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Totterdown Fields was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 It contained 1244 individual houses built over . The estate was designated a
conservation area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewoo ...
, on 19 September 1978.


Context

It was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 in
Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name ...
. The estate contains 1,244 individual houses built over . It was influenced by
Ebenezer Howard Sir Ebenezer Howard (29 January 1850 – 1 May 1928) was an English urban planner and founder of the garden city movement, known for his publication '' To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform'' (1898), the description of a utopian city in wh ...
's
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and the
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movement. The principal architect was Ernest Stone Collins.


Gallery

File:16 Ruislip Street Tooting London SW17 8PD.jpg, A terrace of four houses in Ruislip Street File:Lessingham Avenue, Tooting.jpg, Two semi-detached houses in Lessingham Avenue File:Totterdown Estate green plaque - 16 Ruislip Street Tooting London SW17 8PD.jpg, Plaque in Ruislip Street


See also

* Boundary Estate


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External links

Housing estates in the London Borough of Wandsworth