Linden Villa was put on the market in 1906 priced at
£850 with a lease expiring March 25th 1959.
The property was described as a well built detached double-fronted
residence. compactly arranged entirely on two floors.
The upper floor consisted of 5 bedrooms, the largest being 16 feet
square. The bathroom was fitted with a Geyser.
The ground floor included a dining room, large drawing room 19 by 16
feet, morning room and a billiard room 22 by 18 feet, The basement had an extensive
cellarage including a coal cellar to hold 15 tons.
There was a well stocked kitchen garden, an excellent fruit garden,
large vinery, a range of pits and a summer house.
From 1898 to 1903 an occupier of Linden Villa was Herbert C. Kirby who
was honorary secretary of the Lewisham Choral Society and Lewisham
Antiquarian Society. Herbert C. Kirby and the local historian Leland L.
Duncan edited a book of the monumental inscriptions at St. Mary's
church.
