Shortened to Halisbury Road after the first Earl, family name as above, who defended Arthur Orton, the ‘claimant’ to the the Tichborne baronetcy, in Hampshire. I suppose it must have been worth a fortune in those days, because it was, allegedly a sensational case at the time, so perhaps it’s as well that my Client is a solicitor! The house was built in about1905, or thereabouts and has stood the test of time reasonably well. There are some future repairs, but nothing too drastic. It’s a bit ‘short’ on bedrooms, but the living accommodation is good and there is a pleasant rear garden, where my Client can ponder what happened to Roger Charles Tichborne who disappeared on a trip to Valpariso in 1854. What was he doing, going to Valpariso in the first place? Eleven years later a man purporting to be him left Wagga Wagga in Australia where he had been living under the name of Tom Castro – how did he get there and what was he doing there? He arrived back in the UK in 1866 convincing many people that he was the ‘heir’ including the real heir’s mother, but was finally found out and received 14 years hard labour, probably back in Wagga Wagga,. So the good Earl didn’t get him off, but for compensation had the road named after him!!!   more »