Surbiton, I know you are not so ready yet for us, but you gotta cope because here is the French Crew live and concrete!' (19th). 'Paraleipsis of the day: iI don't want to indulge in my sadistic self but “Mwahaha!”' ...

A summer celebration got too hot for two Surbiton houses, when sparks from garden candles caused a late night fire that destroyed a garage.

A smouldering cigarette almost destroyed a Surbiton house after a fire broke out in the garage and threatened to spread to the rest of the building.

Architect: R. Lano Pearce Published in The Building News, December 24th 1897.