Whiteley Village

Village, existing between 1907 and now.

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2021
Whiteley Village is a retirement village, much of it designed by the Arts and Crafts movement-influenced architect Reginald Blomfield.

Whiteley Village was created as the result of a bequest of £1 000 000 realised in 1907 upon the death of William Whiteley. A major feature of Whiteley Village is that it consists of more than a hundred listed Arts and Crafts buildings.

The surrounding land on which the community is for the most part wooded and until the 19th century was wholly part of Walton Firs and Walton Heath in Walton on Thames. Hersham, of which Whiteley Village is nominally part was created in 1851 from the southern part of Walton-on Thames.

The village is owned and administered by the Whiteley Homes Trust and provides over 250 almshouses for older people of limited financial means who are capable of independent living.

Much of the design work was by architect Reginald Blomfield. This movement had been prevalent in the neighbouring area to the west - St George’s Hill - where W.G. Tarrant was a major designer-builder. Arts and Crafts remains a Whiteley Village style occasionally used where building costs allow it to be implemented without forsaking its original decorative and traditional core principles.




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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

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LATEST LONDON-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

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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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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Whiteley Village Whiteley Village is a retirement village, much of it designed by the Arts and Crafts movement-influenced architect Reginald Blomfield.

NEARBY STREETS
Burhill, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Chestnut Avenue, KT12 Chestnut Avenue is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
Chestnut Crescent, KT12 Chestnut Crescent lies off Chestnut Avenue (Whiteley Village)
Chestnut Walk, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Circle Road, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Coach House Mews, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Combe Lane, KT12 Combe Lane is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
Coombe Lane, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Cottage, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Drapers Crescent, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Heather Walk, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Hornbeam Walk, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
House Mews, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
North Avenue, KT12 North Avenue connects Whiteley Village to Hersham (Whiteley Village)
Octagon Road, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
Seven Hill Close, KT12 Seven Hill Close is a road in the KT13 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
Seven Hill Close, KT12 Seven Hill Close is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
Seven Hills Road, KT12 A street within the KT12 postcode (Whiteley Village)
South Lodge Road, KT12 South Lodge Road is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
The Kings Drive, KT12 The Kings Drive is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)
West Avenue, KT12 West Avenue is a road in the KT12 postcode area (Whiteley Village)

NEARBY PUBS
Whiteley Village Club Whiteley Village Club serves Whiteley Village.


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