2009

TQ3070 : Streatham Common (5)

taken 14 years ago, near to Streatham, Lambeth, England

Streatham Common (5)
Streatham Common (5)
Looking west along the line of mature plane trees towards Streatham High Road. The tower in the distance is that of Immanuel church (see here for a closer view: TQ3070 : Immanuel church, Streatham High Road). It is within the Streatham Common Conservation Area.
Streatham Common comprises a large expanse of open grassland sloping up from Streatham High Road in the west, to woodland and the Rookery in the east. The latter opened in 1913 and is a more formal garden originally in the grounds of the eponymous house. It includes the site of Streatham Spa which made Streatham fashionable for a time in the early-mid C18th. The early history of the common is murky, but it stretches back to the Norman Conquest, and the Domesday Book recorded a Lime Common which stretched from Norbury to Tulse Hill. Following 500 years of church ownership its status as a public space was ensured by an Act of Parliament when it was taken over by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1883. After several further transferrals, ownership passed to Lambeth Council in 1971. Information from Lambeth Council (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) ).

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TQ3070, 182 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Richards   (more nearby)
Date Taken
November 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 December, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 303 708 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.2847N 0:7.6017W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 306 709
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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