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Telford Avenue, LONDON, SW2 4RB

Fleet number DW68 is displaying blinds for route 137 to Marble Arch. DW234 and DW81 are parked flanking the garage exit.

A cluster of three early C19th survivals - some achievement on this road - villas in the Gothick style. The addition of the 'k' denotes the fact that the style is only superficial, being employed to keep up with the latest fashion. Scratch a Gothick building and (usually) a Classical one is revealed. Here, not much scratching is needed, the nod to Gothic being the pointed window tracery. Grade II listed.

At Brixton bus garage.

Designed, like the neighbouring block, by Verity, Beverley and Homer in c1935. It curves round into Telford Avenue, and has a number of balconies, and shops on the ground floor. 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 ).

Designed by Frank Verity, Beverley and Homer in c1935. A typical 30s block of flats with metal Crittall windows, and "attractive sunray metalwork" above the front doors. 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 ).

This is the name of the block of flats on the corner.

Although referred to officially as Brixton bus garage, this depot on Streatham Hill is about a mile south of Brixton itself (although still within the SW2 postcode area). It was formerly operated by London Transport, although the buses were privatised in the mid 1990s. This depot and the buses operating from it passed to Cowie group, who subsequently became Arriva.

A sizeable block of flats, with shops, designed by Frank Harrington in 1931. The most distinctive features are the four pantiled belvederes with arched openings. 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 ).