Bradshaw’s Hand Book to London, the Milner-Gibson Estate (no.63)

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Major Thomas Gibson  (d.1807) made his fortune in the West Indies’ sugar plantations. The family return to England when Thomas Milner-Gibson (1806-84) was a baby to live in Theberton House, Suffolk. (This site has a comprehensive history of the family.)

Theberton House, 1845, http://www.amazon.co.uk/SUFFOLK-Theberton-House-Gibson-DUGDALE/dp/B008CP503M
Theberton House, 1845, http://www.amazon.co.uk/SUFFOLK-Theberton-House-Gibson-DUGDALE/dp/B008CP503M
Theberton Hall, c.1850, photograph in the Church of St Peter, Theberton
Theberton Hall, c.1850, photograph in the Church of St Peter, Theberton
Theberton House, Suffolk; Theberton House, Suffolk; © Copyright Ron Galliers and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Theberton House, Suffolk; Theberton House, Suffolk; © Copyright Ron Galliers and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

In 1823 the family leased land in Islington to invest in housing. The Milner-Gibson estate in London consisted of Theberton Street, Gibson Square, Milner Square, and Milner Place and posts will follow.

Members of the family are buried at the Church of St Peter, Theberton, an interesting church, with a rather overgrown churchyard.

Family memorial inside the Church of St Peter, Theberton
Family memorial inside the Church of St Peter, Theberton
In the churchyard, St Peter, Theberton
In the churchyard, St Peter, Theberton

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2 Responses

  1. Rob Smith

    Really interesting to see these pictures of Theberton House. As an Islington Guide I’ve mentioned it many times, but never seen pictures before.

    • Candy Blackham

      Thank you. I have also tried to find contemporary photographs but not yet succeeded, and you can’t see the house from the public road

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