Historical information

Frederick J. Robinson, a manufacturer, was the owner and occupier of a nine-roomed brick house by at least 1934. At that date the N.A.V. for the property was £270 while in the following year the N.A.V. increased to £350 with a note of 'additions' being made, recorded in the Rate Books. By December 1936 Robinson's house was being described as having twelve rooms and an N.A.V. of £295. The works were undertaken for Robinson by the leadng architect, Harold Desbrowe Annear, and appear to have been a comprehensive remodelling of the Victorian house on the site, the outline of which was clearly depicted in the MMBW plan of 1903. 'Fairview' is of significance as a comprehensive remodelling of a Vietorian house undertaken in the 1930s by
the leading architect of the time, Harold Desbrowe Annear. The 1930s are integral to the significance of the whole. (Kew Conservation Study, 1988)

Physical description

Colour photographic positive of Cluny Convent (formerly 'Fairview') remodelled by the architect Harold Desbrowe Annear in the mid 1930s.