West Side House, Wimbledon

West Side House is a Grade II listed house on the west side of Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London, built in about 1760 or earlier.[1]

West Side House, 2016

Spencer Gore, who won the first Wimbledon lawn tennis championship in 1877 and played for Surrey County Cricket Club, was born and raised at West Side House.[2][3]

References
  1. Historic England. "West Side House, 6 West Side Common SW19 (1358030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. Read. "Captain Bligh's bounty". The Spectator. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. "Spencer Gore". Epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.


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