Cullands Grove

In the mid 18th century, possibly in 1754, the insurance broker Stephen Godin bought a Southgate woodland known as Gullands Grove from Walter Henshaw and Henry Hadley. At some time in the 18th century a house was built on the land that became known as Cullands Grove. It has been described as being in the classical revival (neoclassical) style. Stephen Godin lived there from at least 1754 until his death in 1787 when the estate was purchased by the businessman and politician Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet (1752–1829). After Curtis's death, the entire contents of the house and the associated farm were sold in 1832 in an auction that took a week to complete. It included 1,114 lots and raised…