Gerrards Cross - Austinwood

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Post to the south Bulstrode Camp

Post to the west Gerrards Cross Orchehill

Post to the east not done


Acrefield Road

Laid out for development 1907

Austenwood Common

Three Pigeons  rebuilt in the 1930s to match new housing in the area

Brick works.

Gravel Pit

Austenwood Lane

The Downs built by Edgar Ranger 1911

Craiglea House built by Edgar Ranger 1911 as Kinnerton

Old Basing built by Edgar Ranger 1912

Kaduna built by Edgar Ranger 1915

Cottered built by Edgar Ranger 1919

Latchmoor Avenue

Purchased for development from the Gurneys by London and Country Investment Property Company connected to Richards of Paddington who laid out the infrastructure

Latchmore Grove

Purchased for development from the Gurneys by London and Country Investment Property Company connected to Richards of Paddington who laid out the infrastructure

Latchmore Way

Bought by property developer Burgoyne in 1918 from Rev.Ashton Glover Moore and then the remains of the New London and County and Building Estates Company then in receivership. 

30 White Gate 1930s

Maltman’s Lane

Site of Maltman’s Green Farm.

Mayfield Avenue

Laid out for development 1907

Milton Avenue

Centre of Milton Park Estate on land from Maltman’s Green Farm.  Developed by turf commission agents Archibald Trace and Percy Wishart.  1906.

Milton Lodge. Home of Archibald Trace

Orchehill Avenue

Purchased for development from the Gurneys by London and Country Investment Property Company connected to Richards of Paddington who laid out the infrastructure

33 Briarhedge of Sydney Prevost for himself.  1910

53 Wisteria Cottage 1910

91 Brackenhurst

Hayden.  Home of Archibald Trace

The Greenway

Laid out for development 1908

The Queensway

Laid out for development 1907

Southside

The Firs, fronted the common. sold with its estate for development in 1907. bought by estate agent George Burgoyne.

Woodbine Cottages built 1880 for brick and tile workers

Heatherview 1907 home of developer John Bullard Harris

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