occupies the site of some very old houses, and in the
railway-cutting the workmen came upon a sewer, in which were discovered
some silver spoons of ancient date. A Baptist chapel in the Werter Road,
Oxford Congregational Chapel in the Oxford Road, and Emanuel Church in
the Upper Richmond Road, supply the religious needs of the
neighbourhood.

Passing along the Putney Bridge Road from the High Street, Brewhouse
Lane runs north to the waterside; on one side are rows of new shops, on
the other a swimming-bath. This lane was formerly one of the principal
landings for ferry passengers to Putney, but to-day is almost deserted.
An engraving of Fulham by Preist in 1738 is evidently taken from the
steps, and shows the bridge and Fulham Church. From this landing a fine
view is to be had of Putney Bridge; upstream and downstream is seen the
big iron lattice bridge that carries the District Railway over from
Fulham on its way to Wimbledon. A soap-boiler's establishment with
several smaller yards makes the lane busy, but there are still a lot of
small cottages--some very old--of a poor type, and rented for the most
part by labourers.

Passing on, the almshouses founded by Sir Abraham Dawes are on the south
side. He was a farmer of the Customs, an eminent loyalist of the reign
of Charles II., and one of the richest commoners of the time. Originally
built for twelve almsmen and almswomen, they have been latterly occupied
entirely by women. The north side of the road is here substantially
built up, and the Deodar, Florian, and Merivale Roads on the Cedars
Estate are comparatively new. Two old houses, Cedar Lodge and Crest
House, remain, with Park Lodge at the corner of the Atney Road, newly
fronted, but below the grade of the road. To the railroad arch which
spans the road are built on the north side a row of new cottages with
shops opposite. Beyond the arch at the bend of the road, which is here
narrowed by an old house encroaching on the footpath, is a fine old
mansion, Moulinere House.

Returning whence we came, we pass up the High Street and come to Putney
Hill, which forms a test of the endurance of cyclists.

At the base of Putney Hill stands The Pines, the residence of Swinburne
the poet. Here, where modern villas have risen most recently, and
stately trees fallen most rapidly, stood Lime Grove, the seat of Lady
St. Aubyn. This mansion derived its name from a grove of limes through
which the road to the house formerly led; a