Number 88
Editor: Deborah Williams
June 2013
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There have been, as always, a raft of proposed developments in Fulham which we have looked
at since the last Newsletter, and I should like to report on some of them. I start with three
ongoing projects on which there has been little recent movement ± firstly the proposed giant
new stand at Fulham Football Club, which has received outline planning permission but which
is still awaiting a decision from the Port of London Authority on the proposal to be permitted to
encroach into the river, as well as one from the Mayor of London; secondly, the massive Earls
Court re-development, which is awaiting a conclusion of the objections from groups of
residents from the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates; thirdly, there is no recent news
either regarding the proposed sale of Fulham Town Hall.
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the new buildings for the Fulham Wharf estate are beginning to rise above the faux-brick
hoarding around the site. Work has also begun on converting the derelict jetty that juts out into
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somewhat problematical (see also page 3).
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church have been closed for some time. However we hear that they have been sold to an Italian
and are now likely to become, of all things, an ice cream parlour!
Union Market, which opened a few years ago in the arcade that originally led from Fulham
Broadway to the tube station, and housed a number of shops selling quality food and wine,
sadly had to close last year. Morrisons originally planned a new mini-supermarket on the site,
but we heard very recently that this idea had stalled and the rumour is that the company is
looking at the former Blue Elephant restaurant.
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Street, SW6, by kind permission of Canon Joseph Hawes. Should the weather be unhelpful,
as last year, it will take place in the Church Hall. Tickets are £10.00 each and members may
bring up to four guests. An application form for tickets is included.
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We have also heard that the development planned by Tesco, for their huge and partly derelict
site in Fulham High Street, has also stalled and that the land may now be for sale to another
developer.
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repair of the church tower and bells. This was the project which the vicar, Reverend Canon Joe
Hawes, so eloquently described and illustrated to us at our last AGM. However the fund is not
yet closed and all contributions will still be gratefully received. Joe has been a good friend of
the Society and, as you will see elsewhere, he has again very kindly lent us his garden for our
Summer Party.
The large and faceless office building at 100 New Kings Road is scheduled for demolition. The
Society has been consulted over the design of its replacement and I am happy to report that,
although the large mature plane trees on its forecourt will be felled to allow the new building to
move forward of the present building line, they will be replaced and the new trees will, we are
told, be given ample room for their roots to expand downwards rather than rising to the surface
as the roots of the existing trees do.
The jury is however still out on two projects to which the Society objected. The first, a proposal
to construct two pontoons on the East side of the present Putney pier, possibly for a new river
bus service, and opposite to Bishops Park. The second, the planned construction of, among
other things, a 36 storey tower in the heart of Wandsworth town on the huge site previously
occupied by a brewery. This would seriously affect the view and the skyline from the Fulham
side of the river.
On the subject of the river, a new pedestrian bridge across the Thames has been approved.
Called the Diamond Jubilee bridge it will start from Imperial Wharf and run parallel to
Battersea Railway bridge.
Finally, I should like to recommend a book which I have only recently acquired. It is the
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contains a wealth of detailed information about anything and everything to do with our capital
city. It even includes a description and the history of some individual streets and there are 3
pages devoted to places in Fulham. It is a wonderful book to dip into, but it is not cheap, being
priced by Amazon at £50 for the hardback edition, or £18 for the paperback, or £20 for a used
copy in good condition.
F U L H A M SO C I E T Y A N N U A L G E N E R A L M E E T I N G
The Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 20 November 2012. It was chaired by Mr.
Matthew Carrington, a Vice-President. Following the meeting, Canon Joseph Hawes, Vicar of
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This year the AGM will be held on Tuesday 19 November in the Arena of the Sixth Form
Building at Lady Margaret School at 8.00 pm. It will be chaired by Matthew Carrington. Any
member wishing to propose a Motion aW WKH 0HHWLQJ PXVW JLYH DW OHDVW GD\V¶QRWLFH LQ
writing to the Honorary Secretary.
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M E M B E RSH IP
The Annual Subscription for 2013/14 became due on 25 March 2013. The Hon. Membership
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they have paid up-to-date. The subscription rates are £5.00 single or £8.00 per couple. It is
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simpler, and the cost to the Society is thereby reduced. Please ask her for the relevant form. Dr.
Blanks, plumblanks@googlemail,com 64 Rivermead Court, Ranelagh Gardens, SW6 3RY.
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The Society would like to communicate in future by e-mail to as many of its Members as
possible. Therefore for those of you with an e-mail address, could you please send this to the
Society at : [email protected]
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Townmead Road, to which the Society objected strongly, construction has now started.
F U L H A M R I V E RSI D E W EST
This is the site on Carnwath Road by the river, which was covered quite extensively in the
October Newsletter. We objected to this application purely on planning grounds, not taking the
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drop this referral. Thames Water is expected to lodge its application in the next few weeks
stating this site is their preferred option. The general view of the community appears to be in
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The Society has held preliminary discussions with the developer and is considering its response.
The plan calls for residential development± both affordable and private ± with a much reduced
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on other recent applications and more imaginative. The question is ± regardless of its
architectural merit or otherwise, do we really want another large development on the river,
spoiling, in our opinion, the overall riverscape?
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C H E LSE A H A R B O U R D R I V E
This is the site to the north west side of Chelsea Harbour opposite the Design Centre. The site is
currently undeveloped and has been, for many years, since Chelsea Harbour itself was built.
The application is for mixed use ± some retail and consumer, with residential both private and
affordable. It incorporates quite extensive open space towards Chelsea Creek and the new
development on the other side of the railway line by Imperial Wharf. This site has long needed
tidying up. The Society has reviewed the plans in some detail with the developers and is
generally happy with the proposal.
C R OSS R A I L
The new plans revealed for Cross Rail (incorporating Chelsea/Hackney) show the line running
from Tottenham Court Road to Victoria, to Chelsea (Dovehouse Green by the fire station), to
Tooting Broadway, thereby missing out Fulham. This is not good news.
T H E T H A M ES T U N N E L , SUPE R SE W E R, or ST I N K PIPE
Last October we wrote that Thames Water had submitted maps of all the sites in the borough
which it wished to acquire in order to build its tunnel. These included the Whiffen and
Hurlingham wharves in Carnwath Road, the formHURIZKLFKLVµVDIHJXDUGHG¶7KHVHKDYHEHHQ
earmarked by TW as the site for one of its main shafts for the Tunnel. Since then there are three
main developments to report.
Firstly the local campaign against the Tunnel has continued unabated, spearheaded by Ann
Rosenburg. The Council too is still implacably opposed to the Tunnel. They have seized, in
particular, on the possibility that many of the current residents in and around Carnwath Road
may have to be re-housed by Thames Water for the duration of their work on the site.
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in Carnwath Road. This development, by a consortium formed by the owners of all the land,
has been christened Fulham Riverside West. It was reviewed in some detail in the last edition of
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by giving approval, it could exercise some leeway over Thames Water.
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Inspectorate, which has accepted that it is valid. This proposal comprises approximately 50,000
pages in 21 volumes of evidence. The next step is the appointment of an Examining Authority
which is a panel of 5 Inspectors. They will announce a Preliminary Meeting, to be held
probably in September 2013, after which the Authority will make a recommendation to
Government ministers. If consent is granted, then preparatory construction work could start in
2015 with the main tunnelling due to begin in 2016 and last for 7 years.
The Society continues to believe that, although the eventual outcome for the Tunnel may be
beneficial, its construction will be detrimental to, and cast a long blight on, South Fulham. Also,
very little has yet been said about how this massive development is to be financed, or where the
spoil from this immense excavation is to be deposited.
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H O W D O ES A I R C R A F T N O ISE A F F E C T F U L H A M?
Central Fulham is located directly under the main approach to the north runway at Heathrow.
Aircraft descend from 3,200ft as they enter Fulham from Chelsea, to 2,600ft when they leave
for Barnes. Around 40% of all flights fly this way in to Heathrow, depending on winds. The
very south of Fulham is close to the south runway's approach, which also gets around 40% of
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3pm because the North and South runways take turns at acting as the arrivals runway in order to
give relief to local residents. When there are strong easterly winds, aircraft approach Heathrow
from Windsor or Maidenhead and Fulham is quiet. This is why we have no flights at all for
about 50 days a year. There are no departing aircraft over Fulham because departure routes
were designed to avoid central London.
This means that some potential airport changes will affect Fulham residents more than others.
For example, in the debate about possible expansion of Heathrow, Fulham could be affected
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new third runway (which would be to the north). Much would depend on the detailed schemes
proposed and impacts will vary even within Fulham. The Davies Commission is taking an
independent look at how the need for more runway capacity can be met and will look closely at
environmental as well as economic impacts. Developers must lodge their proposals with the
Commission by 19th July. The Commission will publish a list of preferred options by the end of
2013 and final recommendations to Government in 2015.
The night flight regime also affects Fulham, because most night flights are early morning
arrivals. The current scheme, which sets limits on the number of flights and the amount of
aircraft noise permitted between 11.30pm and 6am, expires next Summer. Government
proposals are expected in September for a 5 or 6 year scheme starting in October 2014. While
noise limits have slowly reduced, the number of permitted flights has not changed for many
years, despite several legal challenges (including one to the Grand Chamber of the European
Court of Human Rights). Whatever happens, there will be fewer Boeing 747s, currently the
noisiest aircraft at Heathrow, because these aircraft are starting to be replaced by the much
quieter Airbus A380 and other types. The Government is also considering changes to the
system of westerly preference at night. The intention would be to share flights more evenly
over the 4 possible approach paths, with a smaller share for Fulham.
Other current issues affecting Fulham:
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During resurfacing of the southern runway this Summer, flights landing before 6am will
land on the north runway until 31st October.
The Government has promised to consult before making any permanent changes
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were allowed to land out of the normal alternation in an attempt to reduce delays.
In future, aircraft could be higher and therefore quieter over Fulham if the runway
threshold is moved further west or if aircraft operate a steeper angle of descent. Both
changes are being studied, but change is complex and no decisions have yet been made.
Further factual information is available on Heathrow Airport's comprehensive noise website or
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group on airport noise matters. HACAN is fully involved in all Government consultations and
also works on occasions with airlines and the airport to support voluntary industry initiatives
and trials.
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C H A R I N G C R OSS H OSPI T A L
As a Society we have not taken an active part in the discussions or protests surrounding the
radical proposals by NHS North West London for the 9 hospitals in its area ± including Charing
Cross. It has become a political football, and we are an apolitical organisation.
Up until February, when the final proposals were announced, there had been a consensus
among local politicians of whatever colour, against the suspected plan to close Charing Cross.
But, when the NHS plans were finally announced it seemed that Charing Cross might have been
± at least partly ± saved. These plans were broadly welcomed by the Conservative majority on
H & F Council, but the Labour opposition denounced this as treachery and a denial of the
wishes of the 66,000 people who had signed 18 different petitions urging that Charing Cross
hospital remain intact. [NHS North West London shamefully ignored the total numbers and
treated each petition as only one voice.]
At the time of writing, in early April, the situation is that, unlike the original plans, many of the
existing services at the hospital may remain even if some of them will be severely downgraded.
This is especially damaging to A & E which will become an Urgent Care Centre.
Now Ealing Council has referred all of the NHS proposals ± including those for Charing Cross
± to the Secretary of State for Health.
There is still a strong campaign being waged by an organisation called SAVE OUR
HOSPITALS against any changes to the existing Hammersmith, Charing Cross, Central
Middlesex and Ealing hospitals. See www.saveourhospitals.net or write to
[email protected]
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putting up two boards in protected areas.
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on March 20 after Barnard Marcus was prosecuted by the council for illegally placing for-sale
boards in Gwendwr Road and Barons Court Road, West Kensington. Estate agents are banned
from displaying boards in protected areas, with the council operating a zero-tolerance policy
towards rule-breakers. The judge imposed the maximum fine because the firm had four
previous convictions for the same offence.
H&F Council has a 100 per cent success rate in prosecuting estate agents who defy its ban,
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ERURXJK¶VPRVWSLFWXUHVTXHstreets. Last year the government approved a 10-year extension of
the board ban covering conservation areas in Hammersmith & Fulham, notably around West
Kensington, Barons Court and the majority of roads in the conservation areas of Olympia and
Avonmore and the Gunter estate, and Harwood Road, unless the agent has written consent
from the council. Historically H&F has had a problem with estate agents competing to see who
could put up most boards ± especially in roads where large Victorian houses have been
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converted into flats. Consultation with residents revealed that 98 per cent of respondents backed
the move to eradicate eyesore signs.
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*UHJ 6PLWK ³7KH SXEOLF KDYH backed our board ban to prevent clutter in some of our most
attractive streets, and rogue estate agents need to know that we will not hesitate to enforce it.
Our historic conservation areas have an elegance and charm well worth preserving, and
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of some unscrupulous estate agents who left boards up for months on end after a property had
been sold or let, simply as a free advertisement.
To report an illegal board, email the location to: [email protected].
F U L H A M P A L A C E T R UST
Sian Harrington ± Chief Executive, Fulham Palace
As you all know, Fulham Palace is a heritage site, boasting thousands of years of history and is
much loved by schools and the local community. Our challenges are to extend the connection
visitors have with the ancient buildings of the Palace and the horticultural history of the
grounds, to widen its audience base, increase visitor numbers and thereby income, and to create
and sustain a stable managerial and financial framework for the site.
We are now designing ways to achieve this. These include revising our marketing and public
relations strategy, improving our interpretation, i.e. providing more signs, directions and
information about rooms and artefacts within the buildings, and noteworthy trees and plants in
the grounds. We shall seek additional income from an improved shop, develop adult education
possibilities and expand our excellent schools programme. However, the key to providing all
this is Money!
Following its establishment, in April 2011, the Fulham Palace Trust is developing its fundraising expertise as a priority. An initial strategy was produced by an external consultant in
June 2012 and our first Fund-Raising Officer, Kate Ainley-Marr, was appointed in November
2012, and our Campaign Cabinet (a major donor panel) has been set up. An endowment fund,
underpinned by a revenue raising programme, is now planned.
The restoration of the Tudor courtyard buildings, the Great Hall and the Chapel, together with a
new museum and interpretation, will be pursued with an application to the Heritage Lottery
Fund (HLF) later this year. We also have exciting plans to enhance our wonderful gardens and
bring back a sense of their fascinating history through new planting reflecting the interests of
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may be able to cover some of this garden work with funding from the HLF, and the rest of the
money will come from applications to trusts and foundations and individual giving. . We are
currently reviewing the Associate/Membership scheme at the Palace and, after going back to
members with the results of our consultation, we hope to launch a revised scheme in October
2013.
In terms of establishing an endowment we recently applied for HLF support through the
Catalyst programme. If we are successful we need to raise £500,000, mainly from individual
donors, by May 2017, and this will be matched by HLF. The resulting £1 million endowment
will support our learning programme and our horticultural apprentice programme for the next
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20 years. Supporting our day to day operation will be revenue fundraising, through applications
to trusts and foundations and individual giving.
We will launch our plans officially and our fundraising ambitions at a garden party in July,
attended by the Bishop of London. We really appreciate the support of The Fulham Society in
the past and we will certainly keep you involved as our plans develop. If you have any
thoughts on fundraising opportunities, do let me know.
F U L H A M PA L A C E - A R C H A E O L O G I C A L E X C A V A T I O NS I N T H E W A L L E D
G ARDEN
During Spring last year, an archaeological dig was commissioned in the walled garden to
uncover earlier garden layouts, if they survive, so that it may be possible to recreate the garden.
With the renovation of the greenhouse complex the aim is to introduce a training scheme for
gardeners and to sell the produce, some being used in the Palace café.
Earlier excavations have revealed occupation in the form of flints and pottery dating back to
Neolithic and possibly Mesolithic times, approximately 4000BC. There is also pottery and
features dating to Iron Age and Bronze Age times. The most significant occupation is from the
Roman period, mainly 3rd & 4th centuries AD. Coins, pottery, building debris, animal bones,
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would have come from a building with a heating system. Also the votive skulls of a dog and
horse buried to bring good luck on the settlement. These were on display at the recent
exhibition, 'Found at Fulham'. It is not yet possible to establish the exact nature of the Roman
settlement. Although remains have been found at various places in the Palace gardens since the
first dig in 1972, they have not added greatly to our knowledge of the site. Some of the finds are
on display in the Palace museum.
The walled garden was established in the 1760s/70s after the rebuilding of the Palace's east
wing by the surveyor to St Paul's, Stiff Leadbetter. This involved the clearing away of the
chapel and library and creating the east lawn. The person responsible for laying out the gardens,
including the walled garden, is not known. Leadbetter died in 1766. It may have been done as a
favour, for although detailed plans and accounts survive for Leadbetter's work, there is nothing
for the gardens. Maps show the layout of the walled garden during the 19th century, pretty
much as it is now, but nothing survives from the second half of the 18th century. The dig
revealed various garden features, pits and trenches dating to the 18th/19th centuries. As
features, of different dates, tend to cut into each other they are being analyzed to work out a
sequence. One of the finds of note was an early 19th century gold half sovereign!
As the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, consent is required from the Secretary of State
for the Environment to conduct any excavations. English Heritage, who oversees the works, did
not want any features predating the 18th century disturbed.
Next year there may be some more digs, possibly to uncover the foundations of the Tudor brick
dovecote and the undercroft of the medieval chapel.
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To date the Appeal has raised all but £50,000 of the expected total project costs of £550,000.. A
superb result, the majority of which has been achieved through individual donations. Contracts
with the Whitechapel Bell foundry and other contractors are due to be signed before the end of
May and scaffolding will go up on the 17th June and is expected to take some six months.
Everything is now being concentrated on finding the final amount needed ± &DQRQ-RH+DZHV¶
sponsored cycle run to Brighton, the openings of the Vicarage Garden will all contribute to this.
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February 9th 2014 to bless and celebrate the completion of the works.
M I N T P O L O I N T H E PA R K
Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June:
This is the 5th Year of MINT Polo in Hurlingham Park, offering a mix of sport and
entertainment. The programme starts at midday every day and runs until 9.00pm on Friday,
8.00pm on Saturday and 7.00pm on Sunday.
General A dmission T ickets:
Friday: Child £10.00 Adult £20.00
Family (2 adults, 2 children) £60.00.
Saturday: Child £15.00 Adult £35.00 Family £75.00
Sunday: Child £10.00, Adult £25.00, Family £60.00
G randstand A dmission T ickets
Friday: Child £10.00, Adult £20.00, Family £60.00
Saturday : Child £15.00, Adult £45.00, Family £110.00
Sunday: Child £10.00, Adult £40.00, Family £80.00
Tickets are available from the Ticketmaster booking line: 0844 847 2282.
Group bookings: 0844 248 5069. http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
R E P O R T O N R O A D A N D ST P E T E R'S T E R R A C E - B O M B D A M A G E
St Peter's Terrace 1968
Reporton Road c1905
It is amazing just what you can discover with just a few hours in our local archives!
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Newly moved to the area we were intrigued to know how a 1960's block of flats and
maisonettes ended up being built in Victorian Fulham. A trip to London Metropolitan Archives
(LMA) confirmed our suspicion that this might be the result of bomb damage. The LMA's
bomb damage maps showed that the main damage had been the result of a V2 hit late in the
war.
To discover more we looked in the Hammersmith and Fulham Archive in Lilla Huset near the
Ark building on Talgarth Road. A wealth of information was available and with help from the
archivist and volunteers it was soon possible to build an understanding of the terrible
devastation and the long journey to rebuild.
The record of damage was in a typed list of Fulham bomb damage and the considerable
casualties were listed in a pDPSKOHW ³7KH6SLULWRIWKH /RQGRQHU´E\-RKQ+RRNSXEOLVKHGLQ
1977. The V2 bomb on 1 July 1944 at 16.35 killed 2 and seriously injured 26 and there were
other hits and casualties in the road in earlier raids of 1940/41 and 1944. The archive contains
old photographs of Reporton Road and of the damage to the Victorian terraces and the church.
Flattened homes St Peter's Terrace
53-57 Reporton Road 1951 In-fill flats
Council M inutes revealed the efforts to rebuild. Bombed out sites were purchased. 8 prefabricated bungalows were put up on the large Kilmaine Road, St Peter's Terrace and Reporton
Road site in August 1945. On the smaller site numbers 53-57 Reporton Road were compulsory
purchased in September 1951 and a contract let to build flats to fit into the gap in the terrace.
Similar flats were also constructed in Bronsart and Letterstone Roads. By 1964 the Council was
removing the bungalows and appointing Architects to develop the larger site. 17 March 1965
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opened by the Mayor of Hammersmith Councillor Cecily Liardet JP on 30 March 1968.
Press C uttings and M icrofiche of local newspapers showed the considerable interest in the
design with items in the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, national and international architectural
press as well as the local media. The design, a deliberate alternative to high-rise building,
received much acclaim culminating in September 1970 with the CIVIC TRUST AWARD. The
prototype was repeated in Moore Park Road with the Walham Green Court development
opposite Fulham Broadway.
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So get down to the archives and see what
you can discover about your Fulham ±
William Morris, the Fulham Pottery and
lots more.
At that time Fulham was pioneering new
architecture and even considered demolishing some terraces, but the initiative stalled
and some of those terraced houses now go
for £1million! How times change.
The H ammersmith and F ulham A rchive
is open on Mondays, please make an
appointment on 020 7641 5180. It is in Lilla
Huset next to the Ark on Talgarth Road. By
bus 211, 295 and others.
Details of the LMA are at
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma
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