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Southfields
Southfields is a district of inner London located within the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, 5.6 miles (9 km) south-west of Charing Cross, with a small portion of the area extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Merton. Southfields is mainly residential, historically a part of Wandsworth itself, and is divided between the SW18 and SW19 postcode areas.
Until the late 19th century, Southfields remained open fields between the more developed villages of Wimbledon and Putney. Several former pathways through the fields form parts of today's road system, such as the historic path from Wimbledon to Wandsworth, which became Wimbledon Park Road and its continuation through Southfields Passage. Kimber Road and The Baulk were also field paths, visible on old maps of the area.
The opening of the District and London & South Western Railway from Wimbledon to Putney Bridge in June 1889 boosted development in the area. The first school opened a year later on Merton Road, another of the main thoroughfares that originated as field paths.
The main residential areas of Southfields are known as the "Southfields Triangle" and "The Grid."
The "Southfields Triangle" is an area defined by roads and streets roughly forming a triangle. It extends from Standen Road in the south (bordering Coronation Gardens) to Granville Road in the north, and from Pulborough Road in the west to Merton Road in the east. The Triangle consists almost entirely of Victorian and Edwardian houses. In 1904, the Frame Foods baby food company opened a factory on Standen Road. The building, in a distinctive Art Nouveau style with green ceramic tiles and the slogan "Nourish and Flourish," is Grade II listed and has been converted into flats. Standen Road was also home to the Ault & Wiborg printing ink factory. Some homes with south-facing gardens bordering Coronation Gardens have a notably quiet character.
"The Grid" is a series of parallel roads intersected by parallel streets. On 23 December 1891, London County Council approved an application from the Wimbledon Park Land Company for nine new streets: Replingham and Brookwood Roads and Astonville, Trentham, Elborough, Engadine, Clonmore, Heythorp and Elsenham. Construction was initially slow, despite the recent arrival of the railway, although by 1898 only Trentham and Elborough streets had failed to attract any builders. The Grid was extended southwards to Lavenham Road in 1899 and Revelstoke Road in 1903. Electrification of the District Railway sped up construction further, with the Grid being effectively completed by the middle of 1906, at which point it totalled 1766 houses, maisonettes and shops.
The building on the corner of Kimber Road and Merton Road once housed the OK Sauce factory until its takeover by Reckitt and Colman.
Southfields takes its name from the old manorial system, where it was known as the South Field of the manor of Dunsford. The earlier name for the area dates back at least to the year 1247.[citation needed] The equivalent North Field lay between West Hill and the River Thames and survives in the short road named Northfields which runs to the east of Wandsworth Park.
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Southfields
Southfields is a district of inner London located within the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, 5.6 miles (9 km) south-west of Charing Cross, with a small portion of the area extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Merton. Southfields is mainly residential, historically a part of Wandsworth itself, and is divided between the SW18 and SW19 postcode areas.
Until the late 19th century, Southfields remained open fields between the more developed villages of Wimbledon and Putney. Several former pathways through the fields form parts of today's road system, such as the historic path from Wimbledon to Wandsworth, which became Wimbledon Park Road and its continuation through Southfields Passage. Kimber Road and The Baulk were also field paths, visible on old maps of the area.
The opening of the District and London & South Western Railway from Wimbledon to Putney Bridge in June 1889 boosted development in the area. The first school opened a year later on Merton Road, another of the main thoroughfares that originated as field paths.
The main residential areas of Southfields are known as the "Southfields Triangle" and "The Grid."
The "Southfields Triangle" is an area defined by roads and streets roughly forming a triangle. It extends from Standen Road in the south (bordering Coronation Gardens) to Granville Road in the north, and from Pulborough Road in the west to Merton Road in the east. The Triangle consists almost entirely of Victorian and Edwardian houses. In 1904, the Frame Foods baby food company opened a factory on Standen Road. The building, in a distinctive Art Nouveau style with green ceramic tiles and the slogan "Nourish and Flourish," is Grade II listed and has been converted into flats. Standen Road was also home to the Ault & Wiborg printing ink factory. Some homes with south-facing gardens bordering Coronation Gardens have a notably quiet character.
"The Grid" is a series of parallel roads intersected by parallel streets. On 23 December 1891, London County Council approved an application from the Wimbledon Park Land Company for nine new streets: Replingham and Brookwood Roads and Astonville, Trentham, Elborough, Engadine, Clonmore, Heythorp and Elsenham. Construction was initially slow, despite the recent arrival of the railway, although by 1898 only Trentham and Elborough streets had failed to attract any builders. The Grid was extended southwards to Lavenham Road in 1899 and Revelstoke Road in 1903. Electrification of the District Railway sped up construction further, with the Grid being effectively completed by the middle of 1906, at which point it totalled 1766 houses, maisonettes and shops.
The building on the corner of Kimber Road and Merton Road once housed the OK Sauce factory until its takeover by Reckitt and Colman.
Southfields takes its name from the old manorial system, where it was known as the South Field of the manor of Dunsford. The earlier name for the area dates back at least to the year 1247.[citation needed] The equivalent North Field lay between West Hill and the River Thames and survives in the short road named Northfields which runs to the east of Wandsworth Park.