Elm Tree Road (Wiltshire Girls)

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was a barrister who began to publish stories in 1911 and after army service in the First World War became famous for his Ruritanian style adventure stories which featured “clubland heroes” Jonah Mansel and Richard Chandos and for the amusing “Berry” books about the Pleydell family. From 1914 to 1922, he lived at 22 Elm Tree Road (which was re-numbered 6 in 1921 and later ruined by an incendiary bomb in the WW2, and replaced by a new house in 1952). At first he lived with his parents but after his mother died he thought of marriage and met (presumably because he was a neighbour of Oscar Ashe) an American actress Bettine Edwards who was appearing in Chu Chin Chow; Yates and Bettine married in 1919 and their son Richard was born at Elm Tree Road in 1920. Charles Whyllie (1853 – 1923) lived at 8a; he was a landscape and marine painter, brother of the more famous W.L.Whyllie. Number 9 housed William Lewis, better known as actor Lewis Waller, aged 30,and his actress wife, Florence West, aged 28, their small son, and, in 1896, a daughter, and looked after by a cook, a housemaid, a parlourmaid and a governess. By the late 1880s Waller was famous for romantic leads, in Shakespeare and costume drama, and had a vocal fan club of female admirers known as the K.O.W. (Keen On Waller) Brigade. (As a teenager, Agatha Christie was one of them.) He became actor manager of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in the mid 1890s. Among the roles he created was Sir Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wilde’s comedy of 1895, An Ideal Husband. He was praised by critic Hesketh Pearson for his good looks, his virile acting and his vibrant voice which rang through the theatre like a bell and stirred like a trumpet. He added he is not too worried about the cost of living crisis which has hit the industry so hard in recent times because of the pub’s location and loyal punters. He virtually created the Jewish genre novel with Children of the Ghettto (1892), and his play the Melting Pot (1909) had a great success in the United States, its title adding a new phrase to the English language.

Oscar Asche (1871 – 1936) was at no 22. He was an Australian actor, director and writer, who had arrived as a ship’s cook and slept on the Embankment before he made his London debut in 1893. He acted with both F.R.Benson’s company and Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s company, playing many Shakespearean roles. He married actress Lily Brayton in 1898 and they became managers of the Adelphi Theatre in 1904 and His Majesty’s Theatre in 1907. He is best known for having written, directed and acted in Chu Chin Chow, starring himself and his wife for an unprecedented 2,238 performances from 1916 to 1921. He was an innovator in stage lighting, one of the first to use it as a dramatic factor, and was known for his use of colour. Unfortunately as a result of his highspending lifestyle, he was declared bankrupt in 1926 but continued to act, including parts in several films, until the mid 1930s. Yes, you are quite right. I lived at 22 Elm Tree-road for seven years, before some fool decided to renumber it. Then it became 6. It was a most charming residence, and the years I spent there were very happy. … I am sorry you could not see the house itself, and the fore- court and garden. They were, all three, very delightful.”It’s challenging times at the moment, as we all know,” he said. “But what I’ve found out is that there are a lot of older people in Ringwood, especially retired people, who are actually in a good position. Paul revealed he wants plans to bring in more events for The Elm Tree, with party nights, quiz nights and other “traditional ideas” to get the pub buzzing again.

lived at no 5. Israel Zangwill (1864 – 1926) had been born in London to a family of Jewish immigrants from Czarist Russia, and dedicated his life to championing the oppressed, whether Jews or women. Educated at the Jews’ Free School in Spitalfields, he later taught there while studying for a BA Honours at the University of London. There was another theatrical connection at number 15, which was the home of Bronson Howard, (1842 – 1908) American playwright and brother in law of actor Sir Charles Wyndham, who was living up the road in St John’s Wood Park. Howard‘s first important play was Saratoga, (1870), the first of a long series of successes. He had homes in New York, and London, where his plays were equally successful. I’m not saying they’re not affected but what they are doing is maybe instead of going out for four nights a week to the pub they’re going out for two.An 1868 map shows that many of the Elm Tree Road houses had been extended to give more accommodation and also shows how many trees there were in the immediate surroundings.

At number 9 was Charles Ritchie, born in 1864 in Australia, a barrister who gave up the law to study art in Paris and then lived in London with his wife Emma. By the time of the 1911 census the Zangwill family are living in nos 5 & 6. Louis Zangwill (1869 – 1939) was a novelist who wrote The Beautiful Miss Brooke, and his brother Mark was an artist, who illustrated brother Israel’s books. If you fancy watching a particular match or event – just let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you! In 1891 the gardener and florist were still at numbers 3and 4 and a house painter and dressmaker were at number 1a, which retained the more commercial aspect of the road, but 5, 6 and 7 were called studios, and Ethel Wright, artist, lived at number 8. In the 1901 census there had been two connections with Lords: William Slatter, clerk of works, with his wife, daughter and two sons were at no 21 and John Murdoch, assistant club secretary, his wife, son, daughter and grandson were still at no 17. In the 1911 census William Slatter was still there, a widower looked after by his daughter, but Murdoch had died aged 54 in 1907 and the new chief clerk at no 17 was Arthur Cornwall Legh (b. 1872) aged 38 living with his wife and three servants. He died in 1917.

We love our music as much as our sport and have live acts appearing throughout the week. We also host open-mic nights and regular quiz nights. LADY ALEXANDER OF WEEDON MARIE ALEXANDER Historic Information COMPANY DIRECTOR 25 ELM TREE ROAD, NW8 9JR

View more people 1This estimate is algorithmically derived, and doesn't account for any specific improvements or changes made to this house. RICHARD JOHN CALLAHAN Historic Information EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 23 CAVENDISH CLOSE, ST. JOHNS WOOD, NW8 9JB ATHOS IOANNOU CHRISTODOULOU Historic Information COMPANY DIRECTOR 43 ELM TREE ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, NW8 9JR The needs of artists also meant that 1875 and 1878 were years when the Eyre estate consented to conversions and extensions to provide studios where artists J.G. Brown, Ernest Parton (a landscape painter) and Sophia Smith and Ethel Wright lived. In the 1881 census David Lee still featured, and Arthur May, portrait painter, was at No 9. However, the majority of residents were still of the professional class, or fundholders, and many stayed for long periods of time. For example, at number 13, Thomas Williamson, barrister, was listed in 1871, 1881 and 1891, as was Charles Wilson, egg merchant, at number 18; number 19 had Captain James L Norton of the 3 Dragoon Guards residing there in 1881, 1891 and 1901 and at number 21 Charles Jarvis, glass merchant, resided there in 1861, 1871 and 1881. In 1881 the MCC was first mentioned, as John Murdoch the Assistant Secretary was living at number 17. The Macmillans and Henry James With the turn of the century St John’s Wood retained its country feel – The sky seemed wider and lighter than anywhere else in London … Nowhere else in London were there so many trees to the acre and such quiet gardens near its busy centre (Ernest Raymond) 1901 census

Upstairs consists of four bedrooms and a family bathroom. Bedrooms one and two both offer inbuilt storage space while the family bathroom contains both a corner bath and a separate shower unit. This fantastic four bedroom detached house offers spacious ground floor accommodation. The kitchen has great potential for expansion with a utility room and downstairs toilet coming off it. There is a conservatory to the rear offering an extra reception room and a great place to sit and enjoy a view of the garden. It was during this period that various alterations took place to reflect the need for modernisation; more sewers were needed, in 1915 an application was made for permission to build a garage and there were various plans submitted for the addition of new WCs or an upstairs bathroom. But there were still a solicitor, a barrister, a cigar merchant, a cement manufacturer, a retired army captain and a retired civil servant living in Elm Tree Road.