Morden Road, Mitcham: White Cottage next to Surrey Arms
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| Date Photo Taken | 25th January 1986 |
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| Area | Mitcham |
| Picture Reference | Mit_9_12-3 |
| Original Format | Photo |
| Notes / History | Built in the latter part of the 18th Century, White Cottage is a rare example of a three-storeyed, tiled and weatherboarded house. It is of a construction once common throughout north east Surrey and Kent. The property was a private residence and part of the Morden Hall Estate but passed into the ownership of the National Trust in 1942 and has since been listed as a Grade II property. For a short period between 1875 until 1883 the property was leased and subsequently owned by Robert Ellis, a mineral water manufacturer. He sank an artesian well at the rear of the property and built and ran a small factory and office. |
