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The house passed through the Pennington-Mellor family, eventually coming into the possession of Malcolm Munthe, the son of Hilda Pennington-Mellor and Axel Munthe. During WWII Southside House was damaged, and Malcolm Munthe spent much of his later life restoring the house, and another family property, Hellens Manor to historic showpiece condition.
In 1087 when the Domesday Book was compiled, Wimbledon was part of the manor of Mortlake. The ownership of the manor of Wimbledon changed hands many times during its history. The manor was held by the church until 1398 when Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury fell out of favour with Richard II and was exiled. The manor was confiscated and became crown property.
The railway station at Raynes Park was opened on 30 October 1871 on the London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) line that ran from its terminus at Nine Elms in Battersea to Woking. The Main line runs approximately east-west with the through lines (fast lines) through the middle with no platforms.
It was immortalised by Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople in their song "Waterlow", from the 1971 album "Wildlife".
The nearby Park Farm, on the opposite side of Falloden Way, was owned by circus proprietor "Lord" George Sanger between 1904 and Sanger's murder in 1911. Prior to the construction of the Denman's Drive housing on the field between Little and Big Woods, the field was used for grazing elephants.[87]
Information by Wikipedia.com
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