THE ROUTE THE ROUTE continued Start at Fulham Town Hall, opposite Fulham Broadway On reaching Basuto Road, cross over to Eel Brook station. Common and turn right down the path to cross the common. Walk past the shelter and turn right, keeping Walk past the entrance of the Town Hall towards the railway on your left. Turn right into Effie Road and Harwood Road and at the corner, by the HSBC bank, back across the two sets of traffic lights to the station. cross at the traffic lights. Turn left and immediately right into Effie Road, taking BOROUGH WALKS - 3 the left hand pavement. DID YOU KNOW? Turn first left, passing the pay-as you-enter wc, to enter 1 FULHAM TOWN HALL was built in 1888 Eel Brook Common. of Portland Stone. It is a fine example of Victorian architecture. Common Keep the playground and tennis courts on your right. 2 FULHAM BROADWAY STATION Reaching the railed-off picnic area take the path which crosses the middle of the common towards the far right The façade of the old underground station is listed. hand corner. From 1880 to 1952, the station was known as land Walham Green. At this point, there is a good view over to the left of the 3 EEL BROOK gas holders at the rear of Imperial Square. This one-time marshy area was originally know as Exit the common at the junction of Favart Road and Hillebrooke (1410). The ditches around the marshland Crondace Road. Take the left hand pavement along contained fish and eels. Crondace Road and turn left at the first pathway, opposite Pomona House. 4 POMONA HOUSE was built in 1897 on the

© By:design – December 2016 020 8753 1764 Ref:215_67cc Map by Urban Partnership Group site of the studio and shop of the Martin Brothers, Turn right along New King’s Road and walk towards famous potters in the 1870s. the zebra crossing beside Parsons Green. 5 KING’S ROAD was a private road for royalty Optional detour: 1.3 miles - Cross New King’s until 1830. Road and turn right into Peterborough Road, by 6 THE LIONS on top of houses in this area are a the Cumberland Arms. Keep to the right hand trademark of the Victorian entrepreneur and Fulham pavement until you cross the road to the park property developer, ‘Jimmy’ Nichols. entrance opposite the school. 7 PARSONS GREEN was enclosed during the On entering the park, turn right and make your 17th century and used to contain a pond fed by a way round the perimeter path. Retrace your steps natural spring. back to Parsons Green. 8 ALEX GOSSIP Take the central path across the green to its far end. A trade union pioneer and social reformer, Cross by the traffic calming section of road to the White who was also the founder of the Fulham Horse and turn right after the pub into Ackmar Road. Socialist Sunday School. Continued on next page Circular route: 1.4 miles (2.2 km) Fulham Broadway Centre

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