Little Grove

Little Grove, originally Danegrove, was a house and estate that once existed in East Barnet on high ground north of London and to the south of Cat Hill.

[1] The court rolls of the manor record that William Copwood of Totteridge disposed of some part of Danegrove, or what it then was composed of, to David Woodroffe, citizen and haberdasher of London (died 1563), who as sheriff oversaw the execution of two protestant martyrs in 1555 and was criticised for the cruelty of his methods.

It was stated to be "a moderate-sized mansion, in the Italian style, with charming terraces and gardens, overlooking a delightful and finely-timbered park, with a model farmery; the whole in perfect order, and extending over about 110 acres".

[10] After Stern's death in 1885, the house was occupied by his widow Margaret, who was buried with her husband at St Mary the Virgin church, East Barnet.

[12] From 1921 to 1924 the house was owned by the American actress Shirley Kellogg who was said to have spent £10,000 restoring it, a very large amount of money at that time.

[13] On 21 June 1927,[14] the house was sold again by auction, the advertising noting "pleasure grounds of nearly three acres" and "three exceptionally fine building sites".