Dormers Wells

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Dormers Wells or Dormer's Wells is a neighbourhood consisting of a grid of mostly semi-detached or terraced houses with gardens and small parks.

Until urban/suburban development in the mid 20th century this area formed a small, east part of the Precinct of Norwood a relatively rare half subdivision of the large parish of Hayes.

Southall and Norwood manors in much of the medieval period belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury hence giving the Norwood quasi-chapelry — virtually all a mixed agricultural area which covered today's Dormer's Wells, Norwood Green and Southall — the higher, less alienable status of a precinct.

The 12th century founded, much-altered chapel is St Mary's Church, Norwood Green.

St John's Church, Southall was built and endowed in 1838; consecrated in three years and made a parish in 1850. Nine years later Norwood precinct was created a parish separate from that of Hayes.

Further Anglican churches followed: Holy Trinity, St George, Christ the Redeemer and Emmanuel none are named after this area.

In 1800 the precinct's overshot flour mill on the edge of the fields associated with "Dorman's Well Farm" belonged to the Hayes manorial estate, the main manor in the parish. At that date it stood, together with a house and other property, at Dorman's Well. The overshot mill, comprising a mill, house, millpond, and land, was owned by the Earl of Jersey in 1821 (Villiers family seated at nearby Osterley Park) and in the 1860s stood, as before, on Windmill Lane at Dorman's Well.

In the late 20th century migration into the area included part of London's Sikh community, who established a large community building and venue for public hire, the Baba Wadbhag Singh Trust building.


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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
Dormers Wells Dormers Wells or Dormer's Wells is a neighbourhood consisting of a grid of mostly semi-detached or terraced houses with gardens and small parks.

NEARBY STREETS
Abbeydale House, UB1 Abbeydale House is a block on Fleming Road
Ashridge Court, UB1 Ashridge Court is a residential block
Astha Court, UB6 Astha Court can be found on Greenford Road
Babbage House, UB1 Babbage House is a block on Whitecote Road
Baird Avenue, UB1 Baird Avenue is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Barbican Road, UB6 Barbican Road is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Bassett Way, UB6 Bassett Way is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Bayliss Close, UB1 Bayliss Close runs off of Whitecote Road
Birkdale Court, UB1 Birkdale Court lies at the back of Redcroft Road
Bramley Court, UB1 Bramley Court is part of the 1966-built Golf Links Estate
Brancaster Court, UB1 Brancaster Court is a block on Osborne Road
Brindley Way, UB1 Brindley Way is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Burgess Court, UB1 Burgess Court dates from the 1960s
Canterbury Close, UB6 Canterbury Close is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Cobtree Court, UB1 Cobtree Court is sited on Fleming Road
Darwin Drive, UB1 Darwin Drive is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Denham Court, UB1 Denham Court is a block on Baird Avenue
Dormers Rise, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
Edison Drive, UB1 Edison Drive is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Faraday Road, UB1 Faraday Road is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Fensome House, UB1 Fensome House is a block on Fleming Road
Fleming Road, UB1 Fleming Road is one of the streets of London in the UB1 postal area
Fulwell Court, UB1 Fulwell Court is sited on Baird Avenue
Gleneagles Tower, UB1 Gleneagles Tower was built by Laing in 1966
Haldane Road, UB1 Haldane Road is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Hartsbourne Court, UB1 Hartsbourne Court is a block on Haldane Road
Howard Road, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
King’s Avenue, UB1 This is a street in the UB6 postcode area
Longridge Lane, UB1 Longridge Lane is one of the streets of London in the UB1 postal area
Marconi Way, UB1 Marconi Way is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Merion Court, UB6 Merion Court is sited on Greenford Road
Osborne Road, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
Panhard Place, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
Pascal Road, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
Portrush Court, UB1 A street within the UB1 postcode
Prestwick Court, UB1 Prestwick Court is a block on Baird Avenue
Princes Avenue, UB6 A street within the UB6 postcode
Queens Avenue, UB6 Queens Avenue is one of the streets of London in the UB6 postal area
Queen’s Avenue, UB6 Queen’s Avenue is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Redcroft Road, UB1 Redcroft Road is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Sheringham Tower, UB1 Sheringham Tower is a block on Baird Avenue
Sunningdale Court, UB1 Sunningdale Court is a block on Fleming Road
Telford Road, UB1 Telford Road is one of the streets of London in the UB1 postal area
The Grove, UB6 The Grove is a road in the UB6 postcode area
Troon Court, UB1 Troon Court is a block on Baird Avenue
Turnberry Court, UB1 Turnberry Court is a block on Fleming Road
Verulam Court, UB1 Verulam Court is one of the blocks of the Golf Links Estate
Wallis Road, UB1 Wallis Road is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Whitecote Road, UB1 Whitecote Road is a road in the UB1 postcode area
Whittle Close, UB1 Whittle Close is a road in the UB1 postcode area


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