IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Leafield Road, LONDON, SW20 9AG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Leafield Road, SW20 9AG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (67 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Details
Distance
1
Leafield Road
Spring blossom graces a suburban street.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 1 Apr 2012
0.02 miles
4
Cranleigh Road, SW19
Spring blossom graces a suburban street.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 1 Apr 2012
0.13 miles
5
South Merton station
The Wimbledon to Sutton line was first proposed in the early 1880s with the intention of stimulating house building across the clay pastures between the two towns, which up until then had remained largely untouched. Lack of enthusiasm or downright opposition from established railway companies, particularly the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, prevented any progress until after the First World War. The LBSCR went to such lengths to prove there was no need for a railway north of Sutton that when a Parliamentary committee in 1910 was considering a Bill for the line they produced a lady who explained that she had once tried to hail a bus which used to run between Wimbledon and Sutton. The conductor was so surprised that he failed to signal to the driver to stop, and the driver turned round to see what the lady was waving at.
The line finally opened in 1930, nearly 50 years after it was first proposed. The Wimbledon to Sutton line was designed for electric trains, with many inclines and sharp curves, although it hardly justified the drivers' nickname for it: "Wall of Death". South Merton, along with other stations on the line, has a single central platform. This cuts down the need for a footbridge and the station is approached by a single set of steps down from Martin Way at the junction with Mostyn Road. This is the view up the line towards Wimbledon Chase.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 22 Aug 2012
0.14 miles
6
Path by Mostyn Road, Merton
Giving access from the main road above
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 17 Sep 2018
0.15 miles
7
The Wall of Death
The railway between Wimbledon and Sutton was the last addition to the suburban system of the Southern Railway, and was not opened until 1930. Because of its late construction, the civil engineering was very difficult and the line had to be built with many steep gradients and sharp curves. Electrified from the start, it became known to the drivers as 'The Wall of Death', and this name has survived. It is seen here looking northwest from South Merton station,
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton
Taken: 23 Jul 2013
0.15 miles
8
The way in to Mostyn Gardens
A park in the London Borough of Merton.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 1 Apr 2012
0.16 miles
10
Mostyn Road, Merton
Mostyn Gardens park is on the right
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 17 Sep 2018
0.17 miles