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Putney Leisure Centre
Putney Leisure Centre is a public sports complex in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Location The leisure centre is on the north side of the Upper Richmond Road, Upper Richmond road on the corner with Dryburgh road, and backs on the south side of the South Western Railway (train operating company), South Western Trains railway line between Barnes and Putney. The building is located Between the Landford road and West Putney conservation areas. History The Leisure Centre building was built in 1968, designed by the architectural practice Philip Powell (architect), Powell & Hidalgo Moya, Moya, who also in Putney designed Mayfield school (now Ashcroft Technology Academy). Under the building is a sunken car park and garden, the 33m swimming pool is an "L" shape, incorporating a swimming area and 4m deep splash pool diving area, the first such pool of its type. The building won a Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA arichitecture award in 1969 and is locally l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putney Leisure Centre - Geograph
Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient parish which covered in the Hundred of Brixton in the county of Surrey. Its area has been reduced by the loss of Roehampton to the south-west, an offshoot hamlet that conserved more of its own nucleated village, clustered historic core. In 1855 the parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and was grouped into the Wandsworth District (Metropolis), Wandsworth District. In 1889 the area was removed from Surrey and became part of the County of London. The Wandsworth District became the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in 1900. Since 1965 Putney has formed part of the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London. The benefice of the parish remains a perpetual curacy whose patron is the Worcester Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
