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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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New Gravel Pit Chapel
The first Gravel Pit Chapel was built for a Presbyterian congregation in 1715–16 at what is now the corner of Chatham Place and Ram Place, a short distance from the plaque, to the north. In 1809 t...
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Sycamore House
Benjamin Bentley was the first occupant of the house, and presumably was responsible for the original interior which was in the classical style of the Adam brothers. From 1898 to 1994 it was occupi...
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Queensberry House - 1830
Built in 1830 by Sir William Dundas. Demolished in 1933 to make way for the flats there now. This extract comes from an 1893 map. The footprint is slightly different in this 1867 map.
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Queensberry House 1797
Built in the 1740s by the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley. 1780 it was bought and enlarged by the 4th Duke of Queensberry. Demolished 1830. At source this image is captioned "Print of the Seat of the Duk...
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King William IV Naval Asylum
Also known as the King William IV Cottages. Commissioned by Queen Adelaide widow of King William IV and designed by Philip Hardwick. They provided housing for twenty destitute widows and families o...
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The Rose Theatre - Kingston upon Thames
Its layout is based on the former Rose Theatre in Southwark. The front rows have no seats, but instead of standing space for 'groundlings', patrons bring their own cushions. A plaque at the entranc...
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