Norwood Grove

The site was formerly part of the Great Streatham Common, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Lime Common' which occupied much of the land between Norbury and Tulse Hill. It was partly enclosed in 1635 to form an estate around a 'shooting box', In 1746, a house known as 'Copgate' had been established on the site and by 1800, the estate was known as 'Norbury Grove' and was owned by a Mr. T Mills. Nettlefold is commemorated, as a result of his charitable works, by a blue plaque on the south elevation of the house. The Nettlefold family sold the mansion and grounds to Croydon Corporation in 1913 and by 1924 it was proposed that it be used for housing.

The build date of the current house is uncertain but its style and finish suggests that it is from the early 19th-century. From October 1987 the building has been Grade II listed. In the past, although the date is uncertain, the house was enlarged with a similar bow frontage to the west of the current building but this was bombed in World War II <gallery widths="200px" heights="170px"> The White House at Norwood Grove in September 2019.jpg|The White House at Norwood Grove in September 2019 Orangery at Norwood Grove.jpg|Orangery at Norwood Grove </gallery>