A house was built on the site by 1676. In April 1748 it was bought by Admiral Lord Anson from the Earl of Clarendon (who went on to purchase The Grove). In November 1751 Matthew Brettingham, senior, surveyed the...
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Feb 6th, 2011
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Lichfield House, 15 St James’s Square
Dec 28th, 2010
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Sulby Park Farm, Northamptonshire
In 1792 Rene Payne of Welford employed Sir John Soane to design a house on land in the Parish of Sulby. The house, built in the Palladian style in 1793-95, was of two storeys with basement and attics. In 1810,...
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Dec 9th, 2010
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Bentley Priory
Bentley Priory was originally built in 1766 and was significantly extended in 1788, by Sir John Soane, for John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn. As a result of his influence the Priory soon became a rendezvous...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Boconnoc House, Lostwithiel
Boconnoc can trace its history back to the Normans. The estate and house were taxed in the Domesday Roll A.D.1087. At one stage it belonged to the Pitt family and it was eventually bequeathed to the Fortescue...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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The Sir John Soane’s Museum
The architect Sir John Soane’s house, museum and library at No. 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields has been a public museum since the early 19th century. Soane demolished and rebuilt three houses in succession on the north...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Royal Hospital, Chelsea
The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, was laid by Charles II in 1682. The idea of a home for veteran soldiers was inspired by the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. 476 pensioners were admitted in 1689 and the...
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Nov 22nd, 2010
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Bank of England
I advised on appropriate colours for several of the areas of the The Bank of England that were designed by Sir Herbert Baker in the manner of the Bank's earlier architect...
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Oct 14th, 2010
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Outbuildings to designs by Sir John Soane
Investigating, on a chilly autumn morning, the original colour scheme at a series of outbuildings designed by Sir John...
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