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Peabody Hill, LONDON, SE21 8JZ

In a housing estate built partly above Knight's Hill railway tunnel.

The south portal of Knight's Hill Tunnel, which carries the railway line from North Dulwich to Tulse Hill. The portal is unusually ornate. The crest in the centre, above the tunnel mouth, is the crest of Alleyn's College, the landowner over whose property the railway was built. Emerging from the tunnel is a train from London Bridge heading to Sutton.

Knight's Hill remained undeveloped until the Peabody Trust extended their Rosendale Road estate during the 1970s by building a series of residential blocks on the very top. The land had long been owned by the Knight family, but was bought in sections by the American banker and philanthropist George Peabody during the late 19th century. The original estate was built at this time. The railway line between North Dulwich and Tulse Hill dating from 1868 passes through a tunnel under the hill. Knight's Hill is also sometimes known as Peabody Hill to avoid confusion with the Knights Hill at West Norwood. This view looks across to the spire of Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Rise.

Knight's Hill remained undeveloped until the Peabody Trust extended their Rosendale Road estate during the 1970s by building a series of residential blocks on the very top. The land had long been owned by the Knight family, but was bought in sections by the American banker and philanthropist George Peabody during the late 19th century. The original estate was built at this time. The railway line between North Dulwich and Tulse Hill dating from 1868 passes through a tunnel under the hill. Knight's Hill is also sometimes known as Peabody Hill to avoid confusion with the Knights Hill at West Norwood. The steps here lead up from the Peabody Estate and Rosendale Road to the top of Knight's Hill.

Tulse Hill railway station and Elmgreen School can be seen near the centre of the photo.

The spire on the right is of Holy Trinity Church, Tulse Hill, on Trinity Rise.

Tulse Hill station was opened in 1868 by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway as part of their line from London Bridge. In 1869, this was joined by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway's "Metropolitan Extension" line to Holborn Viaduct. The LB&SCR's through line to Streatham and Wimbledon opened in 1871. Knight's Hill Tunnel on the 1868 line can be seen in the distance. The bridge just ahead is over Thurlow Park Road, which is part of the South Circular Road.

Knight's Hill remained undeveloped until the Peabody Trust extended their Rosendale Road estate during the 1970s by building a series of residential blocks on the very top. The land had long been owned by the Knight family, but was bought in sections by the American banker and philanthropist George Peabody during the late 19th century. The original estate was built at this time. The railway line between North Dulwich and Tulse Hill dating from 1868 passes through a tunnel under the hill. Knight's Hill is also sometimes known as Peabody Hill to avoid confusion with the Knights Hill at West Norwood. The path here leads down to the Peabody Estate and Rosendale Road.