Cottages in First Cross Road
Cottages in First Cross Road
Record No
163822
Title
Cottages in First Cross Road
Description
This view shows two of a row of cottages at numbers 9-10 First Cross Road in the Twickenham Green conservation area of Richmond-upon-Thames. Overlooking The Green from its west side, they are all listed locally as Buildings of Townscape Merit. Believed originally to have been artisans' cottages built in the early nineteenth century, they have long narrow rear gardens and once overlooked Workhouse Allotment, created when the land, formerly part of Hounslow Heath, was first enclosed in 1818. First Cross Road used to be called Workhouse Road and the workhouse itself once stood across the former Hanworth and Twickenham Road to the north. The workhouse was demolished in 1845 and the allotment was sold to Twickenham Town Council for recreational use. Number 9's frontage has since been remodelled in traditional styling with a wider ground-floor window, an additional first-floor window, and a canopied porch, whereas number 10 appears to be relatively unaltered apart from its boundary fence and gate. Number 10 appears to have a different roof profile to the adjoining cottages. A Bedford van and what appears to be a tall box trailer are parked in number 11's adjacent driveway, the trailer's canvas sheet peeled back revealing a gate and a ladder.
Date of execution
1977
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_680_77_5525
London picture map location
Exact
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