From Stockwell’s early 19th century commuter homes cross over to Brixton where Victorian estates have been rebuilt not just once – in the 1970s – but again a generation later.
Angell Town’s community-led rebuild supplanted the previous design disaster. Next door it was also community pressure that stopped a Victorian street’s disappearance. Brixton market is calling.
Now Brixton Village, it has changed and thrived. Today maybe the array of foods on the stalls is not as wide as it once was, yet amongst the plethora of new eateries there are plenty of foods and goods that cross cultures. Come out onto Brixton’s central pivot…
Windrush Square – where the Black Cultural Archives face onto the Town Hall clocktower. It’s a fitting setting for the memorial to those from Africa and the Caribbean who served in World War 2. St Matthew’s church strikes a presence on the fork between the southbound roads both neatly hemmed by Rush Common.
Reaching Brockwell Park – renowned for its lido and Country Show – go up the slope to take the view from the recently revamped Brockwell Hall. With its walled garden nearby it’s easy to see why this was the Regency retreat of a very successful City glassmaker.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
Melanie Goodwin –
Another example of how these walks take you to both places you didn’t know existed and to those that you might not have thought of spending time in. On the way to Brixton there was more wonderful architecture and characters to learn about, then Brixton itself with all of its vibrant colour before heading to Brockwell Park with its amazing views of London and its secret garden. Another Charlie triumph!
Dorothy MacDonald –
Yet another fascinating area of London and such a variety in the walk, the bustle and activity of the market and the immense and beautiful Brockwell park with its lovely peaceful rose garden among it’s many amenities. All the developments in housing and transport over the years as London grew are so well covered by Charlie.