"This is a narrow high walled path that passed through fields before the houses in Barnes arrived, and is named after a local brewer. The area was urbanised thanks to the arrival of the railway and later Barnes Bridge station, and was initially made up of terraced houses in new streets and cottages facing the remaining fields. Over time, the fields vanished, leaving a row of cottages mostly facing the walls of the back gardens that were built on the other side of the passage."
"The cottages are distinctive, well-maintained and most have their richly planted gardens. The cottages are made of stock brick, and most have their original windows. The passage has a large break in the route, for St Michael & All Angels Church, which was built in the early days of urbanisation to cater to the new population moving into the area."
"This part of Barnes is also known as Little Chelsea, which is often said to be because it served as an overflow area for people priced out of Chelsea in the 19th and 20th centuries. However, it seems to have only appeared in the 1980s and may have either been rediscovered or outright invented by local estate agents spotting a good wheeze to sell houses to aspirational folk."
Thorne Passage is a narrow high-walled lane in Barnes that originally ran through fields before housing arrived and takes its name from local brewer Benjamin Thorne. Railway arrival and Barnes Bridge station drove urbanisation, producing terraced streets and cottages facing the remaining fields; the fields later disappeared, leaving cottages facing back-garden walls. The cottages are stock brick, retain original windows, and feature richly planted gardens. The route is interrupted by St Michael & All Angels Church, built early to serve the growing population. The area, often called Little Chelsea, has been a conservation area since 1969. In summer foliage leans over the walls, forming tunnels.
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