VicLondon-Putney

Putney, Southwark

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Across the river from Fulham is Putney. It is a suburban district, comprised of artisans and middle-class labourers, and older ‘country’ homes of the wealthy. The area had been brought into the metropolitan area in the 1870s, but has managed to keep a small village feel until the end of the century. The railway that runs west out of Putney Station leads to Richmond, as does Upper Richmond Road, which parallels the line. The streets are wide and are paved in the late 1880s in piecemeal fashion. The houses are large and often have small yards around them. These units house single families, and many have built or retro tted with interior plumbing and water heaters in the 1880s.

The country feel of the place is complemented by the nearby Barn Elms Park, where picnics and evening extravaganzas create a community feeling. Sculling and other boating sports are practised here, and other athletic elds are in frequent use by school children throughout the year. Crime is low, as is police coverage. Putney is a place where very little exciting happens, and the residents are grateful for it.

Putney Bridge and the rail bridge next to it provide access to Fulham, where many of the Putney residents work. To the east, along the stretch of Thames that loops around Fulham and Chelsea, there is a mile or so of open elds, factories, and the rails leading into Battersea. Along with this bulwark against the main suburban area of London south of the river is the moat of the Wandle River, which separates Putney from the rest of the southern districts.