Editing Cheam (section)

==Places of note==
[[File:Whitehall (3), Cheam, London Borough of Sutton.jpg|thumb|Whitehall, Cheam and its projecting upper storey]]

===Whitehall===
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Whitehall is a [[timber framing|timber framed]] and [[weatherboard]]ed house in the centre of Cheam Village. It was originally built in about 1500 as a [[wattle and daub]] [[yeoman]] farmer's house but has been much extended. The external weatherboard dates from the 18th century. In the garden there is a medieval [[Water well|well]] which served an earlier building on the site.

Now an [[historic house museum]], the building features a period kitchen, and house details from the [[Georgian era|Georgian]], [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian]] eras. The museum temporarily closed in 2016 to allow for a £1.6m refurbishment of the building. It reopened in June 2018 with improved facilities.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 June 2018 |title=Whitehall Historic House – June 2018 |url=http://friendsofwhitehallcheam.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233807/http://friendsofwhitehallcheam.co.uk/ |archive-date=28 June 2018 |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref>

===Cheam War Memorial===
[[File:Cheam War Memorial, Cheam, London Borough of Sutton.jpg|thumb|upright|Cheam War Memorial]]
Close to Cheam Library and the much-rebuilt Church, the memorial is to the people of Cheam who were killed during World War I, World War II and the [[Falklands War]].

There are a number of inscriptions on the structure, including one at the 12 O'Clock Face which reads: {{Cquote|Our Glorious Dead / Their names shall endure for evermore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBGQJ_Cheam_Combined_War_Memorial_Cheam_Surrey_UK|title=Cheam -Combined -War Memorial, Cheam, Surrey, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com}}</ref>}}

It was designated a Grade II [[listed building]] by [[English Heritage]] in December 2016.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1440363|desc=Cheam War Memorial|access-date=30 June 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref>

===The Old Rectory===
The Old Rectory is a large part timber-framed house, built in the Tudor period, but extended and remodelled in the 18th century. It is occasionally open to the public.

===The Old Cottage===
[[File:The Old Cottage (2), Cheam, London Borough of Sutton.jpg|thumb|upright|The Old Cottage, Cheam Village]]
The Old Cottage was built in the late 15th or early 16th century. Initially built as a cottage, it became a small [[brewery]] in the 18th century. It originally stood in the Broadway (then Malden Road) near the junction with Ewell Road. Under threat of demolition when the road was widened in 1922, it was saved by the local council, working with a local architect and historian.

The building was dismantled by removing the original wooden pins from the timber frame. The parts were then moved to the present site one hundred yards down the road and reassembled. The Old Cottage features a local historical plaque, and was used as a bridalwear shop<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBFD5_Old_Cottage_Cheam_Village_Surrey_UK|title=Old Cottage, Cheam Village, Surrey, UK. - Relocated Structures on Waymarking.com}}</ref><ref>[https://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1908 Sutton Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104053657/https://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1908 |date=4 November 2014 }}</ref> before becoming a woolshop in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whichcraft Wools – Celebrating 25 Years |url=https://whichcraftwools.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===The Old Farmhouse===
[[File:The Old Farmhouse, Cheam Village, London Borough of Sutton.jpg|thumb|The Old Farmhouse, Cheam Village]]
A large timber-framed and weatherboarded [[yeoman]] farmer's house, forming part of the Cheam Conservation Area with St Dunstan's Church, Whitehall, The Old Rectory and the Lumley Chapel, the Old Farmhouse has a crown post roof and large Tudor axial chimney stack in the centre with large fireplaces. The earliest part of the house is 15th century, with several building stages extending the house in the 16th and 17th centuries, creating a Baffle House design popular in the 17th century.

Many original features remain including oak doors and hinges, [[window shutter]]s and fireplaces. Much of the timber framing is exposed throughout the house. Recent excavation and ground imaging uncovered a large Tudor kitchen underneath the house with a Tudor hearth and hood visible. Access to the cellar kitchen was by a staircase going north to south, which is now under the floor of the current kitchen. A file of text and images relating to the house is available in the Conservation Archive in Sutton Library.

===Nonsuch Mansion===
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[[File:Nonsuch mansion.jpg|thumb|Historic view of Nonsuch Mansion]]
Nonsuch Mansion is a Grade II listed [[Gothic revival]] mansion within Nonsuch Park. The Service Wing Museum is open to the public during the summer on Sundays. It is run by the Friends of Nonsuch,<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends Of Nonsuch |url=http://www.friendsofnonsuch.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=Friends of Nonsuch}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=July 2023}} which charitable organisation also commissioned the largest model of Nonsuch Palace available. The model was created by designer Ben Taggart and can be seen throughout the year on Sundays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 2009 |title=A Tudor "Gem": Nonsuch Palace |url=http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2009/11/tudor-gem-nonsuch-palace.html |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=The Esoteric Curiosa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-31 |title=Nonsuch Palace {{!}} Model Houses |url=https://www.modelhouses.co.uk/portfolio-item/nonsuch-palace/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Ben Taggart: Modelmaking and Design |language=en-GB}}</ref> The mansion itself is a popular place for wedding receptions, as it is available for hire. In [[medieval]] times the land upon which Nonsuch Mansion sits was part of the three thousand [[acre]] [[manorialism|manor]] of [[Cuddington, Surrey|Cuddington]]. The mansion was originally built in 1731–1743 by Joseph Thompson and later bought by Samuel Farmer in 1799. He employed [[Jeffry Wyattville]] to rebuild it in a Tudor Gothic style in 1802–1806. Farmer was succeeded by his grandson in 1838 under whom the gardens became famous.

Nonsuch Mansion bears a resemblance to the original design of [[Nonsuch Palace]], whose construction was begun by King Henry VIII in the 16th century. Built within the north porch of the mansion is a block from the original Nonsuch Palace that bears an inscription which means "1543 Henry VIII in the 35th year of His reign."