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' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ! ! $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Putney Velodrome and' the Putney Estate The Victorians left many marks on Heritage Festival London – the Houses of Parliament, 25 May – 9 June Tower Bridge, the Albert Hall and not least Joseph Bazalgette’s sewers, but As well as the events organised one Victorian building craze has barely by the Putney Society other local survived. From the events include: Memorial Park via Catford, Herne Hill, Murder Mystery: and Putney to East Sheen A Wandsworth Literary the last decade or so of the 19th Whodunnit century saw velodromes built across Putney Library, Disraeli Road, the city. They hosted races lasting up SW15 2DR to six days and, by 1983, the Wednesday 29 May, 7.45pm (£5) International Cycling Union had even Archaeology on your doorstep sanctioned ladies races, although these Library, were often regarded as novelty acts. ' 2 Danebury Avenue, SW15 4HD crowds it sadly could not compete with Now all the velodromes have ' Friday 31 May (Free) the profits to be made from disappeared, with the notable developing houses on the site and by Pageantry and Revels at exception of Herne Hill. As part of the Whitelands College 1906 the track had disappeared. A fate Putney Society contribution to the A Tour, Talk and Exhibition * * * * shared by many other velodromes Wandsworth Heritage Festival, Pat centred on the Whiteland $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ a$cro$ ss the ci$ty$. $ $ $ He$ery w$ ill tal$ k ab$ ou$ t the $ histo$$>ry0 o$ f t$ he $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ College Mayday celebrations Pu$ tney V$ elod$ ro$me$ wh$ ich$ was $built$ in $ Co$ m$ e along a$ nd fin$$ d$ ou$ t more on over the last 138 years. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ th$e 18$$4,)*$90s0 $ in an$ area b$ et$w$ een $ $ $ Mon$ day 3$ Jun$ e$ , 7$ .30pm$ $ at the Whitelands College, Land$ford, H$ otham and Erpingham Community Church, Werter Road, Holybourne Avenue, SW15 4JD Roa$ d$s. $Althou$ g$ h attracti$ ng l$arg$e $ S$W15$ 2$ LL $ $ $ $ $ $ Tuesday 4 June, 2pm $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (Free but booking required gillyking @roehampton.ac.uk) The History of Putney’s Cinemas Magnificent Trees in Putney Putney Library, Disraeli Road, but the trail also includes some new SW15 2DR planting by Wandsworth Council. In Wednesday 5 June, 6.45pm this small patch we will see an ancient Free but booking required English Oak, a Lucombe Oak, Cork Oak, [email protected] Holm Oak, Pin Oak and Red Oak. Find Queen Mary’s Hospital a Giant Redwood and a magnificent through Time Cedar of Lebanon hidden away in the Queen Mary’s Hospital, middle of housing estates. Roehampton Lane, SW15 5PN Lower Ground Floor entrance Meet at the junction of Castlecombe Friday 7 June 2-4pm (Free) Drive and Beaumont Road, SW19 on Tour of Antique Our second contribution to the 31 May at 10.30am. $ Breadboard Museum Wandsworth Heritage Festival is the Free but please book via Eventbrite: 17 Lifford Street, SW15 1NY inauguration of our new Tree Trail https//westhilltreewalk.eventbrite. Various dates, fee payable around Princes Way and Victoria Drive. co.uk or call 020 8788O 4r4 8li9 ke this? contact: theantiquebread Many of the trees were planted in the [email protected] grounds of long lost Victorian Villas, One Co-convenor: Andrew Ca tto Buildings Panel ac@andr ewcat to. co. uk 0 20 8785 0077

Brexit may now be delayed, but its effects on Sadly this will stay locked behind a protective fence construction locally have already been clear for until funds can be found for restoration. some time, and look set to continue. Whilst the Kate also managed to discover the history of the skyline is still full of cranes, they are mostly unusual Arts & Crafts building at 63 Putney High finishing projects initiated some time ago. The Street (now Paperchase), built in 1906 for Lilley & new flats aren’t selling and it’s been a long time Skinner to designs by Arthur Sykes whose work since we saw any applications for more big blocks. includes Pontings on Kensington High Street. His Smaller developments are being delayed by ever other two similar shopping parades in Acton & more cautious banks. Fortunately for me Palmers Green are listed and we’re looking into individual home owners are still looking to whether 63 Putney High Street might also qualify, expand and renovate. particularly since it’s next door to potential Meanwhile we will be watching the April 25th redevelopment of the empty Marks & Spencer Planning Applications Committee where the (more on Page 4). ‘Palmhouse’ venue above the Exchange is It’s easy to think of Putney as essentially a recommended for approval. Victorian and Edwardian suburb, but for our The Panel’s remit includes Putney’s past as much as Members meeting in September we are proposing future plans. Thanks to the Society’s excellent to highlight the best of the 20th century’s Heritage expert Kate Pugh and to Gilly King, contributions, perhaps with a guide to help you Roehampton University’s Heritage Officer some of find these for yourself. Many seem to be along us recently enjoyed a visit to the exquisite Georgian the major roads, but do let us know of any hidden temple in the former grounds of Mount Clare. gems we should include.

Convenor: Stephen Luxford Transport Panel [email protected]

Hammersmith Bridge shut to vehicles at short notice in should it be rolled out. We intend to invite speakers early April because of safety concerns. This led to the from TfL and the Council but please let us know if there diversion of some local buses and traffic, some of which is anyone in particular or an organisation you would is likely to come in our direction. Wandsworth Council is wish to hear from in addition? in contact with their Hammersmith counterparts and South Western Railways (SWR) are introducing new TfL to learn more. If no immediate fix is found then this services with a timetable change in May but increased congestion could have a harmful effect on our unfortunately they are unlikely to benefit us. We are local air pollution problem. contacting SWR to see if there any local improvements The Mayor introduced the Ultra-Low Emission Zone we might look forward to either now or later in the year into central London in April. If he wins re-election in otherwise we may just have to witness happy residents 2020 then the ULEZ will be extended as far as the of Windsor speeding through, but not stopping at, boundaries of the North and South Circulars. The Putney. If you have any particular bugbears about local Society is proposing to organise a public meeting in late rail services then please raise them so we can take them October to assess how the ULEZ has operated to date up with SWR. and what might be the impact on Putney residents

COMMUNITY: TRANSPORT: BUILDINGS: OPEN SPACES: FUTURE PANEL 9 May, 13 June 14 May, 1 May, 5 June 2 May, 6 June at 6 Norroy Road, 28 Howards Lane, at 154 Putney High Street, at 28 Howards Lane, MEETINGS SW15 1PF (18.30) SW15 6NQ (19.30) SW15 1RS (19.00) SW15 6NQ (19.00) Co-convenors: 11 June, Convenor: Convenor: All members welcome, but Vicky Diamond 46 Disraeli Road, Andrew Catto Judith Chegwidden please contact Convenor if & Val Jones SW15 2DS (19.30) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected], Convenor: T: 020 8788 4489 new to the panel to check [email protected] Stephen.luxford46 if there is sufficient space. T: 07746 022654 @gmail.com Two Co-convenors: Victoria Diamond & Val Jones Community Panel [email protected] & [email protected] 07746 022654

The Button Collection box and the unused post card Trinity Hospice is recruiting for volunteers to work in box in the library have been emptied a couple of times their shops for a few hours each week. Contact them and the contents were taken to the Work and Play Scrap either on 0207 787 3203 or www.royaltrinity Store in Tooting. The buttons, in particular, were hospice.london/retailvolunteers. Thank you. greeted with much delight and thanks. Apparently they Congratulations to one of our members, Ruby Lovell, can’t get enough buttons to share out! So please, if you who is having a book launch for her second children’s have lots of buttons stashed away somewhere, do drop book ‘Stop that Monkey! He Stole Ruby’s Ice Lolly!’ in them in to the Library. The collection container is on the Waterstones on 11 May 3pm – 4.15pm. There will be left hand side, near where the postcards are. The box fun and entertainment for children at the launch. It’s for unused postcards is there too, as is a collection box always good to hear a fellow Putney resident and for women’s sanitary products, which are much needed Society member doing well. for schools.

Convenor: Judith Chegwidden Open Spaces Panel [email protected] 020 8788 4489

Urban trees. For decades the Putney Society has been The Society’s Front Garden competition launches this promoting the importance of urban trees. Now there month and we hope to have delivered most streets in are more opportunities than ever to discover the SW15 1 and SW15 2 with entry forms by the beginning history and ecology of trees across London. On 18 and of May. If you have not received a form please email 19 May, the Museum of Walking is organising an urban [email protected] and we will send you tree festival. It includes a walk around St James to one. Don’t forget that you can nominate a neighbour discover the history of King James 1’s Mulberry Garden. (with their permission). Nearer to home the author of “Oak and Ash and Back to trees – do you know anywhere that would be Thorn: the ancient woods and new forests of Britain” improved by some tree planting? Or where we could is leading a walk across Wimbledon Common. To find create a community orchard? Any planting has to be out more about these walks go to:https://www. supported by local residents who need to commit to museumofwalking.org.uk/events/categories/urban- watering young trees. Let me know your ideas by tree-festival-2019/ emailing [email protected]. Air Quality Group

Pollution levels in Putney: Tackling pollution in Putney date is 70, so there has in fact been no significant is not helped by false claims of the effects of the reduction in the average level since 2017. introduction of hybrid buses by TfL. In the current issue Brightside also claims that "the fall has been attributed of Brightside , the Council claim that pollution levels to the council successfully lobbying Transport for London have been dramatically reduced in 2018 ( ‘Pollution for cleaner buses." It would be equally true to say that plummets,’ page 15). But this claim is highly misleading the fall could be attributed to Putney Society's lobbying since it relies only on the reduction in the number of of Wandsworth Council, since we have been pressing exceedances of the peak level of NO 2; the average level them for action for at least the past 8 years... through the year fell only slightly, from 76 μg/m3 of NO2 to 68 in 2017 (the legal ‘safe’ maximum is 40 μg/m3). Furthermore, the average figure for this year to

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Thanks to the records held by ! Wandsworth Heritage Services in A versatile architect responding to Putney Verse Battersea Library, we can reveal the booming economy, Sykes could Workshop that 63 Putney High Street was design huge classical retail premises A chance to read, designed in 1906 by Arthur Sykes for example in Kensington and write and discuss FRIBA. Previously an ironmonger’s poetry Holborn. He designed King’s Parade shop, by 1908 according to the Post in the centre of Acton in 1903 in an Meeting at Bill’s Office Street Directory, the building Art Nouveau style and later Restaurant, 146-148, was occupied by ‘Lilley & Skinner experimented with even more Putney High Street (Bootmakers)’. Interestingly, Sykes fanciful styles in Palmers Green. 2nd Sunday of the designed several buildings for the We’re proud to have our own month 3.30 -6pm shoe company including Lilley’s Arthur Sykes building! own home in Clacton. & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & ! Latest edition of the Wandsworth Historian reveals that in 1939, Queen Mary’s car crashed in Southfields Other articles of Putney Wandsworth Historical interest include an account Society, and copies are of one of the original available price £3.00 plus Wimbledon and Putney £1.50 for P&P from Neil Commons conservators, the Robson, 119 Heythorp barrister, Alfred Dryden, Street, London SW18 5BT or who lived at 72 Putney High by emailing Street in the 1850s. [email protected]. The Wandsworth Historian Please make cheques (ISSN 1751-9225) is payable to the ‘Wandsworth Queen Mary’s limousine lying on its side in Wimbledon Park Road in May 1939. (Keystone !! published by the Historical Society’. ! ) % % % % % % % % % % % % % %% ! ! ! Publi shed by The P utney Society (re giste red charit yno.263 242 ) w!w w.putneyso! ! ci ety.o! rg .uk! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fo ! ur ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! + ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!