Houses in Josephine Avenue
Houses in Josephine Avenue
Record No
89419
Title
Houses in Josephine Avenue
Description
Front elevations of Victorian terraced houses on Josephine Avenue, Brixton Hill, by Appach Road. Josephine Avenue was built on land known as Rush Common, originally a piece of marshy common land. Old maps show a ‘Rushy Green’ to the South of Stockwell and another place named Brixton Causeway. Legend says that the Oak Tree outside 40 Josephine Avenue was a favourite picnic spot for Queen Elizabeth I when visiting Sir Walter Raleigh (Raleigh’s house stood not far away the other side of Brixton Hill). In 1806 an Act of Parliament enclosed the land, making it private property but retaining its open character by stipulating that there should be ‘no building or erection above the surface of the earth’ on the boundaries enclosing the former common, a requirement that still stands today.
Date of execution
1937
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_248_B6329
London picture map location
Exact
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