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Rosedene Avenue, LONDON, SW16 2LS

The red tiled houses seen here are typical of the older houses on the ABCD Estate - so called after its principal roads, Amesbury, Barcombe, Cricklade and Downton Avenues. It is more properly known as Leigham Court Estate. The original part of the ABCD Estate was built on the 66 acre estate of Leigham Court which had been purchased by the Artisans, Labourers and General Dwellings Company in 1890. Development took place in the 1890s. This view is from the corner of Mount Nod Road with Hailsham Avenue. With gaps for 'G' 'I' and 'J' the other roads on the estate follow on alphabetically. These are Emsworth Street, Faygate Road, Hailsham Avenue, Keymer Road and Lydhurst Avenue. Only a few similar houses were built in Mount Nod Road, but although logically 'M' is next in the sequence, Mount Nod Road is named after Mount Nod Farm which appears on early 19th century maps.

By a mini-roundabout on the junction of Leigham Vale and Knollys Road.

The school's new sports hall, completed in 2009, was built from recycled shipping containers, "the first such in the world" http://www.betterpublicbuilding.org.uk/finalists/2009/dunraven-school/ .

The secondary school, which is in the midst of an ambitious building programme, is on Leigham Court Road.

A path which cuts through from Leithcote Gardens to Leigham Court Road (seen at the end) as seen on a foggy day.

A close-up of the pargetting on the side of the gatehouse. It is fancifully decorated with masks, mythical birds and scrolls, and the date 1900 just can be discerned. A view of the main house can be found here: Image

Formerly known as Eastbury House, now divided into flats, this "serious double-fronted mansion built over four floors" dates from 1870 and is built of stock brick with stucco decoration. The arch and decorative panels make a good feature of the porch. The smaller building to the left is the original coach house (though with modern windows). There are several mature trees in the front garden. It is within the Leigham Court Road (North) Conservation Area. Leigham Court Road was laid out in 1839, and while development began in the early 1840s, it didn’t really take off until after the building of the Crystal Palace and West End Railway and the opening of Streatham Hill station in 1856. Quite a number of the original, large Victorian houses survive at either end of the road, and even though their grounds have in some cases since been built on, the remaining mature trees and general landscaping have enabled the area to retain “much of its original arcadian character.” Information from Lambeth Council (http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/exeres/CE4B5CE1-0387-40ED-B5A9-273A5160C34A.htm ).