Three PDFs of scanned album pages, sent to Philip Boys by Cathy Rowntree — seen herself planting a Rowan tree with Honeywell Junior School pupils below. Each original page carried two or three photographs mounted together with typed or handwritten captions; they have been separated out below into individual images, at the full resolution of the scan, to keep as much photographic detail as possible. Captions are reproduced as they appear in the album, grouped under the page they came from.
Lakeside views, early 1960s
Wandsworth Common, lakeside views, early 1960s.Wandsworth Common, lakeside views, early 1960s.Wandsworth Common, lakeside views, early 1960s.
The putting green, mid 1960s & 1997
Wandsworth Common putting green, in the area between Skylark Café (previously known as The Refreshment House) and the railway. A round cost 6 old pence and was popular with all ages. Mid 1960s. The site is now occupied by a playground.The same site, October 1997 — by now a playground.The Skylark Café, on the site of the former Refreshment House, October 1997.
Sledging, 1986
Sledging on Wandsworth Common, 1986.Sledging on Wandsworth Common, 1986.Mallinson Road.Sledging on Wandsworth Common, 1986.
The Great Storm, 1987
Wandsworth Common after the Great Storm, 1987.View along Bolingbroke Grove near the Three Island Pond, after the Great Storm, 1987.
The ‘Hurricane’, 1987 — Cat’s Back Bridge to Baskerville Road
Wandsworth Common, effects of the ‘Hurricane’, 1987. Straight path between the Cat’s Back Bridge & Baskerville Road.The rear of Baskerville Road — alleyway leading to Nicosia Road, after the ‘Hurricane’, 1987.
The ‘Hurricane’, 1987 — Cat’s Back Bridge to Bolingbroke Grove
Wandsworth Common, effects of the ‘Hurricane’, 1987. From the Cat’s Back Bridge looking towards Bolingbroke Grove.Looking from the Cat’s Back Bridge towards Nicosia Road, after the ‘Hurricane’, 1987.
Honeywell Junior School sports days, mid 1980s & 1998
Honeywell Junior School sports day, mid 1980s and 1998.Honeywell Junior School sports day, mid 1980s and 1998.
Honeywell Junior School tree planting, November 1990
Honeywell Junior School tree planting session, November 1990. As well as Honeywell pupils and staff, the session was attended by the Mayor of Wandsworth, Mrs J Sedgewick, and MP John Bowis.The red bus to the rear of the official car is in Trinity Road, which helps to locate the area planted, with Windmill Road to the right and Spencer Park to the rear.
Honeywell Junior School tree planting, 30.11.90
Mrs Rowntree plants a Rowan tree.A job well done! 30.11.90.
The Cat’s Back Bridge, built 1857
The Cat’s Back Bridge, which crosses the railway on Wandsworth Common, built in 1857, showing layers of soot underneath from steam trains. The height of the original parapet walls was later raised for safety reasons, and in 2017 the central span of the bridge was completely replaced.1996. No Cycling — no comment!
The Cat’s Back Bridge, 1996
On the Cat’s Back Bridge on Wandsworth Common, looking towards Bolingbroke Grove, 1996.You can still see the remains of the graffiti ‘The Queen Rules O.K.’ on the left-side wall.
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PB: source — IMG_20260507_0001.pdf, one of three PDFs of scanned album pages from Cathy Rowntree. See cathy-rowntree-archive folder for the originals and the other two parts.
