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Templar Street, LONDON, SE5 9JB

The architecture of the Longfield Hall apparently matched that of the original Minet Library whose replacement stands across the road Image

This pub on Paulet Road, seen from along Templar Street, was closed and "to let" in 2009. It was, according to the legend on the front, established in 1787.

Minet library on corner of Burton road and Knatchbull road

Home to the Lambeth Archives, the Minet Library replaced the original 1890 building given by William Minet which was bombed in the second world war. Minet also donated his personal collection of Surrey archives which now forms the core of the Lambeth Archives housed inside. source: http://www.urban75.org/brixton/features/myatts-fields.html

The west side of Paulet Road is almost entirely developed with three blocks of 20th-century post-war brick-built monopitch-roofed terraced houses with small gardens at the back. Pleasant places to live, I've no doubt, but visually they brutally confront an older mix of terraced housing across the road. I'm sure it looks better, and would certainly photograph better in sunshine.

The grade 2 listed church on Knatchbull Road was converted into housing in 1982. See Image

Former church hall on Knatchbull Road, used by community groups including dance studio and pre-school: http://www.longfieldhall.org.uk/ The building is dated 1889.

This building was formerly the Church of St James the Apostle. It was declared redundant in 1981 and leased in 1982 to the SCD (Society for Co-operative Dwellings) for conversion to residential use as "Black Roof House" - which was still going under that name at 2009. The building is now surrounded by trees and a fence which make it difficult to get a good view, but the spire Image is still a local landmark. The building is listed grade 2.

The date as well as the road name is on a stone built into the house on the corner.

Myatts Fields Park is a delightful example of a small Victorian park. In the early 19th century, market gardens here were run by the Myatt family; some of the finest strawberries in London were grown by Joseph Myatt, and at that time his name was known all over London. The surrounding Minet Estate was built up from the 1870s onwards and the Minet family provided a number of amenities, including the Minet Library and gave the site for Myatts Fields. The Minets were originally French Huguenots and the name Minet means little cat or kitten in French. A little cat was included in many of the buildings when the area was developed by the Minet family. Funds for laying out Myatts Fields were raised by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, and the park was opened in 1889, taking its name from the earlier market gardeners. The park has recently been restored to its former glory by a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund grant. A Nature Conservation Area was created and the photograph looks across this to the park. Beyond is the spire of the former St James the Apostle Church, now Black Roof House - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1502219