The Model Cottages, SW14 - February 2021

Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 10 Feb 2021

I notice that the images I've shared in the past have shown very little of the dwellings themselves - showing instead the passage of the same name, and the 'mature' gardens. The 'cottages' (quite substantial, really) originated as philanthropic dwellings in the mid-19th century. To my knowledge, none of the cottages have back gardens. The passage runs north-south, and the properties on the east side have biggish front gardens - many of them little suburban jungles. A few have been partly cleared to make parking spaces - a trend which diminishes the overall character of the place. However, from my photographic point of view the cleared spaces offer an opportunity. On a bright day in February I was able to sneak into one of them to get a view of the cottages themselves, before springtime growth hides them again.

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