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The uneven spacing of the windows suggests an interesting history for this house which was probably built around 1800 and was substantially rebuilt in the 1820s. The Vicarage is marked on this just south-west of Battersea Square - it had an extensive garden to the south. It was the vicarage for St Mary's, the church looking out over the Thames, about 200m to the north.

In 1808 and 1826 the Vicarage was renovated. From 1862 the vicar lived elsewhere and the vicarage was let out. In 1872 John Erskine Clarke became Vicar of St Mary's Church but did not live at the vicarage, instead he established "The Vicarage School for Girls" at the vicarage house. The school later moved to Clapham Common.

We've  found reference to it being known as Deralie House, in the 19th century when the was using it, but we cannot confirm this.

It was let out in the 1880s, was a ladies' school and from 1887 was used by the Caius College Mission as Caius House. Dr Edward Wilson lived here 1896–8 while he worked for the Mission.  See Wilson for more about the Mission.

The vicarage, with the fire-damaged late Victorian church hall behind, was sold in 1972 and converted to offices. About 1974 a new vicarage (No.32) was built on part of the garden at the south side. And in about 1984, between the old and the new vicarages, was built a block of flats (Brunel Lodge, No.34), externally modelled on the old house.

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