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This former tram depot was reopened to house buses in 2003, to enable the bus fleet to increase as services were expanded. On Sundays and Bank Holidays, however, the shed is closed as there are fewer buses operating. The larger depot a short distance along the road is able to provide enough buses to run the Sunday/Bank Holiday service, while this depot is used to house buses which are not required on that day.
©Malc McDonald
©Stacey Harris
Approaching the junction with the A205, South Circular Road
©Oxyman
The junction between the South Circular Road and the A23 Brixton Hill
©David Howard
Dist:0.1km<br/>Wetherspoon pub on the junction of the A23 Streatham Hill (in front) and the A205 Streatham Place (on the right).
©David Anstiss
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.1km<br/>Designed in 1840 by James Wild, Christ Church is an architectural landmark. This close-up demonstrates the striking use of polychromy. Grade I listed. A fuller view can be found here: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1412163
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.1km<br/>Designed in 1840 by James Wild, Christ Church is an architectural landmark. The details are simple and clear, arguably prefiguring modernism by almost 100 years. It is built of stock brick with striking use of polychromy, and an imposing campanile. Grade I listed. Attempting to snap buildings such as this is a constant reminder of the extent to which signage and general street clutter have proliferated over the years. It is like a visual assault, and results in one having to weigh up one large-ish road sign and a streetlamp against two no-entry signs, equations which are not amenable to standard mathematical techniques. I'm still not sure I arrived at the right answer here.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.2km<br/>Mini supermarket on the A23 Brixton Hill.
©David Anstiss
Dist:0.2km<br/>Thin open-space ground beside the A23 Brixton Hill.
©David Anstiss
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©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking crystalline white against the blue sky, these flats were designed by Frederick Gibberd in 1935, and were one of the first such developments in the International Modern style in Britain. The flats are arranged so that most do not face the busy main road, they were equipped with many modern conveniences such as boilers and wirelesses, and communal facilities included a rooftop garden and open-air swimming pool. Grade II* listed. This was Gibberd's first major commission, and while his career prospered (Harlow New Town, Heathrow Airport, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral), he never again designed in a similar style.
©Stephen Richards
Dist:0.2km<br/>Frederick Gibberd's early accomplishment. I think the feature in the foreground is the original outdoor swimming pool, now filled in.
©Robert Rimell
Dist:0.3km<br/>Designed by Frederick Gibberd (1908-1984) in the 1930s, when he was only in his 20s. A wonderful start to a great career that encompassed cathedrals, New Towns and much more. www.pullmancourt.org.uk
©Robert Rimell
Dist:0.3km<br/>The Telegraph, a disused pub on Brixton Hill in South London.
©Malc McDonald

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