English commons and forests : the story of the battle during the last thirty years for public rights over the commons and forests of England and Wales . ^ Companies—the London and South-Western and the London andBrighton—obtained leave to take their lines through theCommon, severing it into three distinct parts, and almostruining it as an open space; and later, chiefly in conse-quence of this severance, the Ro3^al Patriotic Society was WANDSWORTH , ,^ Stan/ordl9 Geoq^JEsiaJfJ Mile WANDSWORTH COMMON. 101 allowed to take 60 acres for the purpose of an Asylumand its grounds. What remains
English commons and forests : the story of the battle during the last thirty years for public rights over the commons and forests of England and Wales . ^ Companies—the London and South-Western and the London andBrighton—obtained leave to take their lines through theCommon, severing it into three distinct parts, and almostruining it as an open space; and later, chiefly in conse-quence of this severance, the Ro3^al Patriotic Society was WANDSWORTH , ,^ Stan/ordl9 Geoq^JEsiaJfJ Mile WANDSWORTH COMMON. 101 allowed to take 60 acres for the purpose of an Asylumand its grounds. What remains of the Common, in itstrisected and shorn condition, is still of considerablevalue to the residents in the neighbourhood. Whenthe Committee was formed to contest the views of LordSpencers lawyers about W^imbledon, the attention ofthe Commoners of Wandsworth was directed to theirlegal position. In 1870, a Committee for the protection of theCommon was formed, at the instance of Sir Henry Peek,who offered £1,000 if the inhabitants would collect£4,000 for a suit against the Lord of the Manor todetermine the rights of the Commoners. A great partof the money was collected, but when the Wimbledondispute was arranged, it was ascertained that LordSpencer was disposed to make a similar arrangementabout Wandsworth, and an agreement was soon cometo with him. Under the AVandsworth Common Act, 1871, theCommon was assigned to Conservators, elected by theRatepa
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