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Clapham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Clapham

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Clapham history

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Early history

The present day Clapham High Street is an ancient Roman road. The road is recorded on a Roman monumental stone found nearby. According to its inscription, the stone was erected by a man named Vitus Ticinius Ascanius. It is estimated to date from the 1st century.

Clapham in the 17th–19th centuries

Samuel Pepys spent the last two years of his life in Clapham Common. In the late 17th century, large country houses began to be built there. The wealthier merchant classes of the City of London built many large and gracious houses and villas around the Common and in the Old Town. The Clapham Sect were a group of wealthy City merchants (mostly evangelical Anglican) social reformers.

Clapham in the 20th and 21st centuries

Clapham High Street railway station opened in 1862 and the underground City and South London Railway was extended to the area in 1900. By 1900 the area had fallen from favour with the upper classes and many of its grand houses had been demolished. Today the area is generally an affluent place, although many professional residents live relatively close to significant pockets of social housing.

Clapham geography / climate

The Clapham Area has a population of 40,850 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. The area is made up of three Lambeth wards. Clapam Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, but Lambeth has responsibility for its management.

You can visit Clapham places with Walkfo Clapham to hear history at Clapham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Clapham has 511 places to visit in our interactive Clapham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Clapham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Clapham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Clapham & the surrounding areas.

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Best Clapham places to visit

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Clapham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Clapham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Clapham’s information audio spots:

Browning Hall Browning Hall was a social settlement established in Walworth, London, in 1895 . It was one of a number of such ‘settlements’ arising out of the settlement movement and university extension movement .

Blue Elephant Theatre The Blue Elephant Theatre is a 50-seat fringe theatre situated in the borough of Southwark in London . It was established in 1999 by Antonio Ribeiro .

Brandon Estate Brandon Estate is a social housing estate in Southwark, south London . Situated to the south of Kennington Park, it was built in 1958 by the London County Council, to designs by Edward Hollamby and Roger Westman .

Three Standing Figures 1947 Three Standing Figures 1947 (LH 268) is a large stone sculpture by Henry Moore . It was made in 1947–48 and exhibited at London County Council’s first Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition at Battersea Park in 1948 . Donated to the council, it has been exhibited at the park since 1950 . It became a Grade II listed building in 1988 .

York Mansions York Mansions is one of the seven Victorian blocks of flats on Prince of Wales Drive, London, in Battersea, in the London borough of Wandsworth . The four-storey building is portered .

The Albert Palace The Albert Palace was a large building located in Battersea, in the borough of Wandsworth, London . It faced, and formed a backdrop to the lake in the park . It was a re-erection of an iron and glass structure, like The Crystal Palace of 1851 .

St Mary of Debre Tsion, Battersea St Mary of Debre Tsion is a church in Battersea, London . It was built in the 1960s . It is one of the largest churches in the world .

Katherine Low Settlement The Katherine Low Settlement was founded in 1924 as part of the settlement movement . It is now a listed building and provider of charitable services to the local community .

Old Battersea House Old Battersea House is one of the oldest surviving buildings in South West London . It was rumoured to have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren . Grade II* listed building was built around 1699 and Grade II listed .

Clapham Grand The Grand (previously The Grand Theatre) is a Grade II listed building on St John’s Hill, near Clapham Junction, South London . It was designed by Earnest Woodrow and was first opened in 1900 as The New Grand Theatre of Varieties .

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