Leinster House, Spencer Park
My great-grandfather's house, Leinster House, No. 1 Spencer Park was built in about 1880 and stood on a large corner plot at the top of St. John's Hill. It was demolished in 1964 and a block of flats were built soon after. When my grandfather and his brothers were boys they built a tunnel under their garden wall into the communal gardens in the middle. My grandfather almost lost his life when it caved in! My great-grandfather was the head of an old family business of timber merchants, that supplied the rosewood for the interior of King Edward VII's Daimler.
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RE: RE: Leinster House, Spencer Park
I would like to hear from anyone with any old photographs of Leinster House, no 1 Spencer Park, Wandsworth Common.
Comment from Nigel FitzGerald on Monday, 26th December 2011.
RE: RE: Leinster House, Spencer Park
Hi, Thank you for sharing your story. I currently own the land at 17 Spencer Park. There used to be a gateway that allowed access into Spencer Park's Secret Garden through the land that used to be next to 19 Spencer Park, otherwise known as 17 Spencer Park. You or some of your friends may remember the gateway at 17 Spencer Park. The land was owned by the Metropolitan Police in the 1950s. The land may have had fruit trees. In the 1960s the land was built upon to provide a 4-storey block of 10 flats for the Prison Wardens at Wandsworth Prison. I have a plan of the site 17 Spencer Park that I can show to you, it is situated opposite the railway line running from Clapham Junction to Wandsworth Common/Earlsfield Overground Line. Your recollection could be extremely valuable to me and I am prepared to reward you very generously for your time. My name is Scott Franklin M.R.I.C.S. My mobile is 07836 595822, my office tel 0207 431 9797 and my email is scott@landviewproperties.co.uk. I can send you more information should you wish or feel free to call me for a chat. I am of course also happy to meet.
Comment from Scott Franklin on Friday, 13th January 2012.