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A head and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man with thinning hair, wearing a pinstriped suit, waistcoat, and bow tie.

Sydney Castle Roberts

12, Thursley, Chaucer Road

History of 12 Chaucer Road

1907

William Drake Coplestone, surgeon

1911

Madame L de Bombal

1919

Reginald Branston, lawyer and councillor

1927

Norman James Holloway, sportsman and Leys schoolmaster

1928

Alfred Ernest Barclay, medical doctor

1935

Reginald Branston

1938

Sydney Castle Roberts, Master of Pembroke College

1938

Close-up head and shoulders portrait of an older man with grey hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark necktie.

Michael Meredith Swann

Michael Meredith Swann, scientist and sister, Mrs Graham Leonard.

1940

Large part of garden walled off and turned into a market garden by Miss Wallace.

1949

House divided into three flats by S C Roberts: ground Floor, 12A first floor, and 12B second floor.

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