When the Tube came to Southfields in 1889, the place was farmland. Elegant terraced family homes like this one on Pirbright Road, popped up as part of the wave of suburban development which swept through the South East of England on the tide of Victorian industry.
By the end of the 19th Century, the format was well-established: a formal front ground-floor reception room, the kitchen at the back, master bedroom above. And while decor may have moved on, this home is a welcome reminder of how much London suburban idyll survives to the present day.
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On those rare moments that Londoners pretend to be hippies, a fair percentage head out this way, to breathe in the lungs of the city. It’s lush enough that migrating birds choose to make their seasonal stays here, in the London’s first purpose-built wetlands; while parks and commons nudge up hard against the bends and swoops of the river.
Read moreIf you like messing around on water, Putney’s the place. Its history as one of the Thames’ most important crossing points has been parlayed into the village becoming a Mecca for rowing in the UK. If you’ve ever watched the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, you’ll have visited it from afar. Take a few steps back from the river, and you’ll discover the spirit of democracy resides here too.
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