Colliers Wood is named after a local wood that was cleared in the 1870s for housing. It grew with the extension of the underground railway, allowing for an easy commute to London. The Savacentre supermarket and Tandem Centre shopping complex are now the main attractions, though Merton Abbey Mills was once a heritage site and is now housing. The Brown & Root tower, a disused 1960s office block owned by Dick Cheney, was voted London's ugliest building.

1. My Home TownColliers Wood

2. HistoryColliers Wood is named after the local wood which was cleared in the 1870s, to build housing.It grew larger after the extension of the underground railway network to colliers wood, with a short commute to London becoming possible.

3. SavacentreWhen it opened in 1989 it was the largest supermarket in Europe.It, along with the Tandem Centre (a small shopping complex), are the main reasons why people to come to Collier’s Wood.

4. Merton Abbey MillsOnce the home of an idyllic heritage site, the ‘abbey mills’, Merton Abbey Mills is now home to an equally idyllic housing complex.

5. Brown & Root TowerColliers Wood is the proud home of the Brown & Root tower, voted ‘the ugliest building in London’.The office block, currently disused, were built in 1965, and owned by Dick Cheney, used as an offshore oil contractor’s offices.