Spring Passage, Putney
Spring Passage, Putney is a historic alleyway in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, with Grade II Listed bollards at both ends.[1][2]
Location
[edit]The alleyway runs from the north side of the Lower Richmond road between numbers 54 and 56, up to the south side of Putney Embankment between numbers 6 and 7, parallel to Bendemeer road and Glendarvon street.
History
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Archaeological excavations in the 1970s describes the alleyway as having York paving slabs, and sherds were uncovered from the Roman period, the 14th and 15th Centuries, as well as housewalls from the late 17th Century which showed the alleyway was narrower in the past.[3] The alleyway was originally called "Spring Gardens",[4][5][6] and was once made up of cottages for watermen and boatmen.[7]
At each end of the alleyway there are cast iron bollards, with flared bases, bands of chevron patterning and knob finials. [8] The bollards date from the construction of the Putney Embankment slipway in 1887–8,[9] which was carried out by J. C. Radford, parish surveyor, who also laid out Leader's Gardens nearby.[8] The bollards are Grade II listed, the three at the Putney Embankment end were listed on 7 April 1983,[1] the two at the Lower Richmond road end on 25 November 2010.[2] Two of the bollards at the Putney Embankment end have been moved to one side, most likely when the footpath was widened.[8]
The properties on neighbouring Bendemeer road and Glendarvon street are Victorian terraced houses, those backing on to the alleyway have direct access into it from their back gardens.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Three bollards at junction with Putney Embankment, Non Civil Parish - 1065492". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b "BOLLARD AT JUNCTION WITH LOWER RICHMOND ROAD, Non Civil Parish - 1065493". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Spring Passage, Putney: Archaelogical excavation". Wandsworth Historian (22): 1–2. April 1979. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "A Complete Listing of the Streets of London in 1891, Beginning with the letter S". www.census1891.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Postal area SW15". www.theundergroundmap.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Whitehead, Caroline. "PUTNEY: AT THE HEART OF ROWING Talk to the Putney Society" (PDF). putneysociety.org.uk. Putney Society. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Mitton, Geraldine Edith; Geikie, John Cunningham (1903). Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London (Project Gutenberg EBook #20310 ed.). ADAM & CHARLES BLACK. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Putney Embankment Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy" (PDF). wandsworth.gov.uk/. Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Embankment - Putney". www.layersoflondon.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "4 bedroom terraced house for sale in Glendarvon Street, London, SW15 1JS". PurpleBricks. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Bendemeer Road Putney, SW15 - Sold". www.warrenputney.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.