A couple of weeks ago I mapped out a meander along the south bank of the Thames, taking in the sights and some of the latest residential developments en route. Now I’m starting where I finished off in Battersea and crossing the river.

Take either Battersea Bridge or Albert Bridge and compare the two banks of the Thames. You’ll notice heritage architecture along the north bank and distinctly more modern buildings along the south. As you approach from Battersea Bridge you come to Cheyne Walk, home to particularly grand houses including Crosby Hall, once owned by Sir Thomas More, and the only example of a medieval merchant's house surviving in London. 

Head on past the famous Chelsea house boats and take time to reflect on some of the river views made famous by Old Masters such as Turner, Whistler and Rossetti. 

You should now be at Chelsea Waterfront. When complete, the development – formerly Lots Road Power Station – will comprise 10 buildings in total including two stand-out towers either side of Chelsea Creek. It will be the first development of this scale on London's north bank, in Chelsea, for 100 years.

Once through Chelsea Waterfront you are at Chelsea Harbour, one of the first major riverside projects to be completed back in the eighties. One of Britain's most celebrated actors once owned an apartment here. Hint: not a lot of people know that.

From Chelsea Harbour you’ll head towards Fulham Riverside, Wandsworth Bridge and Hurlingham Park. It’s back inland again to Hurlingham Road itself where there are half a dozen of the most unexpected homes in London: Broom Villa, Hurlingham Lodge and the Vine Yard, together with a couple of more recently built houses that, trust me, are new, but you wouldn’t know it. Brilliantly designed and procured.

At the bottom of Hurlingham Road is Putney Bridge and All Saints Church – look across the water and you’ll see the church’s mirror, St Mary’s, Putney. As I pointed out in my previous blog, Putney Bridge is the only bridge in England to have a church at both ends.

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