Chartered Surveyors Wandsworth Greater London
Approximate Population: 280,500
Nearby to Wandsworth, Greater London, is Wandsworth prison, which is the largest prison in the London area, and the second largest in Britain, after Liverpool.
Between the town centre and the river lies the site of Young & Co’s Ram Brewery, in the heart of Wandsworth. Traditional draught beer was produced on the site from 1581, which made the Ram Brewery the oldest site in Britain on which beer had been brewed continuously. Until late in 2006, shire horse-drawn brewery drays were still used to deliver beer to local pubs. However, beer production was stopped in September 2006 when Young & Co merged their brewing operations with Charles Wells of Bedford and a new use for the site is being discussed. Young & Co however still have their Headquarters in Wandsworth.
One of the underpasses under Wandsworth roundabout was used in the opening scene of A Clockwork Orange, where a gang of youths beat up a rough sleeper using baseball bats.
The Pet Shop Boys’ Iconic “west End Girls” Cover was shot in Charterhouse Works. In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of Wandsworth were the seventh most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 27.2% of the population participate at least three times a week for 30 minutes.
In the Genesis song “The Battle of Epping Forest” (from their album Selling England by the Pound) about a street fight between rival hoodlum gangs, the nearby prison is referenced: “And his friend, Liquid Len by name, Of wine, women and Wandsworth fame…”
