9 and 10 Streatham Common South
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9 and 10 Streatham Common South
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: Unknown
To find one C18th house in this area might be considered fortunate, to find two might be considered auspicious, but to find two next to each other is nothing short of miraculous. Their foundations are shown on Rocque's map of 1746. No. 9, on the right, has arched windows on the ground floor and, according to the listing details, a gambrel roof although it looks hipped to me. Grade II listed. No. 10, known as Ripley House, may have been built by the architect Thomas Ripley for himself, but I can find no evidence to support this claim. It was an ale house in 1738, the cellar of which still exists. Information partly from Lambeth Council. Both are within the Streatham Common Conservation Area.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.42041
Longitude
-0.125873