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Leigham Court Road, LONDON, SW16 2NT

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

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

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

The Grange is an Arts and Craft style house, with extensive tile-hanging and bargeboards. The date 1900 is recorded in a plaque on the decorative gatehouse (Image]). The house is currently a medical clinic. 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 ).

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 ).