Tuesley court farncombe godalming

[Jellycat1217]

Does anyone have information on this building was run by a lord and a lady that had staff that worked here . Eventually changed to a convent but I am interested as to what it was before to get a picture of the life of family members

[maddys52]

Hello jellycat1217 and welcome to RootsChat.

What time period are you interested in with regards Tuesley Court?

I can see an advertisement in 1739 for Tuesley Farm to be let, and a mention of Tuesley Court as the address of person involved in a case about credit fraud in 1923 (Mrs Dundas SIMPSON of Tuesley Court being the person who was impersonated by a governess who had been employed by her named Mary BROCKLEHURST, or Hilda Gottfrieda SCHRIEBER).

1871 map showing Tuesley Farm here:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102347517  (top, centre)

[Jellycat1217]

Hi thanks for a reply the lord occupied the building his  name was lord frederick morton radcliffe time period 1936 . Will take a look at the attached map

[maddys52]

Certainly the SIMPSON family lived at Tuesley Court in 1925 when the fraud case occurred, and there is a marriage notice for their daughter in 1938 where the parents are "formerly of Tuesley Court, Godalming, Surrey and now of Johannesburg."

I see there are quite a few items in the papers about Frederick Morton RADCLIFFE, including detailed obituaries in 1953, though they don't indicate when he moved into Tuesley Court. It must have been after 1925 and before 1938.

Will do a bit more looking into Dundas SIMPSON to see if that reveals anything more about the property. 

[maddys52]

The property was for sale in 1930, a couple of advertisements attached. The description from The Times, Thursday,  June 5, 1930, and the one with the photograph from The Times, Thursday,  June 19, 1930.

It was also advertised in 1931 and sold in July that year.
"Tuesley Court, near Godalming, 36 acres, was sold by Messrs. Knight, Frank and Rutley and Mr. H. B. Baverstock at Hanover-square yesterday for £8000."
Friday,  July 17, 1931
Publication: The Times

For interest, Dundas SIMPSON (of Lanarkshire and Johannesburg) and Ethel SIMPSON (of Cape Town, daughter of the general manager of the Bank of Africa) married on 28 April 1903 in Wynberg, Cape Colony. Not sure exactly when they moved to Tuesley Court.

You probably already know Tuesley Court was designed by Edward Guy DAWBER (a London based architect and Vice President of the RIBA at the time, and later President) and first occupied in 1911.
https://fmdminternational.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Heritage-2015-web.pdf

Another photo here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuesley_Court,_Godalming_03.png

[maddys52]

This 1913 map is probably more relevant to you as it shows Tuesley Court
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101437570  (top left)

[maddys52]

There is a family tree on Ancestry for Dundas and Ethel SIMPSON. If correct, it appears they had 8 children between 1904 and 1918 (one died). Apparently well off and needed a big house and a governess! The children were born in various places, though the 1913 child in Hertfordshire, and later children in Surrey, so the SIMPSONs didn't build Tuesley Court. The earliest I can see them on the electoral roll at Tuesley Court is 1918.

[Jellycat1217]

Wow! Thank you so much to go on, these were not family members but are giving so much to go on and get a picture of the life that was there. So grateful for you to find the advertisements as these describe so much . Wonder what else we can find

[Jellycat1217]

Yes already knew of Edward guy dawber. I know frederick morton radcliffe lived there in early 1930's and including 1939 and i know his background of work in other parts of the UK but nothing on tuesley court as to how it was run . There were cottages, lodges and occupants at the garages all staff to the tuesley court . Lord frederick morton radcliffe was married to dame Margaret (maggie) horsfall.