You don’t generally look to Richmond upon Thames for political radicalism and pioneering social reform. But look again – at a street of modest Victorian terraced housing: Manor Grove in North Sheen. This was the first council housing in London. It was built through the efforts of…
A fascinating history of social housing in west London.
I looked up Manor Grove on Zoopla. Those 3-bed houses sell for between £799,000 and £1,000,000 now.
Mr Thompson would be turning in his grave if he knew.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I did the same thing. They are an excellent example of the ruination of the poor in the last few decades.
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