Knowle House, built by Edward Chapman 1791/2

A property to the north of Twickenham Green is listed on the 1818 Enclosure Award (entry no268) as owned by Edward & Joshua Chapman: House, Garden & Coach House, 0-1-31, Copyhold of Isleworth Syon. At that time Knowle Road, leading to the house, from The Green was named Chapman’s Road: the brothers also owned a tract of land on the west side of the road. The house is marked on Warren’s map of 1846 and listed as owned (or occupied) by “Messrs Chapman”. The house later took the name Knowle House as did the road, and stands there today.

Knowle House Rear

The Will of Edward Chapman II shows that he built this house in 1791/2 and that he moved into it, probably dying there in 1800. He appears to have acquired the land in about 1786 being, that year, rated for ‘Garden on the Common’. By 1789 this had become ‘Garden, Coach House & Stables on the Common’ and it is possible that he built the premises to house the ‘riding horses, chariots and tack’ described in his will of 1792.

Chronology

1792 House built by Edward Chapman 2nd (1738-1800)
1818 Edward (1768-1830) & Joshua (1768-1835) Chapman, house garden & coach house, copyhold (see also Fortescue House)
1846 Messrs Chapman (325 on Warren map)
House named Knowle House
1872 Samuel Charles Hemming
1881 John B Gapp, Boilermaker employing 50
1882 J N Goatly (1842-1923)
1900 J N Goatly in Knowle House
1913 J N Goatly. House used as furniture store
1915 Percy Chapman
2003 Charles Chapman
2009 Alan Juriansz