The History of Wandsworth Common

The Road Not Undertaken

A proposed road network for Wandsworth that was never built

Had the plans on the left ever been realised, the streets of Wandsworth, Clapham and Balham would look very different today. Compare the proposed Abercrombie and Forshaw road scheme with the modern map of the area, and use the slider to dissolve between the two views.

← Abercrombie and Forshaw Today →
Modern map of the Wandsworth, Clapham and Balham area Abercrombie plan showing a proposed road network that was never built
Modern map of the Wandsworth, Clapham and Balham area Abercrombie plan showing a proposed road network

Drag the slider to fade between the Abercrombie and Forshaw proposed road scheme and the modern map.

The modern street layout overlaid with the proposed road network.

[Caption / descriptive text goes here — a short paragraph explaining what the proposed scheme was, when it was drawn up, and why it was never built.]

[A second paragraph could describe the streets and landmarks that would have been lost, and the impact the scheme would have had on the surrounding neighbourhoods.]