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Upper Woodcote Village, PURLEY, CR8 3HF

The 'Lord Roberts' at Upper Woodcote Village is not, and never has been, a public house. It is a convenience store, primarily though not exclusively, for the residents of the Webb estate. Whether or not postal business is still conducted is uncertain.

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. The four acre green formed the only open space on the estate. In 1921, William Webb transferred the land of the Green in perpetuity to Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council. He stipulated that it was to be used as a Village Green or Rural Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Purley and neighbourhood and as a memorial to those that had fallen in the Great War. The Lord Roberts Temperance Inn was located on the south-west corner of the Green and now provides a general store and post office. Webb also arranged for the provision of the Cornish Granite War Memorial opposite the Green as seen here. The memorial bears the names of all the inhabitants of the Urban District Council who did not return from that war. Since then the names of those from the Second World War have been added. The Lord Roberts Temperance Inn can be seen just behind the war memorial. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. The four acre green formed the only open space on the estate. In 1921, William Webb transferred the land of the Green in perpetuity to Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council. He stipulated that it was to be used as a Village Green or Rural Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Purley and neighbourhood and as a memorial to those that had fallen in the Great War. Webb also arranged for the provision of the Cornish Granite War Memorial opposite the Green as seen here. The memorial bears the names of all the inhabitants of the Urban District Council who did not return from that war. Since then the names of those from the Second World War have been added. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.

Upper Woodcote Village is the name of the green on the Webb Estate, a private residential estate near Purley in the outer suburbs of south London. A war memorial stands to the left of the image. This image was taken on a February afternoon. Many of the trees were bare for the winter months. More information about Upper Woodcote Green can be found on the Webb Estate website: https://www.webbestate.co.uk/upper-woodcote-village

When the Webb estate of high-quality expensive houses was laid out, plenty of space was allowed, including this green.

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. The four acre green formed the only open space on the estate. It included a whipping post, stocks and see-saw. A flock of geese was installed on the pond which was situated at the south-west corner opposite the smithy and village inn. The inn was "a pub with no beer" but a blacksmith was installed in the smithy as estate blacksmith from 1904 until the outbreak of War in 1914. Many of the other features have gone but as can be seen here, the stocks still exist. In 1921, William Webb transferred the land of the Green in perpetuity to Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council. He stipulated that it was to be used as a Village Green or Rural Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Purley and neighbourhood and as a memorial to those that had fallen in the Great War. Webb also arranged for the provision of the Cornish Granite War Memorial opposite the Green which bears the names of all the inhabitants of the Urban District Council who did not return from that War. Since then the names of those from the Second World War have been added. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. The four acre green formed the only open space on the estate. In 1921, William Webb transferred the land of the Green in perpetuity to Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council. He stipulated that it was to be used as a Village Green or Rural Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Purley and neighbourhood and as a memorial to those that had fallen in the Great War. Webb also arranged for the provision of the Cornish Granite War Memorial opposite the Green which bears the names of all the inhabitants of the Urban District Council who did not return from that war. Since then the names of those from the Second World War have been added. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. The four acre green formed the only open space on the estate. It included a whipping post, stocks and see-saw. A flock of geese was installed on the pond which was situated at the south-west corner opposite the smithy and village inn. The inn was "a pub with no beer" but a blacksmith was installed in the smithy as estate blacksmith from 1904 until the outbreak of War in 1914. Many of the other features have gone but as can be seen here, the stocks still exist. This view looks towards Woodcote Lane, an exclusive road on this very exclusive estate. In 1921, William Webb transferred the land of the Green in perpetuity to Coulsdon & Purley Urban District Council. He stipulated that it was to be used as a Village Green or Rural Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Purley and neighbourhood and as a memorial to those that had fallen in the Great War. Webb also arranged for the provision of the Cornish Granite War Memorial opposite the Green which bears the names of all the inhabitants of the Urban District Council who did not return from that War. Since then the names of those from the Second World War have been added. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.

A rustic view, but still within the London Borough of Croydon. Woodcote is a posh suburb laid out by William Webb in 1901-20. Very large houses, though not particularly architecturally distinguished. Webb's idea was that gardens be designed first as "...the house is but the complement of the garden..."

The Webb Estate was built by William Webb from 1898. Webb was a local estate agent and spent his lifetime developing his Garden Estate idea. In 1903 a model village, Upper Woodcote Village, was laid out in the south-western corner of the Webb Estate. This is the entrance from Woodcote Village Green to Woodcote Lane - one of the more exclusive roads on this very exclusive estate. See http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/woodcotevillage/wvghistory for more information.