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In 1939 the sisters left and the estate became derelict until after the war when the Notre Dame council housing estate was built on the site. The Thornton&#8217;s Orangery survives and is noted for its Coade stone decoration.From a booklet photographed and published by P. A. Buchanan &#038; Co Ltd, Thornton Heath, Surrey.Ref: SP4041\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pupils playing croquet in the grounds of the Convent of Notre Dame, Clapham Common South Side. The estate was 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. 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