In today’s blog, the last of this year, it seems fitting to be focusing on a much loved local pub, The Hope. The local pub would ordinarily be a place of celebration around Christmas and New Year, but though pub doors are once again closed and Christmas may be quieter for us all this year,…
As we come to the end of 2020, we also reach the end of Clive’s wonderful house history series about the life of, and lives behind Benfleet Hall in Sutton. This epic piece of work has revealed some amazing stories of life in the borough and has also reinforced to us just how interwoven the…
Archives / Carshalton / commuter belt / Pubs / Railway / Uncategorized
The London, Brighton & South Coast (LBSC) Railway opened Carshalton Station on October 1st 1868 – part of the new line from Peckham Rye to Sutton. This was not their first Carshalton Station. In 1847 the West Croydon to Epsom line included a Carshalton station a mile to the south-east. When the new Carshalton opened…
Benfleet Hall / hospital / house history / Nursing / Sutton / Uncategorized / VAD / Volunteers / WW1
Today’s blog sees the penultimate episode in Clive’s fascinating study of Benfleet Hall in Sutton’s Benhill Wood Road; a grand house, with multiple influential owners and inhabitants, the grounds of which once occupied the whole area bounded by Benhill Wood Road, Oakhill Road and Benhill Road/All Saints Road. Join us today, as Clive explores Benfleets…
Brewing / local history / Pubs / Uncategorized / Wallington
In today’s Sutton Archives blog, volunteer Colin explores the link between Wallington’s Boorne Brewery and the Rose & Crown Pub at Wallington Corner. The Sutton Archives blog showcases much of the photo collection we hold in our Central Library searchroom, but the repository also looks after the archives of many historic businesses and societies –…
In today’s episode of our Benfleet Hall house history series, we follow the lives of the six children of Richard Haswell Holman (Episode 6) who survived childhood. If you haven’t managed to keep up with the story so far, you can catch up here. With thanks to Clive for his ongoing research… Before the outbreak…
For Remembrance Day this year, we have chosen to dip back into the Knights-Whittome collection to reflect upon the contribution of Indian troops during the First World War. Today’s research has been undertaken by Archives volunteer Elizabeth Cooper who has been working on the Knights-Whittome collection for a number of years and has authored a…
Bonfire night looks a little different this year with the cancellation of big firework displays across the UK. Many Carshalton residents will miss the huge annual display in Carshalton Park, as will local publicans, whose clientele traditionally pack the pubs in the village for a drink to warm up post-display. Lets hope we’ll be back…
Today’s blog sees Benfleet Hall welcome the Holman family, and with them, the drama of fire, burglary….and a pet bear by the name of Bruin! With thanks again to Clive Orton for his research: A Bear EpisodeAfter William Appleton died in 1898, Benfleet Hall seems to have been empty until the arrival of the Holman…
In today’s blog, the latest in our Pub History series, archives and local history volunteer Colin takes a look at the Harvest Home in Beddington Lane. As always, we love to hear your memories of these local establishments, and to see any photos you may have lurking in the backs of your cupboards which help…
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Black History Month (BHM) was first launched in London in the 1980s, to inspire local communities to challenge racism and educate themselves and others about the British history that was not being taught in schools. To mark the start of Black History Month this year, we launched a new…
In the last episode of our house history series, volunteer Clive introduced us to the short tenure of Rev. Francis Grosvenor at Benhill House, and his fascinating connection to Epsom Workhouse. In today’s blog, we see the first mention of the property as Benfleet Hall, and the origins of this new name. Changing property names…
Cheers! Welcome back to the fourth in our series of posts celebrating the heritage of Sutton’s much-loved local pubs. Pubs are an integral part of most of our lives at some stage; either as a place to socialise & meet friends, or as familiar landmarks and placeholders in our communities. Often they span generations, and…
Today’s blog continues our house history series by volunteer Clive, focused on Benfleet Hall in Sutton. Today Clive picks up the trail of occupants following the departure of the Brander family, and his story reveals a fascinating connection to the Epsom Workhouse, whose potted history Clive includes here as a fascinating glimpse into the social…
This is the third in a series of posts celebrating the heritage of our much loved local pubs. With thanks to Colin for his research today. As always, we welcome comments, photos or memories of your own. Please comment below, or email us at local.studies@sutton.gov.uk. Please note, Sutton Archives is not affiliated with The Windsor…
