Wandsworth Common
IN THE NEWS
1830
Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle — Sunday 17 January 1830
Supply of the Metropolis with Water. Notice has been given of an intended application to Parliament, for a Bill for making and maintaining an aqueduct, with feeders, tunnels, pipes, reservoirs, sluices, bridges, engines, &c. for the conveyance of pure water to or near the Metropolis, from divers springs situate in the parishes of Wimbledon, Kingston, Roehampton, Richmond, Mortlake, East Sheen, Barnes, Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham, Battersea, and Lambeth, upon or near to the line of the said aqueduct.
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I wonder what the route would have been? Can we guess?
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Surrey, Five Miles from Town. — An excellent Freehold Residence, with Coach-house, Stabling, Plea�ure-ground, Gardens and Paddock, with immediate possession- — By Mr. FORREST, on Tuesday, May 18, at Twelve o'Clock, at Gangway's Coffeehouse, 'Change-alley. Cornhill, A Most desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE, situate on that delightful eminence, East Hill, on the high road to Wandsworth, a spot universally admired for grand and picturesque views, consisting of an elegant Villa, with domestic offices, pleasure-ground agreeably laid out, a handsome green-house, productive kitchen garden screened by lofty walling, abundantly cropped and stocked with a variety of well-selected fruit trees, a beautiful paddock of rich meadow land planted with ornamental timber trees and margined by shrubbery-walks, containing altogether about eight acres-; properly detached is' . a uniform building, in which is a coach-house, capital stabling, and propel apartments for men servants; a baru, cow-house and other suitable erections.
The Villa contains an entrance hall, principal and secondary staircases, a Mining parlour, handsome drawing-room, breakfast-room, eight bed chambers: water-closet, and well-arranged offices possessing every possible convenience. The premises are amply supplied with the finest water, and fit for the immediate reception of a family of respectability. To be viewed by tickets only, which, with printed particulars, may he had of Messrs. Sheppard, Thomas, Lepard, and Williams, Solicitors, Cloak-lane; and of Mr. Forrest, No. 87, Alder'gate-street particulars may?? be had at Garraway's, tyorsttf, C
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