Shandon is a small collection of roads on

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within the district of

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. It consists of three terraces of

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style) houses along the banks of the

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, built around 1926. The area was expanded in 1952 by the addition of a terrace of concrete houses, Shandon Gardens, and more recently Shandon Crescent and Shandon Green. The area is home to Shandon Pitch and Putt Club, an 18-hole course affiliated to the

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