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Thurlby Road, LONDON, SE27 0RN

Looking north along the long arm of the L-shaped Thurlby Road from near the junction with St Julian's Farm Road. This is pretty much the reverse of this view: Image These houses were probably built in the second half of the C19th. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806, but it accelerated greatly with the arrival of the Crystal Palace railway in 1856; between 1851 and 1901 the population of the district of St. Luke's, Norwood increased from around 4,000 to around 36,000.

Looking west along the short arm of the L-shaped Thurlby Road. These houses were probably built in the second half of the C19th. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806, but it accelerated greatly with the arrival of the Crystal Palace railway in 1856; between 1851 and 1901 the population of the district of St. Luke's, Norwood increased from around 4,000 to around 36,000. The houses facing at the end are in Uffington Road, and look as if they were built between the wars.

Seen after a most unusual second December snowfall. See here for a similar, snow-less view: Image

Looking north along Uffington Road from the junction with St Julian's Farm Road. Most of West Norwood was developed in Victorian and Edwardian times, but there is also a fair amount of housing from between the wars - the houses on the left look as if they were built during this period, while on the right are a couple of modern blocks.

Seen after a most unusual second December snowfall. These houses probably date from the second half of the C19th. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806. Much of this initial phase has since been swept away by subsequent development which accelerated over the second half of the C19th and during the C20th, but there are pockets of houses surviving from the early days, mostly around Knight’s Hill, Norwood High Street/Elder Road and the area between them.

Seen during a most unusual third December snowfall (albeit a light one). See here for a similar, snow-less view: Image

Looking south along the long arm of the L-shaped Thurlby Road, which is split into two by St Julian's Farm Road. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806, but it accelerated greatly with the arrival of the Crystal Palace railway in 1856; between 1851 and 1901 the population of the district of St. Luke's, Norwood increased from around 4,000 to around 36,000.

Looking east down St Julian's Farm Road from just past the junction with Lamberhurst Road. St Julian's Farm Road has several distinct stylistic groups of houses, all probably dating from the second half of the C19th (except for a few at the top end built in the 1920s/1930s). The three houses on the right were built by George Francis Trollope, a local builder/developer, in around 1885. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806, but it accelerated greatly with the arrival of the Crystal Palace railway in 1856; between 1851 and 1901 the population of the district of St. Luke's, Norwood increased from around 4,000 to around 36,000.

A residential road leading down to West Norwood in the dip. In the valley further away can be seen the tower of Dulwich College, while on the hill behind is the Dawson Heights Estate near Forest Hill.

Looking east down St Julian's Farm Road from near the junction with Uffington Road. St Julian's Farm Road has several distinct stylistic groups of houses, all probably dating from the second half of the C19th (except for a few at the top end built in the 1920s/1930s), although the group on the right look as if they could date from the first or second decade of the C20th. The development of West Norwood began with the breaking up of Lord Thurlow's estate after his death in 1806, but it accelerated greatly with the arrival of the Crystal Palace railway in 1856; between 1851 and 1901 the population of the district of St. Luke's, Norwood increased from around 4,000 to around 36,000.