Putney and Roehampton Past - Hardcover

Gerhold, Dorian

 
9780948667282: Putney and Roehampton Past

Synopsis

Written by a knowledgeable architectural historian, this graceful history describes the key influences on Putney, namely London and the Thames. One brought trade, especially for market gardens, and the building of country villas and mansions for rich people. The latter provided employment for the watermen - the ferry landing was at the bottom of the High Street. Roehampton often described as a 'hamlet', led a quieter, almost remote life of secluded villas until modern times when local authority housing was built on their generous acres.

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