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