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43-870: The De Morgan Centre for the Study of 19th Century Art and Society was a gallery in the London Borough of Wandsworth , England, which was home for a few years to the De Morgan Collection . From 2002 the De Morgan Centre provided public access to the De Morgan Collection in a dedicated gallery named the De Morgan Centre, which was based in the former West Hill Reference Library in Wandsworth , South West London. The West Hill Library closed on 28 September 2007 and latterly,

86-544: A korfball club, at Tooting) and cricket (Shiedam is one of the strongholds for cricket in the Netherlands). For many years the wartime connections were acknowledged during annual Remembrance Day commemorations in the two municipalities, either through an exchange of wreaths or by sending a representative. Within the context of both inter-business exchange and sporting fixtures, visits were also arranged by specific Wandsworth organisations such as Small Electric Motors and

129-500: A smaller Wandsworth Events Police Service (WEPS) working with a team of 12 Metropolitan Police Officers. This system was deemed unsuccessful, and in 2015 the WEPS was rebranded as Wandsworth Parks and Events Police (WPEP) and returned to full staffing levels of 33 police officers and support officers. Also within the borough's boundaries are Putney Heath and part of Putney Lower Common, which are managed as part of Wimbledon Common , and

172-663: A teardrop representing the tears of the French Huguenots , many of whom settled in Wandsworth from 1685. The ship at the top may refer to the Wendels, a tribe of sea-raiders from the Continent who supposedly gave their name to the district, for Wendelsworth was an early variation of Wandsworth. The four shields and oars on the ship represent the four parishes of Battersea, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth. The dove to

215-689: A twin town arrangement with Schiedam , in the Netherlands, in 1946. A number of refugees from Schiedam who had lived for a time in Wandsworth during World War II hoped to maintain their connections with the London Borough during peacetime. The twinning was organised within the scope of the Dutch-English Sports Plan. In subsequent years multiple sporting fixtures between teams from the two areas were arranged including football, swimming, gymnastics, korfball (Wandsworth has

258-538: Is Wandsworth Council, based at Wandsworth Town Hall . Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the Merton and Wandsworth constituency. The borough contains three parliamentary constituencies: According to the 2021 census, Wandsworth has a population of 327,506. In 2021, 67.8% of the population was white, 10.1% black and 11.6% Asian. A 2017 study by Trust for London and

301-570: Is a London borough in South West London , England. It forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main communities are Battersea , Balham , Putney , Tooting and Wandsworth Town . The borough borders the London Borough of Lambeth to the east, the London Borough of Merton and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to the south, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to

344-637: Is a continuous, signposted cycle route - primarily along designated cycle lanes - from Wandsworth Town and Battersea to Vauxhall , Lambeth , and the South Bank . Quietway 4 (Q4) runs from Clapham Common to Earlsfield in the Borough, through Wandsworth Common . The Wandle Trail is a shared-use trail for cyclists and pedestrians between Wandsworth Town and Waddon . The route is signposted and mainly traffic-free. It runs through Earlsfield, Colliers Wood, Morden , Mitcham , and Carshalton along

387-521: Is an Accredited Museum , with the accreditation being administered by Arts Council England . They also curate long-term exhibitions at Watts Gallery - Artists' Village , and Wightwick Manor . This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth ( / ˈ w ɒ n d z w ɜːr θ / )

430-604: Is in Battersea Park, a sprawling rectangle often hosting circuses beside the Thames . The London Heliport , London's main and busiest heliport, is just beyond Battersea Park, and south of this is New Covent Garden Market . In terms of size, South Thames College , Southside Shopping Centre , Wandsworth and The Exchange Shopping Centre , Putney are among the largest secular structures. Secular architecturally most highly listed buildings include: Battersea Power Station ,

473-662: Is the southern terminus for the West London Line that has services to Stratford via Shepherd's Bush , though some trains terminate at the West London Line's northern terminus at Willesden Junction . The western terminus for the East London Line also is at Clapham Junction that has services to Highbury & Islington via Denmark Hill . There is also a limited one train a day parliamentary train service that terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction. London Underground services are provided on

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516-615: The A3205/Battersea Park Road , but the route leaves the Borough to the north over Chelsea Bridge . The route begins in Wandsworth Town and runs to Millbank , City of Westminster , passing Chelsea and the Tate Britain en route . Although CS8 leaves the Borough to the north, cycling infrastructure is provided along the entire A3205 route between Wandsworth Town and Nine Elms . This means that there

559-714: The Battersea Arts Centre (formerly town hall), Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability , Wandsworth Town Hall , as well as particularly the interiors of the large Gala Bingo Club, Tooting , the former Granada Theatre , St John's Hill, Clapham Junction by Theodore Komisarjevsky , and in terms of ornate mansions a cluster of five large stone and brick buildings mostly converted to diverse public uses in and around Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton at grade II* or above. In Old Battersea two fine masonry mansions survived The Blitz : Old Battersea House and Downshire House —both hold rare Grade II* status. The local authority

602-521: The District line to East Putney and Southfields and on the Northern line to Battersea Power Station , Balham , Clapham South , Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway . Wandsworth London Borough Council and Transport for London (TfL) maintain cycling infrastructure in the Borough. Cycle Superhighway 7 (CS7) is an unbroken, signposted cycle route running through the southeastern portion of

645-726: The Local Government Act 1888 reconstituted the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works as the County of London , and Battersea was transferred from Surrey to the new county. The population of the parish in 1896 was 165,115 and it had adopted the Public Libraries Act 1850 immediately upon obtaining local independence in 1888, with its own vestry. For electoral purposes, the parish was divided into four wards and had 120 elected vestrymen. In 1900,

688-477: The London Borough of Wandsworth . The borough was administered from Battersea Town Hall on Lavender Hill . That building is now Battersea Arts Centre . As an ancient parish, Battersea was part of the hundred of Brixton and county of Surrey . It included the exclave of Penge . In 1855, under the Metropolis Management Act 1855 , the civil responsibilities of the parish were passed to

731-660: The London Government Act 1899 divided the County of London into twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs . The vestries and district boards were dissolved. The parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, with the borough council replacing the civil vestry. The Metropolitan Borough included within its bounds Battersea , Battersea Park , Clapham Junction and parts of Wandsworth Common and Clapham Common . In 1913, John Archer became mayor of

774-684: The Metropolitan Board of Works . The two parts of the parish were assigned to different districts by the act establishing the MBW: Battersea was included in the area of the Wandsworth District Board of Works and the hamlet of Penge in that of Lewisham District Board of Works . Penge became a civil parish in its own right in 1866. On 25 March 1888, a separate vestry was formed as a local authority for The parish of Saint Mary Battersea excluding Penge . In 1889,

817-629: The Municipal Reform Party (allied to the Conservatives ) gained a majority. The Progressives regained the council in 1912, holding power until 1919 when the Labour Party gained control. In 1931 the borough come under Municipal Reform control again. Labour regained power in 1934, retaining it for the rest of the borough's existence. Elections of the whole council were held every three years. Elections were cancelled during

860-621: The New Policy Institute found that Wandsworth has the lowest rate of unemployment of any London borough. It also has the 2nd lowest rate of local employees who are low-paid. Five bridges join Wandsworth to the three London Boroughs on the north side of the Thames (from downstream following the river up): There are also a number of bridges crossing the River Wandle which runs through the centre of Wandsworth town and divides

903-522: The Rediffusion factory, as guests of their counterparts at Schiedam companies such as Wilton Personnel and Pieterman Glass. In 1970 a large delegation from Wandsworth visited Schiedam for celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the town's liberation. Further sporting and cultural exchanges continued through to at least 1977. However, in 1997, an article in the Dutch local press observed that

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946-539: The 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. Wandsworth has responsibility for three Metropolitan Open Spaces: These three large green spaces together with a range of smaller parks and playgrounds (such as Wandsworth Park ) are patrolled by Wandsworth Council's own parks police known from 1984 to 2012 as the Wandsworth Parks Police . From April 2012 the Parks Police team of 23 officers was replaced by

989-563: The Borough's largest educational sites until 2005 when the college, again moved, this time to a site in Roehampton , where it is now a constituent College of Roehampton University . The borough's schools include Emanuel School , Graveney School , Southfields Academy , Burntwood School , Ashcroft Technology Academy , Ernest Bevin Academy , Ark Bolingbroke Academy, Ark Putney Academy and Chestnut Grove Academy. The dominant religion of

1032-558: The Borough. The route runs along the A24 and A3 roads, through Tooting , Balham , and Clapham . Northbound the route links the Borough directly to the City of London via Kennington , Elephant and Castle , and Southwark . Southbound, the route runs unbroken to Colliers Wood . Cycle Superhighway 8 (CS8) is an unbroken, signposted cycle route running through the northern edge of Wandsworth, through Battersea . The route runs east–west along

1075-495: The De Morgan Foundation shared the building with Wandsworth Museum. Both the De Morgan Centre and Wandsworth Museum closed to the public on 28 June 2014 due to the discontinuation of their lease by the building's freeholder Wandsworth Council. Since the closure of the De Morgan Centre, the De Morgan Foundation continues to display the collection to the public in its new museum at Cannon Hall . The Cannon Hall museum

1118-475: The borough and the first black mayor in the capital. The ancient parish, dedicated to St Mary , was in the Diocese of Winchester until 1877, then the Diocese of Rochester until 1905, and then finally in the Diocese of Southwark . From 1851, as the population of Battersea increased, a number of new parishes were formed: A number of new parishes were also formed within the detached part of Battersea parish,

1161-439: The borough in two. National Rail services are operated from London Waterloo by South Western Railway to Earlsfield , Putney , Queenstown Road (Battersea) , Wandsworth Town and the borough's largest station, Clapham Junction . This last station is also served from London Victoria by Southern as are Balham , Battersea Park and Wandsworth Common . London Overground services mainly serve Clapham Junction , which

1204-428: The borough is Christianity , although the area is also home to a number of other religious communities. The community is home to a number of Sikhs , Jews , Muslims , Buddhists and Hindus . According to the 2011 Census, approximately 35% of Wandsworth identified as being non-religious , or chose not to state their faith. The following shows the religious identity of residents residing in Wandsworth according to

1247-553: The borough received an official grant from the College of Arms , based on the old device. The colours in the shield were reversed, and a bordure or heraldic border added. The bordure consisted of silver and blue waves, representative of the River Thames , and bore sixteen gold stars for the sixteen wards of the borough. The new crest on top of the helm was the dove of the 1901 design, with the addition of sprigs of lavender , for

1290-469: The hamlet of Penge: In 1901, the borough adopted an unofficial coat of arms, consisting of a shield vertically divided blue and white, the division line being indented (in heraldry-speak Party per pale indented azure and argent ). This design was taken from a flag dating from 1803. On top of the shield was a dove bearing an olive branch. The Latin motto was Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis , or "Neither for myself, nor for yourself, but for us". In 1955,

1333-545: The left is taken from the former Battersea coat of arms and the black dragon to the right was taken from the former Wandsworth arms and also refers to London, being similar to the City of London coat of arms. The Borough is informally twinned with the village of Villers-Plouich , in Northern France. This association dates back to World War I, following the role played by the Wandsworth Battalion in

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1376-533: The liberation of Villers-Plouich in 1917, and again, following recapture, in 1918. Writing in the 'Wandsworth Borough News' in 1920, Robert H Harker, a Lieutenant in the Battalion, described the cemetery in the village as "an inseparable link between our great Borough and that village of Villers-Plouich, near the Somme" . For his courage and determination during the hostilities, Corporal Edward Foster , of Tooting,

1419-543: The majority of the former borough of Wandsworth, but excluding the Clapham and Streatham areas, which went to Lambeth . The borough includes the major Clapham Junction railway station , which despite the name is in Battersea not Clapham. There are many new or refurbished buildings along the borough's prosperous riverside including the large Chelsea Bridge Wharf. The Peace Pagoda , one of many such international pagodas,

1462-561: The old lavender fields of the area, and Lavender Hill , the main road of Battersea. The old motto was retained. The area of the borough was 2,163 acres (8.8 km ). The population recorded in the Census was: Battersea Vestry 1801–1899 Metropolitan Borough 1900–1961 The first election to the council was on 1 November 1900, with the Progressive Party taking control of the new borough. They retained power until 1909, when

1505-513: The relationship with Wandsworth had lapsed. SW4 (part), SW8 (part), SW11 (all), SW12 (part), SW15 (part), SW16 (part), SW17 (part), SW18 (part), SW19 (part) Metropolitan Borough of Battersea Battersea was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in the County of London , England. In 1965, the borough was abolished and its area combined with parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to form

1548-476: The two world wars (1914–1918 and 1939–1945). The 1952 election was postponed for a year so that it did not clash with elections to the London County Council . The number of councillors returned at each election was as follows:. No Municipal Reform candidates were nominated after 1946, and Conservative candidates were nominated at local elections for the first time. From 1900 to 1949 the borough

1591-672: The way. The Santander Cycles bike-sharing system operates in Putney , Wandsworth Town, and Battersea. In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were (of all residents aged 16–74): Whitelands College was founded Chelsea in 1842 by the Church of England , and heavily under the influence of John Ruskin . In 1930/1931 the college relocated to West Hill (Wandsworth Borough) and occupied an enormous purpose-built site, with buildings designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott . These buildings, now listed, were one of

1634-425: The west side of Clapham Common , which is managed by the London Borough of Lambeth . The armorial bearings retain many of the features of the arms of the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth . The fess, or crossing, of the shield is chequered blue and gold representing the arms of William de Warren, created first Earl of Surrey by William Rufus . Each gold square bears

1677-420: The west, and to the north (across the River Thames ) three boroughs, namely the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham , the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster . The local authority is Wandsworth London Borough Council . The area of the modern borough was historically part of the county of Surrey . From 1856 the area was governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which

1720-789: Was awarded both the Victoria Cross and the Médaille militaire . A green heritage plaque was unveiled at his former home at Tooting in 2017, and in 2018 a memorial in his name was established on the outskirts of Villers-Plouich. Following the end of the War the village was adopted by the then Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth under the British 'League of Help' scheme, and funds were donated towards its reconstruction. A deputation from Wandsworth regularly visits to commemorate this connection, most recently in 2018. Wandsworth first established

1763-437: Was divided into nine wards, returning either three, six or nine councillors: In 1949 the wards were redrawn, with fourteen wards returning three to five councillors each: The latest ward to be redrawn was Fairfield ward , with three councillors. For elections to parliament the borough was originally part of the parliamentary borough of Battersea and Clapham, which consisted of two divisions, Battersea and Clapham. In 1918

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1806-539: Was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London . From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards . One such district was the Wandsworth District , containing the six parishes of Battersea , Clapham , Putney , Streatham , Tooting Graveney and Wandsworth . In 1888 Battersea

1849-482: Was removed from the district to be governed by its own vestry . In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs . The parish of Battersea became the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and the Wandsworth District became the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth . The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 . It covered the former borough of Battersea and

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