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Totterdown Fields

Totterdown Fields
Location Wandsworth, London
Coordinates 51°26′13″N 0°09′45″W / 51.4370°N 0.1626°W / 51.4370; -0.1626
Status conservation area (19 September 1978)
Area 38 acres (15 ha)
Units 1244 houses
Constructed 1901 to 1911
Construction
Authority London County Council
Style Cottage Estate
Influenced by Garden city movement, Arts and Crafts movement
Governing
Body
Wandsworth Conservation & Design Group

Totterdown Fields was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 It contained 1244 individual houses built over 38 acres (15 ha). The estate was designated a conservation area, on the 19 September 1978.


It was the first London County Council cottage estate built between 1901 and 1911 containing 1244 individual houses built over 38 acres (15 ha). It was influenced by Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement and the Arts and Crafts movement. The principal architect was Ernest Stone Collins.


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