Date:1940
Description:Originally known as No.1 The Village, the house was built in the mid-19th century. Helen, Lady Salt moved here in 1904 after the death of her husband, Sir Thomas Salt MP. She renamed it 'Walton-on-the-Hill'. It had previously been tenanted by Col. James A. Fairhurst, a barrister. Helen Salt moved out in 1920 and Miss Ellen Jane Brace lived there until her death in 1931. It was then acquired by Mr Surtees Walker who converted the property into six flats in the mid 1930s. The property did not have mains electricity until the early 1950s, although electric light was provided from a gas generator and battery room. The building was later inherited by Mr. Walker’s daughter Joan Pickering and the property sold to developers. The house was demolished in 1972 and replaced with the Village Gardens cul de sac.
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This map section shows the house known as Walton on the Hill to the north of the ...
Photograph showing the front view of the house once known as Walton on the Hill ...
John Beech was butler to Sir Thomas and Lady Salt at Weeping Cross. After Sir Thomas ...
Originally known as No.1 The Village, the house was built in the mid-19th century. ...
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