Wandsworth Collection (page 4)

Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Punch and Judy show in Putney, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Alexander Popes house, Battersea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Alexander Popes house, Battersea, London, 1912. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century

Putney Bridge, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Putney Bridge, London, 1829. The Old Putney Bridge over the Thames was built in the 1720s. It became a notorious location for duels

Jubilee tea party for children in Orville Road, Battersea, London, 1935. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Battersea Church, Battersea, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Battersea Church, Battersea, London, 1829. Built in 1777, St Marys Battersea has connections with William Blake, who was married there, JMW Turner, who painted the Thames from the vestry window

St Annes Church, Wandsworth, London, 1830. Artist: R Winkles
St Annes Church, Wandsworth, London, 1830. Designed by Robert Smirke, this church with its Ionic portico and round tower was one of the Waterloo or Commissioners churches built in England between

Putney Bridge and Church by Moonlight, 1880. Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Putney Bridge and Church by Moonlight, 1880. View of the village of Putney, (now a suburb of London) on the River Thames. An illustration from Windsor Castle

Lime Grove, Putney, 1846. Artist: TA Prior
Lime Grove, Putney, 1846. View of a stately home in what is now a London suburb

Mount Clare, Roehampton, south London, 19th century. Artist: A T Prior
Mount Clare, Roehampton, south London, 19th century. Mount Clare was built in 1772 for George Clive, a cousin of Lord Clive. The building was later incorporated into the University of Surrey

In Battersea Park, 1911. An example of Darwinism in everday life. A nursemaid wheeling Master Jones, son of a famous cricketer, in his pram in Battersea Park, London

Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858. Thomas Page (1803-1877) was the engineer of this suspension bridge over the Thames, which opened in 1858

Celtic bronze shield boss, 2nd century BC
Celtic bronze shield boss found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, from the British Museums collection, 2nd century BC

The Double Janus Guard, for Clapham Junction, 1865. Artist: Charles Henry Bennett
The Double Janus Guard, for Clapham Junction, 1865. A Double Janus, with four faces, stands guard at the new Clapham Junction, a complex arrangement of railway lines

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping