Sunday, February 14, 2016

Pinhey Homes, London SE13, Church Terrace and Brandram Road

The 1891 London Electoral Registers list William Fox Pinhey's residence as 14 Church Terrace, in the North Lee Polling District.  The Registers also show that he owned a house a 1 Brandram Road, just around the corner from the Church Terrace home.  From what I can tell, this is where the Pinheys lived prior to acquiring the Shernden Grange house in Blackheath around 1894. Interestingly, the Church Terrace house is adjacent to St. Margaret's Church where William Fox Pinhey, Fanny Maude, Madge and William Green Pinhey are buried.

Here are two screen shots of the Google Earth view showing the location of the homes and graves at St. Margaret's Church:







Here's the 14 Church Terrace Home today - the street view is somewhat blocked by trees, so I have included a screen shot of the neighboring home to indicate what the architecture of the terrace houses looks like.  We would call these "terraced homes" "duplexes", or attached homes, in the USA. From my readings, it appears that William Green Pinhey was the builder of terraced homes in the area and he may have built these (though this will require more research to verify) :

14 Church Terrace, London SE13 (above)

The homes next door to the Pinhey home on Church Terrace (above)

I have included a photo of the Brandram house owned by William Fox Pinhey (below):

Pinhey House at 1 Brandram Road

I contacted St. Margaret's Church regarding the Pinhey family graves. The rector at St. Margaret's Church was very helpful and provided me with directions for locating the Pinhey graves in the Churchyard.  Based on his directions and the photo I have of the marker, I was able to pinpoint the location of the graves on the north side of the church.  Here's a screen shot of the location (just outside of the north door adjacent to the Brandram vault):



The electoral rolls show William Fox Pinhey as the owner of the following properties and it appears we finally have the proper spelling of "Shernden Grange"  (my thanks to Sue Richardson for providing the information):


William Fox Pinhey Electoral Rolls etc. from “Find My Past”

                Abode                                               Qualifying houses
1884-5  1 Church Terrace, Lee
1887-8  1 Church Terrace                              4,7,8,14 &15 Church Terrace
1888  1 Church Terrace, Lee                         4,7,8,14,&15 Church Terrace
                                                                        Tenement
1889-90 1 Brandram Rd, Lee                                        “
1891-4  14 Church Terrace                                           “
1896-7  14 Church Terrace, Lee                    4,7,8,14 &15 Church Terrace
1898-1901  Clay Gate, Marden, Kent            Clay Gate, freehold house
1902  Millhouse, Marden, Kent
1903  38 Montem Rd Forest Hill SE London  - 1,2,4,14,15,&16 Church Terrace  
1904-6 38 Montem Rd, Lee                                1,2,4,14,15,16 Church Terrace

1907  Shernden Grange, Edenbridge               1,2,4,14,15,&16 Church Terrace



38 Montem Road, Forest Hill, SE London in 2016

1 comment:

  1. Uncle Nick, all of this is just phenomenal. We are so fortunate to have so many photos and detailed information about our family history. Thank you for taking the time to share it here!

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