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River Way, TWICKENHAM, TW2 5JP

Court Close Avenue passing River Meads Avenue

This is beside the London Loop long distance path on one of its roadside sections. Deco enthusiasts can find quite a lot of similar places around here in these areas of extensive 1930s development, although mostly the architecture is more like the houses on the right. These two are on a corner, giving a bit more view from the wrap-round windows. The following is taken from a site called London footprints:- "The inter-war period saw the development of large areas of surburbia. Some was in the moderne style but this was less popular than the 'Jacobethan' although some of these houses managed to incorporate Art Deco motifs, especially the sunray. On the same theme the moderne houses featured wrap-around 'suntrap' windows although the internal layouts were the same as in the Jacobethan houses. They may have been less favoured because of the impracticality of their flat roofs, metal windows and white finished exteriors. Flats with streamlined styling were offering a lifestyle and some had communal facilities. The best Art Deco homes are probably those designed for a client such as Eltham Palace."

This is the Amida sports centre in Fulwell Park, Hampton

Everything on the house is original except for the front door

The path running along beside the River Crane has a bit of a squeeze sharing with the river under this bridge.

View south-west from a pedestrian crossing just west of the Hospital Bridge roundabout. A pedestrian 'refuge' is provided between the carriageways, but it's no place to linger.

A triangle of land between the River Crane and two busy roads has this pleasant drift of wild flowers.

The path following the river also passes under, with limited headroom, although there is no warning about the height, only the width.