The origin of the phrase " Balham – Gateway to the South " was a Southern Railway advertisement dating from the 1926 opening of the tube station.

Muir and Norden were to continue collaborating for nearly 50 years, writing such comic masterpieces as Peter Sellers ' sketch Balham, Gateway to the South, and appearing together on radio panel games My Word!

They also wrote the satirical sketch Balham, Gateway to the South for the BBC Third Programme.

Balham () is a popular neighbourhood of South West London, England, and is part of the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Clapham South is a largely residential area encompassing the Southern parts of the Common including Clapham Common Westside and the streets radiating off the Southside and Cavendish Road including the Southern section of Kings Avenue leading up to Balham.

Living in a Victorian terraced house in Balham, South London, she appeared to be an unexceptional middle-aged widow.

Although London Mayor Boris Johnson declared it, " a triumph for British engineering, Japanese innovation and good old common sense ," it was noted that a similar crossing in Balham, South London had previously opened in 2005 at a cost of only £ 98, 000.

He gave £ 42, 500 for Liverpool University, £ 3, 500 for Bedford College for Women, and £ 5, 000 for building a free library in Streatham ; additional provisions were made for libraries in Balham, South Lambeth, and Brixton.

* 2 tph to Caterham, calling at Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Balham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, East Croydon, South Croydon, Purley Oaks, Purley, Kenley, Whyteleafe and Whyteleafe South

Clapham South tube station is a station on London Underground's Northern Line between and Balham stations.

In the first two seasons, Bob and Margaret lived in England, in the South London community of Balham.

Fred Harris was born in Balham, South London and educated at Belmont College, Streatham.

* 2 to London Victoria, calling at Purley Oaks, South Croydon, East Croydon, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Streatham Common, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction and Battersea Park ( faster services to Clapham Junction and London Victoria are available by changing at East Croydon )

The band shortened their name to " The Deviants " after Munro and Muldoon left and were replaced by Sid Bishop on guitar ( born Ian Bishop, 17 December 1946, Balham, South West London ) and Cord Rees on bass.

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway ( LB & SCR ) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction.

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway ( LB & SCR ) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction.

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway ( LB & SCR ) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction It was opened on 1 December 1862.

The Balham Hill and East Croydon line was constructed by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway ( LB & SCR ) as a short-cut on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria, avoiding Crystal Palace and Norwood Junction It was opened on 1 December 1862.

The Balham wards became part of Battersea South while Streatham Park ( location of the Streatham Conservative Club ) and the remainder of Furzedown ward went into Tooting.

It was formed in 1932 by former members of the Communist Party of Great Britain from Balham and Tooting in South London, including Harry Wicks.

The congregation was founded in 1973 as Fellowship of Christ the Liberator and soon after affiliated with MCC and changed their name, they went on to occupy a location on Sistova Road, in the Balham neighbourhood of South London.

MCC South London is located in Balham, London.

Balham is recorded in several maps in the 1600s as Ballam or Balham Hill or Balham Manor.

Most of Balham is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, although the SW12 postcode, coterminous with Balham, includes the Hyde Farm area east of Cavendish Road within Lambeth.

Balham is situated between four south London commons: Clapham Common to the north, Wandsworth Common to the west, Tooting Graveney Common to the south, and the adjoining Tooting Bec Common to the east – the latter two historically distinct areas are referred to by both Wandsworth Council and some local people as Tooting Common.

There is also a large Sainsbury's supermarket in the centre of Balham with its own car park and 181 spaces.

Oak Lodge School is a secondary school for deaf children ( aged 11 to 19 ) located in the Balham area.

Balham is a district of London, England

Clapham is made up of Clapham Common and Clapham Town and the northern part of Thornton ward ( the southern part is in Balham ).

He was educated at Balham Grammar School in London, Sir John Leman High School in Beccles, Suffolk, and Norwich High School for Boys, where it is said that his initials can still be seen carved into the brickwork on the side of the building in Upper St. Giles Street.

The station is located at the corner of Balham Hill ( A24 ) and Nightingale Lane.

Balham ( National Rail ) to / from Balham ( Tube ) is another OSI, as is Camden Town ( Tube ) to / from Camden Road ( London Overground ).

The station is on the Northern line, between Balham and stations.

It is located on the junction of Trinity Road ( heading north-west ), Upper Tooting Road ( south-west ), Balham High Road ( north-east ), Tooting Bec Road ( south-east ) and Stapleton Road ( also south-east ).

Earlsfield is not as well known as its neighbouring areas such as Tooting, Clapham, Balham, and Battersea, which allows for a low key way of life while still being close to Central London.

In 2009 he broadcast a comedy series for BBC Radio 4 from his own home called Arthur Smith's Balham Bash.

Other routes followed: on 12 May 1911 Victoria – Crystal Palace via Balham and West Norwood were opened, followed on 3 March 1912 by the line from Peckham Rye to West Norwood.

The lush courtyards at Du Cane Court — an art deco block of flats in Balham, London, built between 1935 and 1938 — were designed by Kusumoto.

The shelters were well suited to their purpose, but some stations could still be breached by a direct hit ; a small number of attacks did result in serious loss of life, most notably at Balham and Bounds Green in October 1940 and Bank in January 1941.

Funded by Seymour Hicks, in association with the American impressario Charles Frohman, and built by Walter Wallis of Balham.

Born in Balham, Surrey in 1892, he was encouraged to play cricket by his mother's family who were involved in local and club cricket.