Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6

Wandsworth Bridge Road dates from the construction of the bridge in 1873.

Fulham lies on the north bank of the River Thames
Credit: Peter Colville Horridge Gardner

The first Wandsworth Bridge was a toll bridge built by Julian Tolmé in 1873. It was built in expectation that the terminus of the Hammersmith and City Railway would be built on the north bank, leading to an increase in the number of people wishing to cross the Thames at this point.

The terminus was not built and Wandsworth Bridge was commercially unsuccessful. In 1880 it was taken into public ownership and made toll-free.

In 1926 a Royal Commission recommended its replacement. The present bridge, designed by Sir Thomas Peirson Frank, was opened in 1940.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
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Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
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Althea Street, SW6

Ash House, SW6 Ash House is a block on Townmead Road (Fulham)

Ash House, SW6

Ashcombe Street, SW6 Ashcombe Street was part of the Morrison’s Farm Estate (Fulham)

Ashcombe Street, SW6

Beltran Road, SW6 Beltran Road dates from 1897 (Fulham)

Beltran Road, SW6

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Birch House, SW6

Box Tree House, SW6 Box Tree House is a block on Lensbury Avenue (Fulham)

Box Tree House, SW6

Bradbourne Street, SW6 Bradbourne Street is one of the streets of London in the SW6 postal area (Parsons Green)

Bradbourne Street, SW6

Breer Street, SW6 Breer Street is part of Fulham (Fulham)

Breer Street, SW6

Bridge Studios, SW6 Bridge Studios is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)

Bridge Studios, SW6

Broughton Road, SW6 Broughton Road is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)

Broughton Road, SW6

Byam Street, SW6 Byam Street, forms part of the London suburb of Fulham (Fulham)

Byam Street, SW6

Central Avenue, SW6 Central Avenue is a location in Fulham (Fulham)

Central Avenue, SW6

Central Garden Apartments, SW6 Central Garden Apartments is a block on Townmead Road (Fulham)

Central Garden Apartments, SW6

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Chiddingstone Street, SW6

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Chipstead Street, SW6

Clancarty Road, SW6 Clancarty Road began life as Bryans Lane which led to Morrison’s Farm (Fulham)

Clancarty Road, SW6

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Coniger Road, SW6

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Cranbury Road, SW6

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Daisy Lane, SW6 Daisy Lane is in the Fulham part of the SW6 area (Fulham)

Daisy Lane, SW6

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De Morgan Road, SW6

Dymock Street, SW6 Dymock Street lies in Fulham (Fulham)

Dymock Street, SW6

Elbe Street, SW6 Elbe Street is part of Fulham (Fulham)

Elbe Street, SW6

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Elswick Street, SW6

Friston Street, SW6 Friston Street dates from 1898 (Fulham)

Friston Street, SW6

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Furness Road, SW6

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Gilstead Road, SW6

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Glenrosa Street, SW6

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Gurney Road, SW6

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Hamble Street, SW6

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Hawthorn House, SW6

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Hazlebury Road, SW6

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Higham House, SW6

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Hugon Road, SW6

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Hurlingham Square, SW6

Imperial Crescent, SW6 Imperial Crescent is part of Fulham (Fulham)

Imperial Crescent, SW6

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Langford Road, SW6

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Lensbury House, SW6

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Lindrop Street, SW6

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Mahogany House, SW6

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Marinefield Road, SW6

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Nacovia House, SW6

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Narborough Street, SW6

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Peterborough Road, SW6

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Quarrendon Street, SW6

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Redwood House, SW6

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Rosebury Road, SW6

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Sequoia House, SW6

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Settrington Road, SW6

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Stephendale Road, SW6

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Stevendale Road, SW6

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Studdridge Street, SW6

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Sulivan Enterprise Centre, SW6

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Sulivan Road, SW6

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The Piper Building, SW6

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Townmead Business Centre, SW6

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Townmead Road, SW6

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Tynemouth Street, SW6

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Watermans Quay, SW6

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Watermeadow Lane, SW6

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William Morris Way, SW6

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Lots Road Power Station (2005). Credit: Adrian Pingstone TUM image id: 1526051282 Licence:	Chelsea Farm was constructed in the 17th century and was used for market gardening, supplying central London. The Earl of Huntingdon, in the middle of the eighteenth century, rebuilt Chelsea Farm as a house rather than a farm. It became the residence of the Countess of Huntington, a pious Methodist. Chelsea Farm was bought in 1778 by Thomas Dawson, who was created Viscount Cremorne in 1785. Cremorne House was then built along with Ashburnham House and Ashburnham Cottage. By the early 1800s the grounds extended north from the river Thames up to the King’s Road. The estate was famous for its elegant gardens, laid out by Nathaniel Richmond. After Lady Cremorne’s death (his second wife, who was the grand-daughter of William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania) there were no direct male heirs. In 1825 the ‘Lammas’ rights of common grazing were abolished and in 1831 it was sold to Charles Random who established a ’National Sporting Club’, called the Stadium, in the grounds for ’the cultivation of skilful and manly exercise’ which included shooting, sailing, bathing, archery and fencing. The name lives on in Stadium Street. The venture failed and he was forced to surrender the property to his creditors. Credit: Kensington and Chelsea Libraries TUM image id: 1526048909 Licence:	Early 20th century view looking south towards the railway. Credit: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham TUM image id: 1562593848 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Northfields, Wandsworth looking towards Point Pleasant. Wandsworth Park is on the left (2014) Credit: David Howard TUM image id: 1550771502 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Parsons Green in winter 2004 Credit: Wiki Commons/Quaidy TUM image id: 1659631617 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Perrymead Street, SW6 TUM image id: 1466600332 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Boys and girls kick a ball around a quiet Uverdale Road, Chelsea (early 1960s). The road is now filled with parked cars and a gated playground. Just down the road from major bomb sites, this was one of a cluster of streets that became a ghost town in the wake of the Blitz Credit: John Bignell TUM image id: 1633096670 Licence:	Ashcombe Street, SW6 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1594054582 Licence:	Riverside apartments at Imperial Wharf (2016) Credit: Geograph/N Chadwick TUM image id: 1658145685 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mendip Crescent (1982) One year later, this block was demolished. Credit: Thames TV TUM image id: 1676463413 Licence:

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