Wyatt Park Mansions, Streatham Hill

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Built, like the neighbouring blocks further up the road, c1935, to the designs of H.J.S. Abrams and Sons. It has white-rendered full-height canted bays, and quoins at the angles. It is within the Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill Conservation Area. The course of Streatham High Road has been a major highway between London and Sussex since Roman times. Its current appearance is largely attributable to two major spells of development. The first was during the late C19th following the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856, and the second was after 1911 when the line to Victoria was electrified. Though much-maligned and undoubtedly blighted by heavy traffic, closer examination reveals that the road is lined with a number of interesting buildings, some of which reflect the period between the wars when Streatham was a fashionable centre of entertainment. Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ). Testament to Mr Abrams's construction skills is the fact that the building withstood a direct hit from a flying bomb on 24th June 1944.

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