Spring Grove is the north-western district of the town of

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within the

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in London, England. In general terms it lies east of the district of

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; north of the district of Woodlands; west of the Barnes-to-Feltham railway loop line; and south of the district of

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. Spring water that rose in the area in the eighteenth century was employed for agricultural and horticultural purposes. The area is centred around Spring Grove House, the former home of botanist and explorer Sir

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, which is now part of

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. In the 1850s-1860s the vision for the area was of a grand Victorian suburb with Italian-style villas designed by

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. Other architectural features include a former college by John Norton & P. E. Massey, and a variety of

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semi-detached houses.

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is situated in the Spring Grove area, in a building that was previously a hostel for paraplegics, which was extended in the 1990s. The prime purpose of Spring Grove in recent centuries appears to have been the gradual provision of residential areas for middle-class communities. Georgian residences appeared first, with large plots of land. With the railway service (

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was formerly called 'Spring Grove & Isleworth') came substantial Victorian property development. During the twentieth century further residential development occurred, and with the turn of the twenty-first century, some of the large villas gave way to modern development of various forms. The district has over the course of a century or so also embraced a number of large educational establishments, including

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and

. Brayley(1820) p5.061 - Spring Grove, Middlesex.jpg, The original Spring Grove house, built in 1645, as it appeared in 1820 Spring Grove House 18th Century.jpg, 18th century etching of Spring Grove House

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