John Donnithorne Taylor Explained

John Donnithorne Taylor (1798 – 1885) was a member of the Taylor-Walker brewing family and the owner of Grovelands House.^{[1] [2]}

In the 1830s, Mr and Mrs Taylor were involved in a legal case in which Mrs Taylor requested the restitution of conjugal rights.^[3]

Around 1840 he purchased Cullands Grove house and estate and merged the grounds into the adjoining Grovelands estate and demolished the house.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Web site: The Walkers. Southgategreen.org.uk. 14 January 2019.

Notes and References

1. Book: London: North. Bridget. Cherry. Nikolaus. Pevsner. 1 March 1998. Yale University Press. 0300096534. 14 January 2019. Google Books.
2. Web site: Grovelands Park . Londongardensonline.org.uk. 14 January 2019.
3. Book: Stephens, Archibald John. The statutes relating to the ecclesiastical and eleemosynary institutions of England, Wales, Ireland, India, and the colonies; with the decisions thereon, by A.J. Stephens. 1596. John Donnithorne Taylor.. 1845. 14 January 2019. Internet Archive.
4. https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/gallery-product/poster/cullands-or-cannons-grove-southgate-london-the-seat-of-sir-william-curtis-perspective/posterid/RIBA85362.html Culland's (or Cannon's) Grove, Southgate, London, the seat of Sir William Curtis: perspective.
5. Newby, Herbert W. (1949) "Old" Southgate. London: T. Grove. pp. 17-29.