Village Green, Woodcote
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Village Green, Woodcote
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: Unknown
A rustic view, but still within the London Borough of Croydon. Woodcote is a posh suburb laid out by William Webb in 1901-20. Very large houses, though not particularly architecturally distinguished. Webb's idea was that gardens be designed first as "...the house is but the complement of the garden..."
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Image Location
Latitude
51.334437
Longitude
-0.13699