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Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Wandsworth Manor House, St Johns Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1887. View of the carriage front and kitchen entrance

Raven Inn, Battersea, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Raven Inn, Battersea, London, 1887. View of the Raven Inn, Battersea, at the junction of Battersea High Street and Bridge Road West (later known as Westbridge Road)

Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, 1887. Artist: John Crowther
Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, 1887

Interior view showing the staircase at Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, 1887

The south end of Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, c1887. Artist: John Crowther
The south end of Fairfax House, High Street, Putney, London, c1887

View of Battersea Bridge looking across the River Thames, London, 1885

View of Battersea from across the River Thames, London, 1796

South-west view of St Nicholas Church, Tooting, London, 1832

The Election of the Mayor of Garrat, 1782. Artist
The election of the Mayor of Garrat, 1782. Scene showing a cavalcade supporting Sir John Harper, a candidate in the election, passing the Leather Bottle Inn at Wandsworth

St Peters Hospital, East Hill, Wandsworth, London, 1849. The hospital, which was founded in 1618, was rebuilt by the Fishmongers Company

The Chapel of the Clapham Grammar School, London, c1850

View of the Manor House at Clapham, Surrey, 1823

View of Clapham, London, 1792. Artist: William Ellis
View of Clapham, London, 1792

Old Park, Clapham, London, c1830. Artist: Frederick Mackenzie
Old Park, Clapham, London, c1830. View of the residence of James Coles

North-east view of Tooting School, with a garden in the foreground, Wandsworth, London, 1829

The Red House, Battersea, London, c1840. Artist: William James Callcott
The Red House, Battersea, London, c1840. View with figures seated outside on the riverbank and a rowing boat on the Thames

South Western Railway Terminus, Nine Elms, Battersea, London, c1840. The London and Southampton Railway was opened in 1838

A View at Battersea, 1784. Artist: Francis Jukes
A View at Battersea, 1784. View looking across the Thames

View of Fulham from the White Lion Inn, Putney, London, 1783. Artist: Robert Laurie
View of Fulham from the White Lion Inn, Putney, London, 1783. Boats and horses can be seen waiting by the shore of the River Thames in the foreground

View of the old lime works, Nine Elms, Battersea, London, 1875

View of St Georges Chapel, Battersea, London, 1828

View from above Wandsworth, Westminster and St Pauls in the Distance c1849-1866. A strand of corn in the foreground with the oast houses of a brewery, and a view to the sun rising above St Paul s

Celebration of the 13th anniversary of the City Steam Boat Company, Battersea, London, c1859. Captains, crews, and working staff commemorating the 13th anniversary of the CSBC the dry dock at

Children of workmen in the service of the City Steam Boat Company, c1859. Artist
Children of workmen in the service of the City Steam Boat Company, c1859. The children are celebrating their annual festival in the dry dock at the companys works, Battersea, London

Head of the River for Schools, (rowing race on the Thames, London), after c1925. The start of a school boat race, with Albert Bridge in the distance

Queen Elizabeth I, 1705. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I from a stained glass window in St Mary s, Battersea

King Henry VII, c1750. Portrait of King Henry VII from a stained glass window, St Mary, Battersea

Portrait from stained glass window at St Mary, Battersea, London, 1793
Portrait of Margaret Beauchamp from a stained glass window at St Mary, Battersea, London, 1793

Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750
A common Council-man of Candlestick Ward and his wife, on a visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London

Mr Smiths house at Battersea, London, c1755. Artist: John Boydell
Mr Smiths house at Battersea, London, c1755. The house of a Mr Smith, looking up the River Thames, with sailing boats and cargo vessels on the river. The buildings are reflected in the water

The River Thames at Battersea, London, 1795. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler
The River Thames at Battersea, London, 1795. View of Battersea, the River Thames and Chelsea from East Wandsworth, showing farm animals and the surrounding countryside

Fire engines at Battersea Fire Station, Este Road, Battersea, London, 1938
Black fire engines at Battersea Fire Station, Este Road, Battersea, London, 1938. Three fire engines are parked within the station

Interior of appliance room, Northcote Road Fire Station, Battersea, London, 1906
Interior of appliance room with stables for horses, Northcote Road Fire Station, Battersea, London, 1906

View of Lord Stormonts mansion near Wandsworth, London, c1800

View of DH Ruckers residence at West Hill in Wandsworth, London, c1800

View of the Earl of Buckinghamshires mansion at Putney Common, London, 1810. Artist
View of the Earl of Buckinghamshires mansion at Putney Common, London, 1810

View of the Red House Inn on the banks of the River Thames, Battersea, London, 1850. Children play on the river bank and Battersea Mill can be seen in the background

View of a windmill and the River Thames, Battersea, London, 1830. A boat carrying cargo can be seen on the right, behind the trees

Undertakers regaling themselves at Deaths Door, Battersea, London, 1801. Print depicting the undertakers eating, drinking and making merry outside Robert Deaths tavern, Battersea Rise

Battersea, London, 1840. Artist
Battersea, London, 1840. View of willow trees on the River Thames at Battersea, with sailing craft in the background

North view of St Marys Church, Battersea from across the Thames, London, 1760. With boats on the river and figures on the riverbank

Lewis Browns house during the storm on the night of 15th October, Roehampton, 1780. The scene shows storm clouds and lightning along with the destruction caused to the house and lands

Trees damaged by a storm of 15th October, Roehampton, London, 1780. Artist: Edwin Edwards
Trees damaged by a storm of 15th October, Roehampton, London, 1780

Clapham Common, Wandsworth, London, 1862. Artist: John Harris
View of figures on Clapham Common, Wandsworth, London, 1862, returning from the Derby

Near Battersea, London, 1818. Artist: Henry Walter
View of boats on the edge of the River Thames near Battersea, London, 1818

Unloading a milk train, London, 20th century. 1500 churns from Somerset and Devon are being unloaded at Clapham Junction station

Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth, London, 1862. Adult school in the chapel, on the separate system at the Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth

Battersea Reach, c1870, (c1915). Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson
Battersea Reach, c1870, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

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