Becondale Road
Becondale Road was built from land originally owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury and was part of Norwood Common. Isaiah Hitchcock sublet the land from William Alexander Watson and laid out the cul de sac in 1876 that became known as Beacon Dale Road, renamed Becondale Road in 1903. Houses built in by Hitchcok in 1879 to 1884 have interesting decoration and balconies...
Maps and Land Ownership
1874 OS Map showing location of land where Becondale Road was to be built
1894 OS showing the location of Becondale Road
Timeline
Building of the street
Becondale Road Sewer Plan 1877 to 1881 (Lambeth Archives) Road name approved in 1876 – courtesy of Lambeth Archives
Isaiah Hitchcock built Victorian houses on the east and west sides of the road from 1879 to 1884. The houses were mainly semi detached Victorian villas of three stories with the exception of numbers 1 and 16 which were larger double fronted houses. Isaiah Hitchcock was born in Derbyshire in 1834 and died in 1892 living at 108 Gipsy Hill. He owned a stonemason’s yard on Gipsy Hill near the station. He had two sons Cuzzar and Ernest Hitchcock. In 1891 Cuzzar Hitchcock lived at 5 Becondale Road and worked as a building manager. Ernest Hitchcock lived at 10 Becondale Road and worked as a stone mason.
Isaish HItchcock and family 1871 Find My Past
Numbers 3 to 14 Becondale Road were three storey terraced houses. Numbers 2 and 15 were semi-detached houses. Numbers 18 to 23 were semi-detached three storey villas with balconies. Number 17/17a is a modern build on the site of the original number 17. It lies in the Gipsy Hill Conservation Area and takes elements from terraced houses and semi-detached villas to maximise the accommodation to compliment the original Victorian housing.
17 Becondale Road before demolished – Lambeth Archives
Architecture
1 Becondale Road – double fronted house with sash and bay windows, decorated stonework, recessed porch, stucco plastering
2 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, recessed porch, decorated stonework, brick and stucco plastering, wrought ironwork
3 Becondale Road – sash and bay windows, decorated stonework, slate roofing, recessed porch
4 Becondale Road – decorated stone work, recessed porch, chimney stack, timber door with glass panelling
5 Becondale Road – decorated stonework, sash and bay windows, wrought ironwork, recessed porch
6 and 7 Becondale Road – sash and bay windows, wrought ironwork, recessed porch
10 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling, brick and stucco plastering
12 and 13 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, brick and stucco plastering, recessed porch and timber doors with glass panelling, wrought iron
17 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, decorated stonework, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling, wrought ironwork
18 Becondale Road – chimney stack, bay and sash windows, balcony with wrought iron railing, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling
19 Becondale Road – sash and bay windows, brick and stucco plastering including balcony, decorated stonework
20 Becondale Road – sash and bay windows, brick and stucco plastering, decorated stonework, wrought iron balcony – courtesy of R. Hibberd
21 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, brick and stucco plastering, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling, wrought iron balcony railing – courtesy of R. Hibberd
22 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, chimney stack, balcony, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling, decorated stonework – courtesy of R. Hibberd
23 Becondale Road – bay and sash windows, brick and stucco plastering with balcony, recessed porch, timber door with glass panelling, decorated brickwork – courtesy of R. Hibberd
Becondale Road – houses on East Side – 2004 courtesy of Lambeth Archives – courtesy of R. Hibberd
Becondale Road – Central Garden Area – courtesy of R. Hibberd
Significant Street Buildings
Social History
Residents
