from Acton Town. It was intended to continue the lin...

Building, Transport

1 memorial
Station Hotel, Richmond

Station Hotel, Richmond

This 1893 map (extract here) shows the Station Hotel (P.H.) opposite the station but with no building behind. By 1933 this map show the PH building extending all the way back to Parkshot. The Crawd...

Building, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Music / songs

1 memorial
Crawdaddy Club

Crawdaddy Club

Music venue. Founded by Giorgio Gomelsky in the back room of the former Station Hotel in Richmond. The Rolling Stones, followed by the Yardbirds were the early house bands. The club's name came fro...

Building, Music / songs

1 memorial
41 Maitland Park Road

41 Maitland Park Road

Karl Marx lived here for the last 15 years of his life. London Picture Archive date this photo 1935 so perhaps it was taken to show the plaque, newly erected. Getty Images have another, 1958, pho...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Biograph Theatre

Biograph Theatre

Designed by architect Keith D. Young, for light entertainment and music hall, and named the Spread Eagle Assembly Rooms. In 1900, it was re-named Wandsworth Palace of Varieties, and showed animated...

Building, Cinema, Theatre

1 memorial
Clapham fire station

Clapham fire station

Designed by Edward Cresy (architect, 1792–1858). In the days before telephones, the service provided by the local brigade was not known for its rapid response. If there were a fire, the address of ...

Building, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Mazawattee Tea Warehouse

Mazawattee Tea Warehouse

This site was originally occupied by housing, St Katharine's Rents. In 1864 the builder George Myers erected this warehouse to store merchandise for the Plymouth Densham family business. It was alw...

Building, Food & Drink, Property

1 memorial
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