Blog reader Steve has been in touch to share his memories of 'Worcester Park Lodge' one of the out-buildings of Worcester Park House:"Here are a few photos I took in March 1993 on a visit to the Lodge, where my Nan and Grandad lived in for many years. By 1993 it had been empty for years and was boarded up.
They lived there with my Mum, her three sisters and one brother. I remember staying there for weeks in the summer holidays in the 1970's till early 80's, with loads of woods around to play in."
Quite what the future of 'Worcester Park Lodge' is remains to be seen. Planning permission for 'refurbishment' of the site was granted some time ago, and renewed again in 2008 but works have yet to take place.
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Is the the building on Old Malden Lane, near the Adams Bristow yard?
Yep, that's the one.
I used to cycle past this old house daily on my way to work in the late 1970s, as a teenager. I remember sometimes seeing an old fashioned man and an old fashioned woman about the place.
Presumably the current owner (Adams Bristow ???) have alloweed it to go to pot.
With its age and history it is a great shame that this has been allowed to happen.
I do hope it is ultimately sympathetically restored.
Worcester Park Lodge used to be the stables of Worcester Park House and where the coachman lived. Then when the Wheeler sisters switched to a car it became the garage and home of the chauffeur.
The only other thing I know about the place is that during the war a number of cars were stored there. It is in a bit of a state, isn't it. With sympathetic renovation it could add character to the Lane, unlike those two new houses further along which are completely out of keeping with the surroundings.
Andrew B - as much as I too hope that the lodge is sympathetically restored, the fact is that it is right next to those hideous industrial units. Unless the units are unsympathetically demolished, I can't see anyone wanting to take on the house, sadly.
My ex-husband and myself approached Adams Bristow in the late 80's and offered to buy the lodge from them - it was in a bad state even then. We had various discussions with their personnel but they refused the sale. The impression we were given was that they did not want anyone in there that would object to the yard behind - we even offered to sign a disclaimer but they still refused. We would have loved to have lived there and restored the house.
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