Brickwood House was built at the end of the 18th century by John Brickwood. He was a notable Croydon landowner and petitioned parliament in 1796 for leave to introduce a private bill to enclose common land in the parish. The poor of Croydon protested at the loss of their right to grazing their livestock and gather firewood without success.

After enclosure, John Brickwood bought more land both on Croydon Common and on Norwood Common. In East Croydon, he owned all the land east of Cherry Orchard Road.

He became bankrupt in 1810 but bought back Brickwood House and its grounds between Cedar Road and Addiscombe Road the following year.

Brickwood House was sold after his death in 1822 to the John Blake. The house was demolished in 1908 and its land divided into the underlying streets.

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Main source:	East Croydon Community Organisation | Community website for East Croydon, UK, area ([email protected])
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