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Mercier Road, LONDON, SW15 2AP

Carlton Drive passing Mercier Road

This curiosity on St John's Avenue dates from the 1870s, and is described as "a brick and stone building of irregular plan covered with a series of steeply pitched and gabled roofs which, together with chimney stacks and pots (some in Tudor style) break the top of the building into an asymmetrical skyline which is dominated by a 4-storey tower to the rear capped by a pointed slate roof" http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=207131&mode=adv . "The drawing room was redesigned by Leonard Wyburd RA, who launched Liberty's furnishing and decoration studio." http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/property-with-cellars-1295427.html .

Aka Carlton House. One of a number of post-war office blocks lining this stretch of the road. This one probably dates from the 1970s. Now occupied by Voluntary Service Overseas.

One of a number of post-war office blocks lining this stretch of the road. This one probably dates from the 1970s.

In true GCSE examination style compare and contrast this with Image! To the stranger the names South and North Circular Roads might imply a sense of commonality, but... I can do no better than quote from the opening lines of the excellent SABRE http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/ website's description of the A205: "Welcome to the largest collection of signposts in the country. London’s South Circular Road, unlike its northern counterpart, is not so much a coherent through route, more an intricate series of one way systems linked by short lengths of suburban streets. Route-finding is a nightmare, with odd turnings down unlikely-looking side streets occurring when you least expect them. Very few people attempt (still less achieve) the journey end-to-end – it is usually quicker, despite the extra distance, to use the North Circular Road, or just to go straight through the middle of London! Most regular drivers in South London have go-arounds using quiet back streets to avoid the worst stretches – most of these (including mine!) are jealously guarded secrets." Here, not only is the road narrow, but it passes under the 15' 0" height restriction of London Underground's District Line bridge next to East Putney station. Between East Putney station and the Fulham Railway Bridge the District Line railway passes over 5 roads each with a distinctive metal box bridge. See Image Image Image Image for the others.

A train on London Underground's District Line leaving East Putney station heading to Wimbledon, in snow.

Looking along Upper Richmond Road.

Looking along Upper Richmond Road.

A205 at Putney.

Also shown in Image This view of the gastropub on the corner of Upper Richmond Road (right) and Oxford Road includes blocks of flats on the far side of the former.