London’s Alleys: Spring Mews, SE11

This is a brand new alleyway and courtyard in Vauxhall that runs through the middle of a modern mix-use development in an area that’s never had public access before.This patch of south London was still fields in 1746, but you can start to see some early housing development along the streets around the site by 1799. However, in 1875, most of the area was dominated by the Albert Glassworks, which burnt coal to produce town gas. Three large gasholders filled the site, but were demolished in t