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Streatham's parish church and oldest building. Its foundations date back to Saxon times and the tower is C14th, but its appearance now is predominantly Victorian after the main body was rebuilt by J.Parkinson in c1832, and the chancel by Benjamin Ferrey in 1862. It was restored by the Douglas Feast Partnership in 1975 after a fire. Grade II listed. It is within the Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill Conservation Area. The course of Streatham High Road has been a major highway between London and Sussex since Roman times. Its current appearance is largely attributable to two major spells of development. The first was during the late C19th following the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856, and the second was after 1911 when the line to Victoria was electrified. Though much-maligned and undoubtedly blighted by heavy traffic, closer examination reveals that the road is lined with a number of interesting buildings, some of which reflect the period between the wars when Streatham was a fashionable centre of entertainment. Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ).

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. Streatham High Road can be seen beyond the churchyard. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. Streatham High Road can be seen beyond the churchyard. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Now the South London Liberal Synagogue, this was originally the Streatham College for Girls, designed by Sidney Smith in 1909, and was named after the wife of Sir Henry Tate who paid for it. The red brick dressings contrast nicely with the stock brick. It is within the Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill Conservation Area. Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ).

Another Edwardian group which runs from Prentis Road to Tooting Bec Gardens. The usual gables and decorative stone bands. The middle section was built in a modern style in 1933 by Dixon and Braddock on the site of a large house called "The Shrubbery". The group beyond were built by John S. Quilter in 1901. The whole group is within the Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill Conservation Area. The course of Streatham High Road has been a major highway between London and Sussex since Roman times. Its current appearance is largely attributable to two major spells of development. The first was during the late C19th following the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856, and the second was after 1911 when the line to Victoria was electrified. Though much-maligned and undoubtedly blighted by heavy traffic, closer examination reveals that the road is lined with a number of interesting buildings, some of which reflect the period between the wars when Streatham was a fashionable centre of entertainment. Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ).

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html

Streatham is an ancient parish which is mentioned in the Domesday Book which records that there was a chapel on the site of the present church. The lower part of the tower is the oldest section of the current building, having been constructed in the 14th century. Between 1830 and 1831, almost the entire church apart from the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which was struck by lightning in 1841, along with the top of the tower was rebuilt soon afterwards. The present stone chancel was constructed in 1863. The church was gutted by fire on 5th May 1975 and subsequently restored. The fine churchyard with busy roads on two sides has the look of the country churchyard it once was. There are several attractive tombs next to the path which passes right round the church. Streatham High Road can be seen beyond the churchyard. The pink granite stone surrounded by the low chain marks the grave of Streatham's most famous draper, George Pratt, who died on 14th March 1890 aged 62 after residing in Streatham for almost half a century. He first came to Streatham in 1839 as a 13 year old apprentice in William Reynold's drapery shop opposite Streatham Green. He had a natural flair for business and eventually bought the shop when Reynold retired in 1850. That is when the Pratt commercial empire started. As his business flourished he had to move to new larger premised which he built in Streatham High Road and these premises in turn became too small forcing him to build a much larger grander shop on the other side of the road which until the summer of 1990 traded as Pratts Department Store as part of the John Lewis chain of shops. His wife Mary Thorpe is also interred here. She came to Streatham at the age of six in 1838 to stay with relatives when her parents died. She became Governess to the daughter of Lady Key and whilst working for Lady Key at The Rookery at the top of Streatham Common met George Pratt whom she married in 1855. For a more detailed history of the church and the families connected to it see http://www.stleonard-streatham.org.uk/history.html