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The Quadrangle of the Convent of Notre Dame, Clapham Common South Side viewed from the grounds. The central Georgian buildings were originally the residence of the Thorntons. John Thornton was an Evangelical and a philanthropist who lived here until his death in 1790. His son Robert lived in the adjacent house. In 1851 the estate was bought by an order of Belgian Catholic nuns and was run as a convent school with new buildings added. In 1939 the sisters left and the estate became derelict. After the war the Notre Dame council housing estate was built on the site. The Thornton's Orangery survives and is noted for its Coade stone decoration.From a booklet photographed and published by P. A. Buchanan & Co Ltd, Thornton Heath, Surrey.

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Details
Collection:
Image type:	Photograph
Artist:	P. A. Buchanan Ltd
Ref:	06366
Identifier:	SP4041/1
Date:	c.1920