Champion Lodge
Champion Lodge was a large house at Camberwell in London.
History[edit]
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Philip Champion de Crespigny (1704–1765), proctor of the Admiralty court, began leasing the house around 1741 and purchased it in 1755, renaming it Champion Lodge.[1][2] The Prince of Wales (later to become George IV) visited the lodge in 1804 and Claude Champion de Crespigny (1734–1818), eldest son of Philip, the then owner of the house, was made a baronet in 1805.[2]
Demolition[edit]
The lodge, which was originally surrounded by a 30-acre park, was demolished in 1841 while Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny was the 3rd Baronet.[2] It was roughly at the junction of where Love Walk meets Denmark Hill today.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ de Crespigny, Rafe (2017), Champions from Normandy : An Essay on the Early History of the Champion de Crespigny Family 1350-1800 AD (PDF), Anne Young, pp. 153–4, ISBN 978-0-648-19171-1
- ^ a b c "'Camberwell', Old and New London: Volume 6 (1878), pp. 269-286". Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ Johnstone, Katherine (4 March 2020). "Camberwell's Champion de Crespigny baronets". Southwark News. Retrieved 27 June 2020.