Cottenham Park

Suburb, existing between 1851 and now.

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Cottenham Park is a district in the London Borough of Merton named after the 1st Earl of Cottenham (1781–1851), who served as Lord Chancellor.

Prospect Place was a grand mansion on Copse Hill. Its estate was created just after 1800 by James Meyrick when he bought Prospect Place and added to it all of the land between Copse Hill and Coombe Lane. The grounds was landscaped by Humphrey Repton and a model farm built. In 1831 the estate was bought by Charles Pepys. When he died in 1851, Prospect Place was broken up - 40 acres were acquired by St George’s Hospital.

Developers bought most of the rest of the estate in 1851 after the death of Charles Pepys, now entitled 1st Earl of Cottenham.

New roads were laid out and given aristocratic names that had associations with the estate.

Few building plots were bought before the 1890s, except those along Copse Hill and Richmond Road.

Development of the area did not get underway in earnest until after 1891 with the extension of Worple Road to Raynes Park and the coming of the trams in 1907. By the start of the First World War and thriving new residential area had sprung up.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the rest of the area was built up on the land of the still-surviving Cottenham Park Farm.

Cottenham Park is also home to a recreation ground with the same name. The park was opened in 1897 under the name Melbury Gardens.


Main source: Hidden London
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Tony Whipple   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 21:35 GMT   

Frank Whipple Place, E14
Frank was my great-uncle, I’d often be ’babysat’ by Peggy while Nan and Dad went to the pub. Peggy was a marvel, so full of life. My Dad and Frank didn’t agree on most politics but everyone in the family is proud of him. A genuinely nice, knowledgable bloke. One of a kind.

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Theresa Penney   
Added: 16 Apr 2024 18:08 GMT   

1 Whites Row
My 2 x great grandparents and his family lived here according to the 1841 census. They were Dutch Ashkenazi Jews born in Amsterdam at the beginning of the 19th century but all their children were born in Spitalfields.

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Cottenham Park Cottenham Park is a district in the London Borough of Merton named after the 1st Earl of Cottenham (1781–1851), who served as Lord Chancellor.

NEARBY STREETS
Allingham House, SW20 Allingham House is a block on The Drive (Cottenham Park)
Amity Grove, SW20 Amity Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Approach Road, SW20 Approach Road was added to the Bushey Mead estate in 1913, linking Kingston Road to Grand Drive and onward to Bushey Road (Raynes Park)
Arterberry Road, SW20 Arterberry Road is a road in the SW19 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Aston Court, SW20 Aston Court is a block on Lansdowne Road (Cottenham Park)
Bakery House, SW20 Bakery House is sited on Lambton Road (Raynes Park)
Beryl Harding House, SW20 Beryl Harding House is located on Lansdowne Road (Cottenham Park)
Braemar House, SW20 Braemar House is a block on The Drive (Cottenham Park)
Camberley Avenue, SW20 Camberley Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Cambridge Avenue, SW20 Cambridge Avenue is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Cambridge Court, SW20 Cambridge Court is a block on Cambridge Road (Cottenham Park)
Cambridge Road, SW20 Cambridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Cannon Hills Lane, SW20 Cannon Hills Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Cedar House, SW20 Cedar House is a block on Lambton Road (Raynes Park)
Charlwood House, SW20 Charlwood House is a block on Coombe Lane (Raynes Park)
Chase Side Avenue, SW20 Chase Side Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Chubb Court, SW20 Chubb Court is a block on Amity Grove (Raynes Park)
Conway Road, SW20 Conway Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Coombe Gardens, SW20 Coombe Gardens is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Coombe Lane, SW20 Coombe Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Copse Hill, SW20 Copse Hill is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Cottenham Drive, SW20 Cottenham Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Copse Hill)
Cottenham Park Road, SW20 Cottenham Park Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Cranford Close, SW20 Cranford Close is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Cranleigh House, SW20 Cranleigh House is a building on West Barnes Lane (Raynes Park)
Crescent Road, SW20 Crescent Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Croydon Cold Stores, CR0 A street within the CR0 postcode (Cottenham Park)
Cumberland Close, SW20 Cumberland Close is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Devas Road, SW20 Devas Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Drummond Road, CR0 Drummond Road is a road in the CR0 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Durham Close, SW20 Durham Close is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Durham Road, SW20 Durham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Durrington Avenue, SW20 Durrington Avenue is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Emma Terrace, SW20 Emma Terrace is a location in London (Cottenham Park)
Farthingwood House, SW20 Farthingwood House is a block on Heights Close (Copse Hill)
Frith Road, CR0 Frith Road is a road in the CR0 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Gwynne Court, SW20 Gwynne Court is a block on Pepys Road (Raynes Park)
Hampton Avenue, SW20 Hampton Avenue is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Haygarth House, SW20 Haygarth House is a block on Lansdowne Road (Cottenham Park)
Heights Close, SW20 Heights Close is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Copse Hill)
Hill Court, SW20 Hill Court is a block on Arterberry Road (Cottenham Park)
Hillview, SW20 Hillview is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Hma House, SW20 Residential block (Raynes Park)
Hunter Road, SW20 Hunter Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Kenwyn Road, SW20 Kenwyn Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Kingholme House, SW19 Kingholme House is a block on Ridgway (Cottenham Park)
Lambton Road, SW20 Lambton Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Lanherne House, SW20 Lanherne House is a block on The Downs (Cottenham Park)
Lansdowne Close, SW20 Lansdowne Close is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Lansdowne Road, SW20 Lansdowne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Laurel Road, SW20 Laurel Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Lime Tree House, SW20 Lime Tree House is sited on Arterberry Road (Cottenham Park)
Lindisfarne Road, SW20 Lindisfarne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Copse Hill)
Manton Court, SW20 Manton Court is a block on Melbury Gardens (Cottenham Park)
Marlowe House, SW20 Marlowe House is a building on Durham Road (Cottenham Park)
Melbury Gardens, SW20 Melbury Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Milburn House, SW20 Milburn House is a building on West Barnes Lane (Raynes Park)
Montana Road, SW20 Montana Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Oakwood Road, SW20 Oakwood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Orchard Lane, SW20 Orchard Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Panmuir Road, SW20 Panmuir Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Parkfields Avenue, SW20 Parkfields Avenue is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Pendarves Road, SW20 Pendarves Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Pepys Court, SW20 Pepys Court is a block on Worple Road (Raynes Park)
Pepys Road, SW20 Pepys Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Richmond Road, SW20 Richmond Road - now part of Raynes Park - was one of first roads laid out on the Cottenham Park estate (Raynes Park)
Rosevine Road, SW20 Rosevine Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Roskeen Court, SW20 Roskeen Court is a block on Arterberry Road (Cottenham Park)
Rydon Mews, SW19 Rydon Mews is a road in the SW19 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Somerset Avenue, SW20 Somerset Avenue is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Southdown Drive, SW20 Southdown Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Southdown House, SW20 Southdown House is located on The Downs (Cottenham Park)
Spencer Court, SW20 Spencer Court is a block on Spencer Road (Raynes Park)
Spencer Road, SW20 Spencer Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
St Catherines Rc Middle School, SW20 St Catherines Rc Middle School is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
St George’s House, SW20 St George’s House is a building on Pepys Road (Raynes Park)
St. Georges Road, SW20 A street within the SW20 postcode (Raynes Park)
Station Approach, SW20 Station Approach is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Station Buildings, SW20 Station Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
Tamworth Place, CR0 Tamworth Place is a road in the CR0 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Tamworth Road, CR0 Tamworth Road is a road in the CR0 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
Thaxted Place, SW20 Thaxted Place is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
The Coach House, SW20 The Coach House is a block on Cottenham Park Road (Cottenham Park)
The Cottages, SW20 The Cottages is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Cottenham Park)
The Downs, SW20 The Downs is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
The Drive, SW20 The Drive is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Cottenham Park)
The Dutch House, SW20 The Dutch House can be found on Cottenham Park Road (Cottenham Park)
Tolverne Road, SW20 Tolverne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW20 postal area (Raynes Park)
Trewince Road, SW20 Trewince Road is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Raynes Park)
Warwick Court, SW20 Warwick Court is sited on Lansdowne Road (Cottenham Park)

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