Photo credits

Some of the photographs on this website are used under Creative Commons licences. We are grateful to the photographers listed below, whose work is shared on Wikimedia Commons. Each photo title links to the original image, and each licence name links to the licence terms.

Balham

Nightingale House, Nightingale Lane, Balham by Spudgun67 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Victorian terraced houses on Hearnville Road, Balham by Des Blenkinsopp (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Cecil Mansions, Marius Road, Balham by Neil Theasby (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Battersea

Old Battersea House, Vicarage Crescent, Battersea by Edwardx (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive, Battersea by PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Victorian terraced houses on Khyber Road, Battersea by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Bermondsey

Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Warehouses on Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey by Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Blackheath

Georgian building facing the heath, Blackheath by Paul Wilkinson (CC BY 2.0)
Talbot Place, Blackheath by The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lee Terrace, Blackheath by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Brixton

Gothic Revival houses in Brixton by Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0)
337 Brixton Road, Brixton by David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0)
House on Beechdale Road, Brixton by Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Camberwell

Cottages on Warner Road, Camberwell by PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Former Camberwell House, Peckham Road, Camberwell by Christopher Hilton (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Georgian houses in Addington Square, Camberwell by PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Camden

Albert Street, Camden Town by No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chalcot Square, Primrose Hill, Camden by No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Chelsea

Painted cottage in Chelsea by Cristian Bortes (CC BY 2.0)
White stucco terrace on Redcliffe Gardens, Chelsea by PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Chiswick

Oak Cottage, Chiswick Mall by Chiswick Chap (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chiswick House, Chiswick by Tilman2007 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Clapham

Stucco terrace on Grafton Square, Clapham by Reading Tom (CC BY 2.0)

Crystal Palace

Victorian villa on Cintra Park, Crystal Palace by Robert Rimell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Italian terraces in Crystal Palace Park by Jim Osley (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Woodland Road, Crystal Palace by Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Dulwich

105 Dulwich Village, Dulwich by No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)
College Road, Dulwich by Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Ealing

Regency houses in Ealing by Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Period house in Ealing by Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Ivy-clad house in Ealing by Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Finsbury Park

Finsbury Park Road, Finsbury Park by Des Blenkinsopp (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Victorian houses on Endymion Road, Finsbury Park by David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Houses on Tollington Park, Finsbury Park by David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Fulham

Fulham House, Fulham by Edwardx (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Tamworth Street, Fulham by Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Greenwich

Queen’s House, Greenwich by Ввласенко (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Hammersmith

Linden House, Hammersmith by Matt Brown (CC BY 4.0)
Houses on Shepherd’s Bush Road, Hammersmith by David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Hampstead

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath by Jim Osley (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Hampton

Houses on Thames Street, Hampton by Matt Brown (CC BY 4.0)

Honour Oak

Victorian house on Stondon Park, Honor Oak by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terraced houses on Stondon Park, Honor Oak by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Valve house of the Honor Oak pumping station by David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Islington

Thomas Cubitt houses on Liverpool Road, Islington by Masato.harada (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ecclesbourne Road, Islington by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Kensington

Kensington Palace Gardens, Kensington by Ricardalovesmonuments (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kingston

Victorian houses on Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames by David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Lambeth

Lambeth Palace, Lambeth by David Hallam-Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Walcot Square, Lambeth by Reading Tom (CC BY 2.0)
Westminster Bridge from the Lambeth bank of the Thames by Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Marylebone

Gloucester Place, Marylebone by No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bryanston Square, Marylebone by No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Notting Hill

Victorian stucco villas on Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill by David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Poplar

Former St Matthias vicarage, Poplar High Street, Poplar by Hjamesberglen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Church of All Saints, Poplar by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
All Saints Rectory, Poplar by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Putney

Houses on Lytton Grove, Putney by David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Putney Bridge by John Lord (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Luttrell Avenue, Putney by James Emmans (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe Watch House and former Bluecoat school, Rotherhithe by Matt Brown (CC BY 2.0)
Former fire station on Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe by John Lord (CC BY-SA 2.0)
St Mary’s Church, Rotherhithe by Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Soho

Tudor-style house in the centre of Soho Square by Robert Lamb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Ganton Street, Soho by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Lexington Street, Soho by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Streatham

Victorian mansion blocks on Streatham Hill by Reading Tom (CC BY 2.0)
The White House, Streatham Hill by David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Chestnut Lodge, Streatham Hill by David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Teddington

River Thames near Teddington Lock, Teddington by brian gillman (CC BY 3.0)
Large Victorian house on Gloucester Road, Teddington by James Emmans (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Twickenham

Georgian houses on Montpelier Row, Twickenham by Maxwell Hamilton (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Walworth

Browning Street, Walworth by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)
St Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove, Walworth by Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Victorian terrace on Madron Street, Walworth by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Wapping

Converted riverside warehouses on the Thames at Wapping by Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wapping Pier Head, Wapping by Reading Tom (CC BY 2.0)
Wapping Lane, Wapping by Ethan Doyle White (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Westminster

Lord North Street, Westminster by Chris Whippet (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Wimbledon

Wimbledon Windmill and the Mill House on Wimbledon Common by Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0), cropped
1 Lauriston Road, Wimbledon by Spudgun67 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stamford House, Wimbledon by Edwardx (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Other photography

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