Ifield Road, West Brompton
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Ifield Road, West Brompton
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 22 Apr 2022
These houses were built around 1870 and, hard though it is to believe now, quickly became overcrowded and an area of social deprivation (possibly because of its proximity to Brompton Cemetery). This resulted in a serious outbreak of smallpox in 1881 that was pretty much confined to this street. The Ifield name comes from Ifield in Sussex (it has been suggested that this was because the builders' solicitor's brother was vicar there, although this does seem somewhat tenuous). The street was originally called Honey Lane.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.483871
Longitude
-0.187077