The development of Upper Belvedere
had been devoted mainly to large detached villas
intended for those who kept servants and a carriage.
The residents resisted the introduction of the
trams and helped to preserve a secluded village
atmosphere well into the twentieth century.
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Essenden Road near the junction with Woolwich
Road.
The road at this time was home to many professional
people living in the large houses built in
the late 1800s.
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