2010
TQ2971 : St Leonard, Streatham High Road
taken 14 years ago, near to Streatham, Lambeth, England
St Leonard, Streatham High Road
Streatham's parish church and oldest building. Its foundations date back to Saxon times and the tower is C14th, but its appearance now is predominantly Victorian after the main body was rebuilt by J.Parkinson in c1832, and the chancel by Benjamin Ferrey in 1862. It was restored by the Douglas Feast Partnership in 1975 after a fire. Grade II listed. 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 (
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