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Dist:0.1km north<br/>These were the playing fields of what is now Twyford Church of England High School; its main use now is as rugby football training ground for London Wasps, which also has its offices there. View from the roof of the school, during a London Open House visit.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Probably built 1900-1920, judging from the style
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>"The Elms" is a house built in 1735 for Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Keeper of the Record Office. It remained a private house until 1964, when it became a school. The last owners were the Farnell family, who built a teddy bear factory next to the house. The house is now the administrative building of Twyford Church of England High School, which was established in 1980. Photo taken during a London Open House day - note visitors on the roof. For other photos see [[251625]], [[251614]], [[251607]], [[251637]] and [[251644]].
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This is the south wall of The Elms, which is the administrative building of Twyford Church of England High School. Tuck pointing is a decorative white ribbon applied over hand-made irregular bricks to give a neat and uniform appearance. Dr Gerard Lynch in a long description on the Brickmaster website http://www.brickmaster.co.uk/tukcpointing.htm tells us it is: "a highly skilled and refined method of pointing brickwork whereby the overall mortar joint is coloured to match the brick and grooved while still 'green' to receive a carefully placed lime-putty : silver sand joint, which is then carefully trimmed to form a precise ribbon-like profile. Its intention, in England, was to create an illusion of gauged ashlared brickwork on walling constructed of standard, often irregular, handmade bricks."
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This 18th Century house is the administrative building of Twyford Church of England High School. For views from the roof see [[251614]] and [[251607]].
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>View from the roof of The Elms, 18th century house which is part of the school. Taken during London Open House visit.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This sports hall with adjacent hard surface sports area are used by Twyford Church of England High School during the day, and as a public sports centre in the evenings and weekends. It is on the site of Farnell's teddy bear factory.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Creffield Road crossroads with Twyford Avenue
©Shaun Ferguson
Dist:0.4km north<br/>View towards Creswick Road. Note the old lamposts.
©Andrew Hackney
Dist:0.5km north<br/>One of the two 20 floor towers that dominate the skyline around here.
©Phillip Perry
Dist:0.5km north<br/>A finger of Ealing that pokes into Acton.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.6km west<br/>
©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.6km north<br/>Viewed from the Noel Road overbridge, the weedy trackwork to the right leads back to the goods yard at Acton Main Line station.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.6km north<br/>For many years this view of the house was almost completely obscured by trees and overgrown shrubs. It now appears that renovation work is being undertaken.
©Andrew Hackney
Dist:0.6km north<br/>This block of flats is at the junction of Lynton Road and Pierrepoint Road.
©David Hawgood

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