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so has quite a consistent rise as with the parallel A218 on the higher, western bank. Industries grew up in the 18th and 19th centuries along this east bank, which led to its prominence. A 1741 map of Rocque shows a road with a near identical orientation, which strongly implies the road had early
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The southernmost part of
Garratt Lane is unusual in that two parallel streets exchanged names. The original Garratt Lane was a narrower street than Garratt Terrace, which was the main connection to Tooting Broadway. Many people mistakenly called it Garratt Lane, so it was agreed to exchange the
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Garratt Lane is one of three major north–south routes in south-west Inner London, i.e. between the
Lambeth/Southwark south bank areas and the gradual widening and receiving of local roads to the arterial A3, west of Wandsworth. The Lane follows a bank of the
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origins. A 1786 map shows and names
Garratt Lane running approximately on its present route. This map also shows two lanes that intersect named: Half Farthing (now Allfarthing) and Burnt Wood (now Burntwood). The sub-settlement on its length was
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Leather Bottle Public House, at Summers Green, has historic connections. It is documented as being in existence in 1745, but is probably older. Its appearance has changed little over the last 150 years. One of the engravings by
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Land use along
Garratt Lane is a mix of commercial and residential. In the north, Southside Wandsworth is a suburban shopping centre situated amongst other retail and local services. Heading south, the stretch between
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The Old Court House near
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was formed in 1933 to control all of London's transport, route 12 (from
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