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The Retreat, Peak Hill, Sydenham

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George Baxter's wife was living here in 1865 when he joined her and stayed until his death here in 1867. By 1894 it had been renamed Leahurst.

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The Retreat, Peak Hill, Sydenham

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George Baxter - SE26

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Probably alive in 1824.

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dissolution of the monasteries

dissolution of the monasteries

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The Potteries and the Piggeries

The Potteries and the Piggeries

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