Friday, 11 May 2018

Canons House / Mitcham

Manor house built by John Odway, c.1680, brick, later stucco. Grade II* listed. Due to be refurbished along with the historic Canons site using £4.7M support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 
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The Canons / Dovecote
Early C16, possibly earlier. Chalk clunch construction with red-brick quoins and some knapped flint in the plinth. Hipped tile roof with timber louvre and metal weathervane. Thought to be the oldest building in Mitcham. Grade II listed. London Borough of Merton.