Built in the early 18th century. Briefly lived in by Henry Fielding. He leased it in the summer of 1753 and by early 1754 he had retired there. On 26 June 1754, accompanied by his wife and daughter, he sailed for Portugal where he died October 1754.
In 1832, Lady Byron, long separated from Lord Byron, came to live here (at least part of her time) with her daughter Ada. In July 1835, Ada was married in the drawing room here. Lady Byron seems to have stayed until 1840.
The property, known as Fordhook, Fordhook House or Fordhook Farm, was demolished in 1904.
It is shown on these maps: , , . Using that last map one can identify the 3 Victorian houses on Uxbridge Road, to the immediate north-west of what is now Birch Grove. With that geographical marker it's possible to place the main body of Fordhook at about no.7-11 Byron Road.
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