We have highlighted some of the best Victorian roads in SE24 for period properties to rent or buy. The Victorian period ran from 1837 to 1901. From 1860s onwards the new railway stations which led to further expansion. The Gothic style was in fashion plus Italianate villas. Visit our Herne Hill History Timeline for more local info. Map of 1862-71
Society: Victorian Society (est. 1958)
Books:
The Victorian House Book - Robin Guild (Sheldrake Press 1991)
The Victorian House Manual - Ian Rock (Haynes 2015))
Victorian House Explained - Trevor Yorke ( Countryside 2011)
Victorian Modern: A Design Bible for the Victorian Home - Jo Leevers (Thames & Hudson 2023) |
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Busy road linking Herne Hill and Werst Norwood with mix of period styles Name comes from North Wood and refers to the Great North Wood that ran down to Croydon.
Norwood Road Food & Drink Guide |
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Built in c1850s it connected Norwood Road to Tulse Hill. The Holy Trinity Church was added in 1856. |
Substantial mid-late Victorian houses.The area initially part of the Manor of Dulwich, with parts also within the Manor of Milkwell; it transformed into a residential area with the arrival of the railway in 1863. St Jude’s church was built in 1869 (deconsecrated 1979). The Prince Regent public house (est. 1830s) was rebuilt in the 1860s. Brockwell Park (which it borders) opened in 1891 and the Lido in 1937.
Dulwich Road Guide (shops & pubs). |
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Late Victorian style. Located between Railton Road & Dulwich Road. Named after Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343-1400) author of The Canterbury Tales.
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Late Victorian style. Located between Railton Road & Dulwich Road. Named after Edmund Spenser (c.1552-1599) author of the Faerie Queen. |
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Late Victorian style. Located between Railton Road & Dulwich Road. Named after William Shakespeare (1564-1616). |
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Late Victorian style. Located between Railton Road & Dulwich Road. Named after John Milton (1608-1674) author of Paradise Lost |
Late Vict. /Edwardian Era |
Herne Hill |
Half Moon Lane |
Ardbeg Road |
This period covered 1895 to 1914 and featured the Arts & Crafts Style begun in Britain. Mansion blocks of flats began to appear to cater for London’s growing population. Map of 1908.
Books:
The Edwardian House Explained: A Brief History of British Architecture from 1900-1914 - Trevor Yorke (2006) |
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The road links Herne Hill with Camberwell. Houses are a mixture of period styles from late Victorian onwards
Originally lined with large Georgian/early Victorian houses all with extensive grounds. Redeveloped as prewar housing.
Famous residents include the Victorian arts critic John Ruskin was born at No 28 (now No 26) in 1819 and the Hollywood actor Roddy McDowall, who was born at No 204 in 1928.
Served by 68 and 468 buses.
Key properties: Dorchester Court, the Quadrangle etc
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Old road that joins Herne Hill with North Dulwich, Houses are in a period of styles from Late Victorian onwards.
Named after the Half Moon pub first built in 1760.
Half Moon Lane Food & Drink Guide
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A quiet road between half Moon Lane and Red Post Hill in the late Victorian style.
Named after a village in Argyll. Dulwich House was situated nearby. The Hollywood actress & director Ida Lupino was born at No 33 in 1918. |
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A quiet tree-lined road with parking spaces with houses in the late Victorian style.
Named in 1891 after William Beckwith Towse. Towse, who, as trustee of the estate, was responsible for laying out the building plots. |
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Curving tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane with houses in the late Victorian style. Sunray Gardens is on Elmwood Road.
Named in 1891 after Elm
Cottage and Elm Field (see 1860s map) |
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Tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane with houses in the late Victorian style.
Named in 1891 probably after a parish in Kent. |
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Tree-lined road on a hillside off Half Moon Lane with houses in the late Victorian style.
Named in 1891.
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Late Victorian style. Named in 1895 after A. Stradella (c. 1645-1681). the Italian composer. |
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Late Victorian style. Named in 1896 probably after the course of the river Effra which runs nearby but now underground. |
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Hillside road with good views of Dulwich. The road was built on the site of Carlton House mansion and its gardens. It was named in 1902 |
Hillside road with good views of Dulwich. The Built on the site of Frankfurt Villa, a house on Herne Hill. Named in 1902 |
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Brockwell Park Gardens borders Brockwell Park |
Tree-lined road on a hill-side. Quiet with little traffic with houses in the late Edwardian style
Originally a pathway named Simpson’s Alley. See Stanford map. Named in 1905 after John Ruskin (1819-1900), the Victorian writer and critic who lived at the top of Herne Hill for many years |
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Curving tree-lined road off Half Moon Lane with houses in the late Edwardian houses
Named in 1912 after Canon Alfred James Carver (1826-1909), the Master of Dulwich College who oversaw its expansion in the 19th Century. James Callaghan (1912-2005) lived in Carver Road before becoming Prime Minister in 1976. |
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