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5 MANTILLA ROAD, TOOTING
A BRIEF HISTORY
In November 2018 Richard and Luke took over the ownership of
5 Mantilla Road, Tooting, SW17
During the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020 and the availability from home of research web sites:
Ancestry and Find my Past, this document was compiled. I have researched a brief history as to
the building, the immediate area and close neighbours to 5 Mantilla Road.
Please look at it as a work in progress and further research can always be added.
The document splits into 4 areas:-
A look at the area of Tooting Graveney.
A Time Line of Owners and Occupiers.
A detailed look, by year, to the Owners and Occupiers.
Tooting Bec Asylum/Hospital.
Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure that the information is correct that has been
assimilated, please be aware that it may have inaccuracies that I’m not aware of. I do hope you
enjoy it.
Full size copies of the documents found are available if you want them.
Version 1 dated July 2020
David Welch

5 MANTILLA ROAD - TOOTING
TOOTING GRAVENEY 1894
Tooting Graveney is about 6 miles south-south-west of the centre of London. It was always in the historic county of Surrey until it became part of
Greater London in the local government re-organisation of 1965. It was originally an area of swampy, meadow land with watercourses draining
into the River Wandle, which itself flows into the river Thames at Wandsworth. It remained a distinct country village until the mid 19th century.
The historic parish of Tooting Graveney was bounded by those of Wandsworth, Streatham and Mitcham, with some of the latter boundary
defined by the River Graveney, before it’s course was altered.
The name 'Tooting' is thought to originate in Saxon times and derive from 'Toot', meaning to look out and 'ing', meaning meadow. The look out
may have arisen from its location at the crossing (now Tooting Broadway) of two historic routes, between Clapham and Merton and between
Wandsworth and Mitcham. In olden times, spellings often varied between records, including 'Totinge', 'Totyng', 'Towting', 'Tutin' and 'Tootting'.
'Graveney' derives from the name of the Gravenel family, which had large land holdings in the area in the 12th and 13th Centuries. Tooting
Graveney was used to distinguish that manor from Tooting Bec, named after the monks of St Mary de Bec, to whom the latter manor was given.
From London Sheets 134 & 135 © Ordnance Survey

1894 Map showing Mantilla Road and 4 houses.

TIME LINE for MANTILLA ROAD
Ownership Electors Register
London, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 results for 5 Mantilla Road
Name Date Name Ward or Division/Constituency
County or
Borough
Census Years
Henry William Stickland 1891
Henry William Stickland 1900
Arthur Herbert 1901 William John Bevan
Arthur Herbert 1902 William John Bevan Wandsworth Wandsworth
Dangan E Wagenrieder 1903 William John Bevan Wandsworth Wandsworth
Arthur Herbert 1904
Arthur Herbert 1906 Ellen Dimmer Wandsworth Wandsworth
Arthur Herbert 1907 William Carr Wandsworth Wandsworth
Arthur Herbert 1908 Eleanor Eastwood Unwin Wandsworth Wandsworth
Charles Smallbone 1909
Charles Smallbone 1911 Charles Winsley Wandsworth Wandsworth
World War 1 1914
World War 1 1915 Donald Downe Ross
World War 1 1916 Donald Downe Ross
World War 1 1918
1921 Gertrude Eliza Yallop Wandsworth Wandsworth
1922 George & Gertrude Eliza Yallop Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
1923 George Yallop Wandsworth Wandsworth
1927 George & Gertrude Eliza Yallop Wandsworth Wandsworth
1928 Gertrude Eliza Yallop Wandsworth Wandsworth
1930 George Yallop Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
Balham and Tooting and Clapham and
1931 Gertrude Eliza Yallop
Central
Wandsworth

Ownership Electors Register London, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 results for 5 Mantilla Road
Name Date Name Ward or Division/Constituency
County or
Borough
1937 Elizabeth Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
1937 Edward Christopher Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
1937 Elizabeth Josephine Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
1939 Elizabeth Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
1939 Edward Christopher Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
World War 2 1939 Elizabeth Josephine Malone Balham and Tooting and Central Wandsworth
World War 2 1945
1950 Elizabeth Josephine Malone Clapham and Central Wandsworth
1950 Edward Christopher Malone Clapham and Central Wandsworth
1961 Elizabeth Josephine Malone Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1961 Edward Christopher Malone Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1964 Joan A Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1964 Arthur E Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1964 Alice Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1964 Edward G-J Thomas Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1965 Joan A Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1965 Arthur E Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
1965 Alice Hutton Wandsworth Central Wandsworth
2003 David Simpson & Lisa Lewy
2004 David Simpson & Lisa Lewy
2005 David Simpson & Lisa Lewy
2006 David Simpson
2007 David Simpson
2009 Lucy Mawielok

TIME LINE DETAILS
1887 Surrey Comet Newspaper, 23th April 1887, has Freehold Building Land for sale.
1894 Old Ordnance Survey map
showing the start of Mantilla
Road without houses at the
beginning and end. Also shows
Tooting Lodge

OWNERSHIP ELECTORS REGISTER
Electoral Registers are lists created annually of people who are eligible to vote and include their reason for eligibility, such as their residence or
ownership of a property. Until 1918, the right to vote was closely linked to property ownership.
1891 Ownership Electors Register
In 1891 the Electors Register shows Lucien Road has two houses.
Mantilla Road and Franciscan Road are not mentioned.
Henry William Stickland (No.126)
From 1891 to 1898 Mantilla Road and Franciscan Road was owned by Henry Strickland, a Law Solicitor who lived at Tooting Lodge.
In the 1891 Census Henry Stickland (46) and Family are living at Tooting Lodge, Tooting.
In the 1901 Census Henry Stickland (56) lived with his wife Alice and 5 children, a cook and housemaid at 19 Riggindale Road, Streatham.
In the 1911 Census Henry Stickland (66) lived with his wife Alice and 6 children, a cook and housemaid at 35 Oakdale Road, Streatham.
Henry Stickland died in 1926 aged 81 his Will:-
£2,873 is £176,000 in today’s value.

May of 1900 - (At the Mart) – An Auction.
Auctioneer Alfred Best and Adams sold:-
25 th May 1900
For Sale:-
Freehold flats, adjoining the above (Tooting Bec Common).
The Terrace of 14 flats, No. 5 to 19, Mantilla Road each selfcontained
with five rooms, bath, and scullery,
Monthly tenants. Total rental £490 p.a.
26 th May 1900
Sold:-
The 14 Freeholds - No. 5 to 19, Mantilla Road, of the gross rental value of
£880 a year, at £6,000
The purchaser for £6,000 is not listed, that’s 14 “Flats” at £428 each, in
today’s value £52,900 per flat.
In October 1901 the Company of
Alfred Best and Adams
(Auctioneers) is dissolved.

1901 Ownership Electors Register (No.131)
We can assume that Arthur Herbert bought the properties and was responsible for the houses on Mantilla Road – 5 to 11. Assuming that 12 to
19 were sold on.
In the 1901 Census, Arthur Herbert (52) living at Cloudesley Road, St Leonards, is shown as a Retired Estate Agent.
In 1914 Arthur Herbert died, his Will names Dangan Wagenrieder, Chief Clerk at the Great Northern Railways.
Dangan Wagenrieder appears as owner in 1903 ownership register.
£2,643 is £307,487.00 in today’s value.

CENSUS RECORDS
Census Records are every 10 years giving a list of the occupancy of a property (not specifically the owners). Therefore, if the terrace was built
after 1894, the first Census record for the occupants of Mantilla Road, must be 1901.
1891 Census
Mantilla Road does not appear on the 1891 Census.
1901 Census
5 Mantilla Road was occupied by William and Caroline Bevan and are the first occupants that I can find. Whilst occupying they do not own the
property as I assume “ownership” is still with Arthur Herbert.
Note:
5 & 7 Mantilla Road are split into 5a and 7a also 3 and 9 are split.
The Bevan family moved to 5 Mantilla Road from 116 Fernlea Road, Streatham some time after 1891.

1903 Ownership Electors Register
Dangan Edward Wagenrieder (No 126) is recorded as owner (see Arthur Herbert’s Will for the connection).
However, in the 1904 Ownership Electors Register, it reverts back to Arthur Herbert. The house numbering is also different 5 to 19 then 5 to 11.
1904 Ownership Electors Register
1909/10/11/12/13 Ownership Electors Register
Charles Smallbone took ownership in 1909 of properties on Mantilla Road.

1911 Census
No.5 is unoccupied – see details below.
No. 3 is occupied by John William Beer and family (Born - 1843).
No. 7 is occupied by Albert Newson and family (Born - 1879).

With a separate summary document shows No.5 Mantilla Road as being unoccupied.
In the Electoral Register for 1911 Charles Winsley (aged 49) is recorded as the occupier of
5 Mantilla Road but the 1911 Census has him with his Mother and Father in Moring Road,
Tooting, as a widower.
John William Beer of 3 Mantilla Road – came to my attention.
From the Census he had 14 children with Sophia in 30 years of marriage (9 living 5 dead).
As an Antique dealer, John Beer, was involved in the attached court case.
Extract from 5 th February 1909 Sheffield Daily
Telegraph for John Beer

1915 – 1916 Donald Ross
In the 1911 Census, the only Donald Downe Ross in that Census is living with his family at 21 Montague Road, Wimbledon.
Donald (30), Mary (25), Donald James (2) + his brother and two visitors.
However, in 1915-1916, he is occupying 5 Mantilla Road, Tooting but the Register does not list any further occupants.
1921 – 1931 Yallop Family History
In the 1911 Census, the Yallop family are living in Lowestoft. They are listed as:
Frank Scarff Yallop aged 46, house decorator, Gertrude Eliza Yallop aged 46 with 2 children, Francis 18 and George 12. A further two children
were born at a later date - Gladys and Richard.
After the death of Frank in July 1917, aged 52, the remaining family moved to 5 Mantilla Road, Tooting.
As Francis the Yallop’s first child was born in Camberwell, London this might be the connection to Tooting and after Francis’ birth they moved to
reside in Lowestoft, however, after Frank’s death the family returned to the London area.
Gertrude aged 73, died in Redruth Cornwell in 1936.

1937 – 1961 Malone Family History
The records for the Malone family are spread across Ireland and England. The dates and names are not always consistent with some spelling
and dating variations from the two countries. Starting from the 1939 Census with the birth dates, however, I believe the following to be correct:-
1894 - Edward Christopher Malone (correct birth year) Baptised in Aughrim, Dublin, Ireland. Father - Edward Malone, Mother - Elizabeth Myley
1901 Census for Ireland – Elizabeth (aged 36), Mergret Mary (aged 4), Edward (aged 6), Elizabeth Mary (aged 2).

1911 Census - Edward Christopher Malone (son of the elder Edward Malone) was living with relatives at 54 Victoria Road, Clapham - aged 16.
1911 Census – Whilst the remaining Malone family - Edward (aged 50), Elizabeth (aged 45) and 3 children – Margaret May (aged 14) Elizabeth
Josephine (aged 12) Ellen Charlotte (aged 8) are living in Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire.
Edward’s occupation is Groom, close by is Denbury Racing Stables and Stockbridge Racecourse which dates back to 1839 and we can
presume this may be where he was employed.

1939 War Census
Information about the 1939 Census:-
The 1939 Register is one of the most important twentieth century genealogical resources for England and Wales. The 1931 census was destroyed by fire. No census was
taken in 1941 because of the war. So the 1939 register is the only national census-like resource available for this period.
Once war became inevitable the British Government knew they had to issue National Identity cards. They planned for the wide-scale mobilisation of the population and the
eventual introduction of rationing. The most recent census was now almost a decade old, so more up-to-date statistics were needed. Some preparations had already begun
for the 1941 census, so the Government capitalised on this to take a register of the civilian population. They issued Identity cards immediately afterwards (which were used
until 1952).
The Government constantly updated and changed the 1939 Register over time to take account of changes of address or deaths. When they introduced rationing in 1941, they
planned it with information from the 1939 Register. The 1939 Register eventually formed the basis of the NHS registration system.
No. 5 Mantilla Road is occupied by Elizabeth Malone (76) Edward C (45) and Elizabeth J (40)
The Malone’s were the longest occupiers of 5 Mantilla Road, Tooting for 24 Years.
The father, Edward Malone died aged 65 at Stockbridge, Hampshire - July 1925
The mother, Elizabeth Malone died age 76 in Wandsworth 1940
Elizabeth Josephine Malone (daughter) died aged 90 at Weston Super Mare - April 1989
From 1961 when the Malone’s moved out of 5 Mantilla Road, the Census for the years after are not available online and further research would
be required at a local level. However, the Electoral Register does list the occupiers for 5 Mantilla Road.

INFORMATION RELATING TO
TOOTING BEC ASYLUM 1899-1903
Tooting Bec Asylum was the fourth asylum hospital to be erected by
the Metropolitan Asylums Board to supplement the existing institutions
at Leavesden, Caterham, and Darenth. It was intended to accommodate
uncertifiable senile patients, infirm epileptics and other 'persons requiring
exceptional individual attention'. As well as relieving the pressure on the other
asylums, it was felt that moving sick and elderly patients to a less remote site at
Tooting Bec would also make it easier for them to be visited by family and friends.
The new asylum was erected in 1899-1903 on a 22-acre site at Tooting
Graveney, formerly part of the Tooting Lodge Estate, and which the MAB had
acquired in May 1894 for £27,000. The buildings were designed by A and C
Harston whose other work included the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum in 1868,
and the Lewisham Union infirmary in 1891. The main construction work cost just
over £200,000.
Mantilla Road was on its west boundary

Mantilla Road would
have been built at the
same time as the 1906
addition

Tooting Bec Hospital.
Mantilla Road
Tooting Bec from the north-east, c.1989 © Peter Higginbotham
The Hospital, renamed Tooting Bec Mental Hospital in 1924, became used exclusively for accommodating patients with senile
dementia. It transferred to the control of the London County Council in 1930 and underwent further expansion, changing its name to
Tooting Bec Hospital in 1937. From the 1970s use of the hospital declined and in 1989 the site was put up for sale. The hospital
finally closed in 1995. All the hospital buildings have now been demolished and the site has been redeveloped for residential use and
??????? Care Home.

A NUMBER OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
1911 Census for the Bevan family

1939 Census for the Malone family

Listings in Directories and Electoral Registers
1910-1911 Directories 1915-1916 Directories
1925 Directories 1960 Directories
1964 Directories 2003-2007 Directories
2009 Directories

Map of the Tooting area of London circa 1940