
This immaculately renovated one-bedroom apartment occupies the raised ground floor of a handsome Victorian terrace on Trafalgar Avenue, which borders Burgess Park in south London. A considered approach has been taken throughout, with contrasting tones and natural materials creating a series of calm and pensive spaces.
Setting the Scene
Old Kent Road follows the approximate line of the Roman Watling Street, connecting London to Canterbury. The area was primarily built up following the success of the late Georgian economy, with leafy suburbs slowly spreading southwards and generous streets laid out from the 1820s onwards. Trafalgar Avenue was one of the first main tributaries to be built out, with gateway buildings and public houses fronting the larger road. Begun around 1820, it was more or less complete by 1870. The suite of fine intact early 19th-century terraced buildings with largely unaltered exteriors has resulted in a Conservation Area status for this part of the street.
The Grand Tour
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