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This map of the southern part of Lambeth highlights the rural aspect of the area at a time when it was made up of fields and parkland attached to the large private estates that still existed. It also demonstrates the slow development experienced by Thomas Cubitt in his Clapham Park scheme, top left, commenced in 1825. The hamlet around Brixton Causeway, seen in the centre, was developing fast due to its position next to central Brixton, as well as the penitentiary and the flourmills nearby. Ribbon development along Effra Road (now Tulse Hill), which linked Brixton and Norwood, reflected the growing demand for suburban residences for wealthy City businessmen. The spa wells on Streatham common, bottom of the picture, and Well House to its north, were to make Streatham a desirable busy suburb to live in. 'Map of London and it's Environs', published by B.R.Davies, 1840.

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Image type:	Print
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Ref:	05018
Identifier:	SUB/LAM/01340
Date:	1840

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