ideal homes: suburbia in focus   Lambeth
  Ideal Homes: Suburbia in Focus logo
    BEXLEY   BROMLEY   GREENWICH   LAMBETH   LEWISHAM   SOUTHWARK   SEARCH IDEAL HOMES  
   
 

Raleigh House, Brixton Hill, c. 1890

Raleigh House, Brixton Hill, c. 1890

Raleigh Gardens commemorates the house.

This view shows the property prior to demolition and commencement of the housing development on Fairmont and Arodene Roads.

  

Area Map - Click to enlarge

Raleigh House was a large Georgian mansion situated well back from the main road.

In 1887 Lambeth Vestry planned to buy the site for development as a public park. However, local opinion favoured the larger Brockwell Hall site.
< London Borough of Lambeth Feedback >
 
Images of Brixton Hill
 
Old Mill and Windmill, Brixton Hill, c. 1820
Old Mill and Windmill,
Brixton Hill, c. 1820
 
Brixton Hill, c. 1914
Brixton Hill, c. 1914
 
Brixton Hill, c. 1935
Brixton Hill, c. 1935
 
    IDEAL HOMES: SUBURBIA IN FOCUS - A joint venture of The London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and the University of Greenwich