Totterdown Fields
1913 plan of the estate
Interactive map of Totterdown Fields
General information
Location	Wandsworth, London
Coordinates	51°26′13″N 0°09′45″W / 51.4370°N 0.1626°W / 51.4370; -0.1626
Status	conservation area (19 September 1978)
Area	38 acres (15 ha)
No. of units	1244 houses
Construction
Constructed	1901 to 1911
Authority	London County Council
Style	Cottage Estate
Influence	Garden city movement, Arts and Crafts movement
Other information
Governing body	Wandsworth Conservation & Design Group

Totterdown Fields was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 It contained 1244 individual houses built over 38 acres (15 ha). The estate was designated a conservation area, on 19 September 1978.

Context

It was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 in Wandsworth. The estate contains 1,244 individual houses built over 38 acres (15 ha). It was influenced by Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement and the Arts and Crafts movement.^[1] The principal architect was Ernest Stone Collins.^[2]

Gallery

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  A terrace of four houses in Ruislip Street
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  Two semi-detached houses in Lessingham Avenue
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  Plaque in Ruislip Street

See also

• Boundary Estate

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