Bellevue Road

Introduction

A virtual walk along Bellevue Road

Bellevue Road panorama
Bellevue Road — a virtual walk along 35* shops and the pubs at either end.

A note by Jennifer Penny, Stephen Midlane, and Philip Boys (March 2020):

Our original intention had been to guide a group walk (on May 31st 2020) as a contribution to the Wandsworth Heritage Festival. But since the walk now looks rather unlikely (thanks to rampant viruses), we are experimenting with this online perambulation as an alternative.

These notes-in-progress are based on a U3A study and display created by Jennifer Penny in 2017. We are augmenting these with pics, maps and additional info. The original study focused on shops, but material is now being added on the pubs at either end (Hope, Surrey Tavern), and also the houses in-between.

We still have images, memories and info to add — but everyone is welcome to pitch in.

We also hope you will help create your own virtual walks.

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Bellevue Road at night, Christmas
Bellevue Road at Christmas.

*Note on the number of shops

* Actually, I'm not sure if it is 35. There are (or were) 35 numbers — but some buildings are houses, not shops, some combine several numbers, and some have been subdivided or added to. Take this virtual walk and count them.

Acknowledgements

Jennifer Penny would like to thank Ron Elam, Susan Nollet, and Robert Trindle for their help in her original 2017 study.