Church Road 31
Road: Church Road, Teddington
Property: 31
From the current owners, June 2026: The property on this site was initially built for Mr C H Moss, a stonemason, in 1884. Richmond Council hold the original building plans. Mr Moss added highly decorated stonework in Bath stone with floral motifs to the front elevation to demonstrate his skills. The carriageway to the left hand side led to his workshop at the rear. Fronting Church Road on the right was his showroom. Mr Moss’s family occupied the rest of the house. Before WW2 the property was sold to a motor repair business, S & J Motors, and a large timber and corrugated iron workshop was built in the rear yard. They repaired invalid carriages and later cars. The house itself was rented to tenants. Many years later in 2012 the property was sold and a much needed refurbishment carried out. The garage workshop was demolished and replaced by a smaller studio and a garden. The house is now lived in by the owners. In 2017 the property was designated a Building of Townscape Merit and in 2019 the adjacent area was made a conservation area
From the 1970 Teddington Society Survey; Double-fronted (attached to No. 33) house built pre-1893 – red brick with white ornamentation. Central door with ground and first floor bays on right side. On left side is a shallow arched carriage-way to the rear. This is signposted "S & J Motors" and refers to their premises set behind and out of sight.
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