Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.
Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.
During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards
Leinster House, Spencer Park
A Memory of Wandsworth.
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.
#234364
Add your comment
You must be signed-in to your Frith account to post a comment.
Add to Album
You must be signed in to save to an album
Sign inSparked a Memory for you?
If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?
Comments & Feedback
I have since found the census for Leinster House of 1901. The correct No. was 25 not No.1
Kind regards,
Nigel