2010

TQ3071 : 210-224 Streatham High Road

taken 14 years ago, near to Streatham, Lambeth, England

210-224 Streatham High Road
210-224 Streatham High Road
Designed by Tripe and Wakeham in 1996. This is the site of Pratt's, Streatham's erstwhile premier department store, which closed in 1990 (TQ3071 : Pratts Department Store. Summer 1978). George Pratt first set up shop on the High Road in the 1860s. Mention the word "Pratt's" to any long-time Streatham resident and they will turn misty-eyed and mutter darkly about Streatham never having been the same since it went. This building 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 (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) ).

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Category: Shops > Shops and flats
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Opening of Streatham Hill Station in 1856 [27] · George Pratt [2] ·
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TQ3071, 207 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Richards   (more nearby)
Date Taken
March 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 301 719 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:25.8758N 0:7.7847W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 301 719
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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