75 and 75a Leigham Court Road

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Formerly known as Eastbury House, now divided into flats, this "serious double-fronted mansion built over four floors" dates from 1870 and is built of stock brick with stucco decoration. The arch and decorative panels make a good feature of the porch. The smaller building to the left is the original coach house (though with modern windows). There are several mature trees in the front garden. It is within the Leigham Court Road (North) Conservation Area. Leigham Court Road was laid out in 1839, and while development began in the early 1840s, it didn’t really take off until after the building of the Crystal Palace and West End Railway and the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856. Quite a number of the original, large Victorian houses survive at either end of the road, and even though their grounds have in some cases since been built on, the remaining mature trees and general landscaping have enabled the area to retain “much of its original arcadian character.” Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ).

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