Thomas Gardnor

Thomas Gardnor (c. 1685–1775) was a City of London upholsterer who was a property owner in Hampstead, London, and the owner of Gardnor House, Hampstead. With his wife and his heirs he was responsible for the development of several streets in the town.

Early life Thomas Gardnor was born around 1685.

Hampstead

Thomas Gardnor was a successful upholsterer in the City of London who with his wife was an important property owner in Hampstead, London. In 1749, he bought the house now known as Gardnor House in Flask Walk (built c. 1736).

Gardnor was a trustee of the Hampstead mineral waters.

Death Gardnor died in 1775. He is buried at St John-at-Hampstead churchyard in a family grave. The tomb is grade II listed and is the only tomb in the cemetery to mention a smallpox death. His Will is available from the British National Archives.

Legacy Gardnor Road in Hampstead was built in the gardens of Gardnor House in 1871/72 or the 1880s after the death of the last Thomas Gardnor in 1863.