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St. John's Crescent, LONDON, SW9 7LZ

As seen from St.John's Crescent. This park is named after an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer. It was opened by him in 1986. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach for more details about the composer.

Max Roach Park consists of four small open spaces along the eastern side of Brixton Road from Brixton to Angell Town. The park is built on land originally occupied by shops and housing and is named after Max Roach, an internationally famous jazz percussionist and composer. This part of the park between Villa Road and St John's Crescent is the largest part, and also the closest to Brixton Town Centre. The houses beyond the park are in St John's Crescent. I presume the bricks came from the original buildings or are maybe meant to show the footprint of an original building. The River Effra once ran along the eastern side of Brixton Road here and was described in the mid 19th century as "being protected by a handrail and crossed by small wooden bridges leading to the gardens of the houses scattered along its banks. The profusion of lilac, hawthorn and laburnum which grew on the river bank made this part of Brixton Road beautiful in the springtime." Within a few years though the Effra had been bricked over.

Max Roach Park consists of four small open spaces along the eastern side of Brixton Road from Brixton to Angell Town. The park is built on land originally occupied by shops and housing and is named after Max Roach, an internationally famous jazz percussionist and composer. This part of the park between Villa Road and St John's Crescent is the largest part, and also the closest to Brixton Town Centre. I presume the bricks came from the original buildings. The River Effra once ran along the eastern side of Brixton Road here and was described in the mid 19th century as "being protected by a handrail and crossed by small wooden bridges leading to the gardens of the houses scattered along its banks. The profusion of lilac, hawthorn and laburnum which grew on the river bank made this part of Brixton Road beautiful in the springtime." Within a few years though the Effra had been bricked over.

Max Roach Park consists of four small open spaces along the eastern side of Brixton Road from Brixton to Angell Town. The park is built on land originally occupied by shops and housing and is named after Max Roach, an internationally famous jazz percussionist and composer. This part of the park between Villa Road and St John's Crescent is the largest part, and also the closest to Brixton Town Centre. I presume the bricks came from the original buildings. The River Effra once ran along the eastern side of Brixton Road here (parallel with the right hand side of this path) and was described in the mid 19th century as "being protected by a handrail and crossed by small wooden bridges leading to the gardens of the houses scattered along its banks. The profusion of lilac, hawthorn and laburnum which grew on the river bank made this part of Brixton Road beautiful in the springtime." Within a few years though the Effra had been bricked over.

The Karibu Education Centre occupies this attractive classical former chapel on Gresham Road in Brixton.

Grade II listed house on the A23. See http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-204028-337-and-339-brixton for more details on the house.

Grade II listed house on the A23. Attached to Image (on the left, another listed building). See http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-204028-337-and-339-brixton for more details on the house.

First Child is one of a very few pieces of contemporary artwork in this area of London. It was designed and made by sculptor Raymond Watson and has been a pleasing fixture on the edge of this park since 1994. The piece is designed to show the joy and happiness of having a child but also the great responsibility and fragility this can cause within the parent.

Max Roach Park consists of four small open spaces along the eastern side of Brixton Road from Brixton to Angell Town. The park is built on land originally occupied by shops and housing and is named after Max Roach, an internationally famous jazz percussionist and composer. This part of the park between Villa Road and St John's Crescent is the largest part, and also the closest to Brixton Town Centre. The River Effra once ran along the eastern side of Brixton Road here (to the left of this path) and was described in the mid 19th century as "being protected by a handrail and crossed by small wooden bridges leading to the gardens of the houses scattered along its banks. The profusion of lilac, hawthorn and laburnum which grew on the river bank made this part of Brixton Road beautiful in the springtime." Within a few years though the Effra had been bricked over.