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| 1910 |
| | | Whitton Park estate is bought for housing and the house is demolished. | |
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| 1913 |
| | | The Rugby Football Union acquires an additional 1.6 acres of land for Twickenham Rugby ground | |
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| 1919 |
| | | Thomas Young's replacement of Pope's Villa is bought by the Sisters of Mercy and becomes St Catherine's School. | |
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| 1924 |
| | | Following the death of Sir Ratan Tata in 1918, his widow sells York house and its contents to the Twickenham Urban District Council for use as council offices. | |
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| 1924 |
| | | The first omnibus service starts to Twickenham rugby ground, and the RFU buys 7 more acres of land. | |
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| 1925 |
| | | Strawberry Hill is sold to the Catholic Education Council and becomes known as St Mary's College, later St Mary's University College. | |
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| 1926 |
| | | Orleans House is demolished to allow for gravel extraction. The Octagon and stables are bought by the Hon Mrs Nellie Ionides and saved from demolition. | |
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| 1931 |
| | | A new West stand is completed at Twickenham rugby ground increasing spectator capacity to 74,000, and an additional 6 acres of land are purchased. | |
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| 1937 |
| | | Cambridge House in Twickenham is demolished. | |
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| 1940 |
| | | Radnor House is completely destroyed by a bomb, and the site later becomes open to the public as Radnor Gardens. | |
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