Monday, March 01, 2010

Forest Hill

On Sunday, I made a rare foray south of the river when I did a tour of Forest Hill. Forest Hill is indeed on a hill and was a very popular and posh district in the late Victorian era, it was where most of the wealthy tea merchants had their homes- it was close to the docks. Today, it is still pretty popular with families as it is slightly good value for London and is pretty nice and safe. It is one of the few areas, I would consider moving to south of the river!! (bit of a north London snob!!)

Clock tower of the Horniman Museum- founded by a tea merchant who was famous for his collection- quite a hodge podge of different things- typical Victorian interests
Glass conservatory of the Horniman Museum

A landscaped gardens in Horniman Gardens-a 20 acre public park, you can see Central London from part of it.
Victorian bandstand
A cottage for sale- yours for 500,000-a pretty good price considering it's only a few minutes from the station
Another Victorian home