Lakeside is built on ground that once was occupied by a single large house on Oatlands Drive, half way between Oatlands Village and Walton on Thames.It is not known when the house on our property was originally built, but in the late 1800’s it was called Harduemont and is clearly seen on the Ordnance Survey map of 1897. It is interesting to note that in that year Harduemont was the last house on the North side of Oatlands Drive prior to Walton Bridge. Our current neighbours Ridgemount, were shown as a gravel pit. more…