On This Day 8 August 1901 Alfred Heaver died. He was murdered in 1901 by a relative who nursed a grudge against him.(Tamworth Herald 17 August 1901 below)
Alfred Heaver (10 February 1841 - 8 August 1901) was an English carpenter turned builder and property developer, responsible for the construction of a number of housing estates amounting to thousands of homes in south London, including the Heaver Estate in Tooting/Balham and in the Historic Parish of Streatham.
Alfred Heaver is recorded living at "Streatham Elms"
Image of Huron Road and brochure courtesy Chris Horton
Alfred Heaver (10 February 1841 - 8 August 1901) was an English carpenter turned builder and property developer, responsible for the construction of a number of housing estates amounting to thousands of homes in south London, including the Heaver Estate in Tooting/Balham and in the Historic Parish of Streatham.
Alfred Heaver is recorded living at "Streatham Elms"
Image of Huron Road and brochure courtesy Chris Horton