Morden Lodge

Morden Lodge in Morden Hall Park. Private residence rented from National Trust. The present Morden Lodge occupies the site of an earlier house, also called Morden Lodge. It was the home of financier and philanthropist Abraham Goldsmid. He was the son of a Dutch merchant who settled in England around 1763. Abraham Goldsmid and his brother Benjamin set up business as bill brokers. In 1810 Abraham Goldsmid was joint contractor with the Barings for a government loan, but owing to a depreciation of the scrip he was forced into bankruptcy and committed suicide in woods near the house
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