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The Martins

The Martins, LinsladeLocation
Along the Grand Union Canal, Linslade

History
Built in toward the end of the nineteenth century in a Chinese style, for the canal engineer Gordon Cale Thomas. The garden included an ice house and a sunken tennis court which could be used as an ice rink in the winter. The garden were the setting for Sunday School picnics.

Mr Thomas was charged in 1916 with embezzlement and the house was subsequently sold for £3,300. After the Second World War the property was converted to flats. In June 1971 the building was destroyed by fire and demolished.

 
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