A trip to Dulwich
We take a stroll around Dulwich Village and East Dulwich
(Photos/words © urban75, July 2007)
Entering East Dulwich from nearby Brixton is like entering a different universe, as the inner city grime and graffiti gives way to a quaint village charm and beautiful architecture.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-01.jpg) Leaving Brixton and heading up Herne Hill Road and on to the evocatively named Red Post Hill.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-02.jpg) Carnegie Library, half way up Herne Hill Road.
![railway station, East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-03.jpg) The architectural splendour of the well preserved 'hybrid Romanesque' North Dulwich railway station.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-04.jpg) The Grade II-listed train station was designed by Charles Barry Jnr and built in 1866 by the London and Brighton Railway.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-05.jpg) A view of St Barnabas Parish Hall.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-06.jpg) The attractive Victorian lines of the Dulwich Hamlet Junior School.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-07.jpg) We don't get these fancy signposts in Brixton.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-09.jpg) The imposing Crown & Greyhound pub in Dulwich Village.
![College and Almshouses, East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-10.jpg) Ornate wrought iron gate at the entrance to the College and Almshouses. The arch is inscribed with the words, 'God's Gift.'
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-11.jpg) Path towards the tower of the original Dulwich College, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn. Roundhead soldiers were quartered at the College during the Civil War.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-12.jpg) The college moved to a vastly bigger site in - appropriately enough - College Road in 1870, but the Almshouses remain in use.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-14.jpg) Inscription dated 1619 on the tower.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-15.jpg) A view of the lawn, flanked by the almhouses.
![The Almshouses, East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-16.jpg) The Almshouses, Dulwich.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-17.jpg) Rather lively statue of college founder Edward Alleyn.
![Dulwich Park, East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-18.jpg) Faux half timbered house at the entrance to Dulwich Park
![Dulwich Park, East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-19.jpg) Lost cap, Dulwich Park.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-20.jpg) A view of Dulwich Picture Gallery, opened to the public in 1817
The mausoleum design by Sir John Soanes inspired Giles Gilbert Scott's famous red K2 telephone box (you can see the similarities with the structure at the very top of the building).
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-21.jpg) Another view of the college.
![East Dulwich and Dulwich Village, London photos, July 2007](images/east-dulwich-22.jpg) Railway coat of arms on road bridge.
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