Haling Grove
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Haling Grove
Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Nov 2012
Haling Grove was once part of the larger Haling Park country estate which reached as far as Duppas Hill. The house at Haling Grove was probably early Victorian, and was occupied by a succession of owners, the last being Mr Sydney Shorter, a London Merchant, who was frequently seen exercising his horses at Haling Grove, or riding a high trap through the town. Mr Shorter was also a breeder of horses and he also owned a Stud Farm at Cookham. He employed a coachman, two grooms and a stable boy at Haling Grove. Mr Shorter died in 1929 and his wife who was not interested in horses did not continue to keep them. Mrs Sydney Shorter bequeathed Haling Grove to the Playing Fields Association in 1933 and they transferred it to Croydon Corporation. The house was demolished in 1936 and the lawn was extended over its site. This view looks across the valley containing the Brighton Road and railway to the woods of Croham Hurst on the far side.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.353485
Longitude
-0.102324