large detached villa cap martin department france designed built french fashion designer early 1930s owned sold hungarian publisher british prime minister winston_churchill spent roughly year wife wrote edited history english speaking peoples occupied principal rooms significant art collection recreated dallas museum art lifetime direction wing opened situated village house enjoys views french border italy refers legend mary near journey jerusalem following jesus bought acre plot built million french february plot hunting grounds ruling family contained wild olive orange villa built year later final cost villa million large sum time clear lover hugh 2nd duke westminster financed building built architect robert sought build ideal mediterranean villa design house modelled 12th century convent department spent childhood stone staircase leads main entrance hall courtyard design windows repeated house tribute ordered curved tiles roof furnished house sparsely shades white bathroom servants entrance train paris month inspect progress building unable trip local sent paris meet colour scheme house included piano assisted design interior president interior design firm central villa size smaller built guests main house consists seven living rooms dining room staff quarters previously restored local villa friend count jean contains wings face shaded courtyard rooms containing large rooms filled 16th century english oak furniture given duke westminster english oak floors large reception rooms lit wrought iron spain poet stayed long periods 1930s poet paul lover collapsed died playing tennis guests included american vogue magazine garden described containing orange trees great slopes masses purple iris huge clusters climbing roses olive trees garden designer cameron said flora previously regarded poor plants architect robert member french resistance german occupation france second world war hid transmitted covert messages jewish refugees able gardens staging post escape france italian border german occupation france visits lover german spy baron von design influenced fashion designs collections pink grey house landscape released inspired les collection created sold hungarian publisher bought proceeds foreign language rights british prime minister winston_churchill book second world war churchill subsequently guest wife russell staying weeks time churchill found atmosphere secretary describing years younger house churchill nicknamed guests hosted churchill included somerset edward churchill wife found stayed churchill visits house churchill spend total weeks half years visit spending roughly year house house churchill wrote edited history english speaking peoples churchill occupy entire floor stayed private secretary anthony brown office churchill suite churchill visits curtailed declined host apparent churchill mental health factors decision notable high society guests hosted included prince princess grace duke windsor actors clark art collection dallas museum art created important collection post art artists paul paul vincent van represented collection seventy paintings addition paintings collection included pieces chinese export silver objects medieval arabic spanish following death dallas museum art united_states approached knowing possibility art collection given museum exchange donation insisted museum recreate principal rooms display collection arranged collection art displayed museum collection reconstruction rooms villa central courtyard reconstructed museum villa dining room library salon bedroom hall situated purpose built square foot wing designed architect edward barnes present status continued occupy house death shut death remained years later house described requiring needing new heating electrical system modern kitchen repairs required stone steps road leading house following death sale sale items house benefit foundation withdrawn sale pending litigation legal problems resolved knight frank sale million french ambassador said sale france heritage adding find way family acquired house plans restore original spirit works collection


court court mansion house estate west bristol england estate lies mainly north somerset owned city bristol mansion stables grade listed building structures estate listed court site manor house 11th century developed series owners 16th 20th centuries owned family generation changing house designs landscaping early 19th century military hospital world war venue royal second world war army transit camp family died house fell disrepair purchase bristol city_council estate developed original deer park grade listed register historic parks gardens special historic interest england venue variety leisure activities including defunct court festival bristol international festival bristol international balloon home charity forest trust early history court dates 11th century believed fortified manor stood site given bishop william book referred wealthy estate owned bishop manor house great hall entered property passed successive owners end 14th century considerably expanded thomas lions nobleman originally france obtained permit park manor house owned choke family time sold sir knight chamberlain henry vii henry_viii gave estate sir thomas years later sir thomas sold john family owned property years bought land owned dissolution monasteries bath abbey land extend deer park bringing conflict residents complained common land thomas florence thomas member family major alterations additions original manor house member parliament successful lawyer age eighteen married florence daughter john 1st george thomas added new southern style jones described following terms length feet consists rooms western fine apartment ninety feet long feet wide contains family portraits house ancient court leading park westward called castle court having retaining old gateway similar adopted second court contains offices entrance low doorway turrets contains bell clock stables corresponding offices court ancient date contributes picturesque building major additions building sir john hugh inherited estate added new library north west house sir john asked famous landscape designer advice east house drafted plan sir john death halted work house landscape designs implemented sir john successor sir hugh book gave detailed description old newer parts house library additions included drawing eastern house saw sir john reported court resident sir john responsible house interviewed researching book gave house showing additions said sir john sir john bachelor said lady emily devoted horses kept extensive stud importance major builder court verified john evans wrote book bristol surrounding area said seat sir john late enlarged stables nearly extensive house park enclosed wall feet high lowest handsome added built gothic design sir john died little building work sir inherited property sir lady emily sir inherited property remained bachelor years old time undertook extensive renovations kept impressive garden described detail magazines newspapers commissioned known architect benjamin additions described follows western wing rearranged principal parts works concentrated central portion buildings raised considerably great measure rebuilt octagonal towers rise height covered passage running south courtyard opens court bays extensive alterations shortly married emily widow george edwards employed notable bath architect major charles edward davis transform house work took months complete detailed description alterations given bristol mercury converted stables south east wing living areas included huge museum natural history collection built grand hall richly carved oak panels west wing built massive carved oak staircase twist introduced perpendicular windows built winter garden clock court winter garden bar following description elaborate room fountain given newspaper article follows leads arched entrances charming winter gardens private mansion western counties formed open clock tower court supplied iron roof round formed curved flower borders edged rock work covered moss filled water plants grasses margins ornamental sheet water form surface jets water thrown huge basin shell largest kind seen constructed form streams descending second basin shell sheet water roof hang clusters laps interspersed filled surface water rise 1880s acres formal gardens laid including terrace garden lawn wilderness garden basin fountain rose garden avenues planted specimen trees lady emily held interview outlined details alterations sir gave details interesting secret rooms passages medieval building western referred fox hole sir died lady emily died residents house gilbert lived thirty years gilbert died house left daughter francis husband tried sell house immediately help pay death duties family succeed thirteen years later time house started decay sold time bristol city_council owns today archives archives court estate including estate management estate office papers personal papers family held bristol record office online catalogue bristol record office holds photos papers redevelopment court mansion stables online catalogue online catalogue records relating court estate held wiltshire history centre university bristol special collections architecture successive architecture court complex seldom core house 15th century manor later wings turn altered substantially plan house evolved irregular little majority house built 17th century time classical architecture alteration created overall gothic appearance early 19th century house given feet long facade attempt provide classical architecture remain faithful single style centre facade altered tudor gatehouse probably built 16th century portal 14th century manor house order create long facade existing stables right gatehouse converted domestic use given seven bays gothic windows left gatehouse flanking south west wing different style designed wing attributed jones supporting evidence similar somerset based solely alternating pointed windows ignoring irregularities jones unlikely long facade wings contrasting architectural styles uniting common feature story oval windows left hand wings topped repeated gothic right hand wing attempt classical unity broken use instead right hand overall length contrasting styles high gatehouse lack symmetry facade collegiate domestic appearance focal point facade gatehouse multi turrets corners gatehouse given gothic included raising height adding fan ceiling passage leading great base court architectural feature suggest small inner courtyard winter garden north wing included work given headed windows delicate hill gothic style popular turn 19th century forerunner medieval ecclesiastical gothic style architecture 19th century employed court alterations seemingly wings purely ornamental date 19th century house recent history world war estate military hospital second world war war office turn transit camp raf army command estate venue royal exhibition buildings despite temporary nature innovative piece modernist architecture remembered pavilion designed architect house bristol furniture manufacturer 20th century court venue north somerset held resident court dame died house derelict taken city restoration ongoing process extensive investment council heritage lottery fund grants presently quarter building occupied usable available facilities house rented business conferences parties weddings fire damaged northern wing contained fire rescue service rest building risk mansion house stables designated historic england grade listed building house listed heritage risk register described slow decay lower lodge court attached gates built henry wood grade listed buildings garden perimeter walls listed location surroundings house stands large estate spanning boundary bristol north somerset approximately kilometres city centre western river close suspension bridge suburb woods woods national nature reserve east court north west open countryside estate previously larger today included areas suburbs bristol including gate park located land park donated family city_council estate covers acres woods open grassland laid includes pitch golf courses disc golf course course horse riding mountain bike trails bristol weekly event free timed run organised volunteers held court deer park started 14th century extended 16th 17th centuries areas estate deer park contains great variety wildlife site area hectares notified site special scientific interest presence rare woodland beetles including hectares court meadow managed nature reserve wildlife trust contains wide range flowering plants including wild yellow field unusual parasitic plants found common feeds yellow feeds partly grass western edge estate woodland area range plant species including narrow grows small numbers beech year old oak tree called oak selected tree council great british trees crack appeared trunk oak support beams fitted support tree supports partly successful section tree collapsed remaining tree reduce weight surviving section


mansion mansion timber framed black white mansion house eastern end hospital street england grade listed building dates survived great fire built richard wealthy merchant wife remained family 20th century rescued shipped usa wife began restoration work dwelling mansion school restaurant shop hay store building upper storey upper storeys feature decorative panels exterior carvings principal rooms oak date architectural historian considered mansion best timber framed buildings describing outstanding piece decorated half timber architecture history mansion built richard wife thomas panel window right main entrance bears inscription thomas noble remaining work signed thomas queen aid house high street known inscription elizabeth aid town rebuilding great fire land mansion built granted john john son john richard william john late 16th century family known variously church prominent richard wealthy local merchant death owned house leads considerable land holdings locally wife margaret daughter roger wright came significant family survived husband living standing edge old town recently completed mansion survived fire destroyed east river buildings known survived hall hospital street parish church richard house street second son church house mentioned principal houses town account william describes mansion fair timber house church gentleman singular integrity church survived son grandson mansion passed branch family descended richard eldest son william family inhabited house rate book records church resident gives rates shillings church family member live mansion died remained family possession 20th century succession tenants early 19th century mansion later attorney law hay store local housed ladies boarding day school rhodes mansion later fell disrepair saved ship usa local resident wife purchased building began restoration work listed grade april 20th century restaurant shop mansion featured haunted murders architecture mansion house wing left hand plan resembles nearby hall roof prominent brick chimney storeys attic second floors floor beneath form typical feature timber framed town houses date protruding floor concealed plaster built shaped fashion described upper storeys ornamental panels featuring different decorative motifs including diagonal carvings including human faces animals include lion devil supposed protection fire carvings richard located main entrance bear marks roman arabic unusually long highly decorated style typical timber framed buildings period windows predominantly lights including stained glass panels window porch possibly original date 18th century 20th century replacements windows inscriptions beneath inscription gives date construction quoted previously states god branch thereof shall endure interior features house laid large central hall connecting mansion end pieces dining major rooms ground floor withdrawing room right hall kitchen left small entrance porch main hospital street entrance floor main rooms upper hall open roof private upper rooms contained beds small chapel attic divided rooms provided servants accommodation entrance porch ceiling decoration 18th century oak door hall spiral staircase storeys contains original bearing initials crest inscription blessed art thou thou floor hall features coffin drop hole floor allowing lowering large items difficult manipulate narrow spiral staircase traditionally coffin drop facilitate movement large pieces furniture rooms large open brick fireplace kitchen discovered renovation work principal rooms ground floors feature oak upper rear rooms room features fine carved woven love knot central heart ground floor room right hall contains good example carved rooms panels decorated intersecting grounds mansion constructed edge 16th century presumably surrounded farmland building originally traces moat remained late 19th century transfer deed mentions plot gardens richard describes property having gardens stable orchard mentioned rate book rear garden featured sunken pond house small formal garden facing hospital street walled garden rear fruit trees oak


house house grade listed 17th century mansion london borough built future lord mayor london sir wright originally home lords manor writer samuel visited house twice property changed hands times years time home foreign commonwealth office sports association large sections grounds sold developed suburban housing following long period decline house purchased 1980s group local residents restored conversion offices focal point festival grounds host main gala day house new owners restricted access open year public open house london planning permission granted conversion house form large residential property history construction manor named robert 14th century owner manor recorded john later took ownership relative subsequently killed battle field fighting richard iii victor battle henry vii subsequently granted widow life interest manor gave possession sir thomas later passed sir john passed earl devon henry house built sir wright lord mayor london brick structure dates wright purchased grounds john undertaken extensive work existing 13th century structure grounds probably timber framed filled alterations said detrimental condition house grounds accused driving away birds pulling healthy fruit bearing trees orchard house moat filled believing water point defensive brick wall built house house built shape central section flanked projecting wings built english bond brick windows framed stone exterior rain water heads year construction completed initials sir wright west house large lawn stretches known lake main routes leading house residential streets road lane grove avenue inside main staircase oak marble foot long foot wide great chamber known ball room long gallery originally floor covered new worn time room foot high ceiling arranged panels room wooden screen sir james john painted resemble stone screen sits bust charles flanked lions dining room believed original house sir impressed incorporated new building subsequent ownership wright son law sir james took ownership sir commissioner trial charles fled france restoration monarchy wife lady sold house sir robert samuel visited house noted features particularly charles lord essex lord described house pleasant place visited house twice collect money behalf charles_ii sir robert known occasion sir robert showed body black boy worked house died tuberculosis body dried oven kept open coffin displayed visitors sir robert later lord mayor london house near servants quarters believed body stored found trace wrote visit sir robert died passed nephew thomas son robert sold benjamin behalf sister law son benjamin son sold house reverend thomas clarke time rector clarke son thomas clarke succeeded father ownership house later found drowned river ran estate river inches deep cover face cause drowning held refused return suicide verdict believed ruling clarke family edward wrote house described interesting house county middlesex gardens trim laid old fashioned style long avenue house south avenue developed residential road grove killed dutch disease 1960s albert main tenant house 1890s england championships held grounds later high sheriff middlesex estate significantly smaller following disposal acres estate development auction july warren road drive court road road ivy house road avenue road originally named park road constructed land bordering river designated public open land john bought house avoid demolished eventually sold foreign commonwealth office sports association condition remain tenant floor military second world war battery operated grounds foreign office retained house sold london postal region sports club club staged cricket matches local teams restoration local residents keith chamberlain paul simon formed house ltd non profit company purchase house following long period deterioration restored key features constructed new office buildings grounds help finance restoration works year lease negotiated bristol company house opened public days year prince philip duke edinburgh officially opened newly refurbished house house ltd went win country house award best conversion listed country house scenes film great expectations television adaptation filmed house new ownership bristol lease expired sold new owners wished reduce public access day year open house london new proposal accepted london borough june new owner properties received planning permission council convert house single large residence including suite party pavilion stable properties placed restrictions staging festival year leading festival organising committee relocating planned gala day evening events nearby school festival previously grounds house focal point events properties placed house sale february million


house house known high grove house high grove grade listed mansion suburban area london borough originally built reverend john house rebuilt sir hugh campbell following catastrophic fire hall house main houses eventually residential homeless families run local council 1960s area estate sold local council owner eleanor park house granted grade listed status account special architectural character house subsequently closed council sold estates planning permission granted new owners january conversion building luxury housing block units expanded years february history house site present house originally owned lived family 13th century reverend john bought land owned martha elizabeth kelly house built robert turner bought house lived son sold canon wells cathedral william john leased house early 19th century purchasing outright family death successor vote house_of_commons james mitchell moved house living death widow subsequently sold auction house bought lieutenant general joseph fuller days death daughter married sir hugh campbell october ownership based fuller daughter new lady campbell house destroyed fire volunteer fire brigade assistance pump provided hall unable save building second house ruins house cleared following fire sir hugh contracted edward prior design new house completed prior followed queen anne early georgian architecture styles design based shape southern extension house domestic services built red brick storeys attic window arches brick ground floor facing gardens sets windows bays included prior design drawings house shown exhibition royal academy children house eventually passed family grandchildren sir hugh marriage brother sister hugh eleanor shared house friends churchill mother future british prime minister winston_churchill stayed house honeymoon early 1900s eleanor sold acres grounds house local council establish new playground park named park acres ideal homes residential development second world war available military british american personnel raf stayed bought urban district council following eleanor death council gave middlesex county council house home elderly ownership passed newly established london borough residential homeless families house received grade listed status november special architectural character slightly damaged fire attic according english_heritage grade listing denotes buildings special interest effort preserve restoration house closed london borough chose replace temporary accommodation affordable permanent housing light directive government local authorities reduce number families temporary housing half buildings forward sold redevelopment proceeds invested construction new housing permission granted restoration house conversion unit luxury housing block january conversion work new owners estates involved demolition annex building way sheltered housing block time total land including house included sale hectares acres february planning permission work extended years june arson attack damaged sections ground floor floor people arrested following day released bail relation attack construction houses house development halted july found built metres positions set planning permission following review council agreed allow developers continue work despite close proximity existing houses bordering site


housing scotland housing scotland includes forms built scotland earliest period human occupation present day oldest house scotland dates era era settled farming led construction stone houses evidence period large timber halls bronze age cellular round houses built artificial islands enclosed large settlements iron age cellular houses begin replaced northern isles simple atlantic substantial circular buildings construction largest constructions date era circular middle ages timber construction cottages common building material stone twelfth century contained houses significant inhabitants little survived urban housing poor early modern era population housed small isolated dwellings farming based lowland highland population expanded settlements sub divided create new temporary permanent settlements standard layout house dwelling long house humans livestock sharing common roof cottages highlands tended distinct rooms clad plaster paint windows towns traditional half houses occurred larger stone slate town houses merchants urban gentry eighteenth century new farm buildings replaced regional diversity replaced building forms industrial revolution transformed scale scottish towns plans lay new towns edinburgh glasgow smaller glasgow growing workforce lived sub urban like new towns aimed improving society foundation designed communities important scottish thinking mid eighteenth century world war government responded urban massive programme council house building sites semi detached homes cottages 1930s schemes tended built survey found half scotland houses inadequate extensive private building sub urban belts particularly edinburgh mid twentieth century public architecture impulse produce comprehensive welfare state influence post war desire urban regeneration gained momentum focus tower block solution adopted scotland building new towns like initially praised receiving heavy criticism century creation scottish homes increased stock private housing reducing role state sector direction planning local authorities 1980s saw growth speculative house building developers introducing english brick half vernacular styles scotland sales council houses popular scotland increasing attempts preserve survives scotland architectural heritage programmes urban regeneration resulting return resident populations major urban centres million households cent owner occupied number single occupied household increased largely accounting increase number households scottish government took distinct perspective making accommodation right voluntarily homeless stone age oldest house evidence scotland oval structure wooden posts found south near forth dating period bce earliest stone structures probably found dated bce development agriculture groups settlers began building stone houses scottish soil era years ago villages years later sites particularly common preserved northern western isles lack trees led structures built local stone stone building oldest surviving houses north west europe making use locally gathered rubble dry stone construction probably occupied years bce mainland dates era occupied bce europe complete village era evidence timber halls probably unique scotland massive buildings oak subsequently burnt debate role buildings seen variously regular farming families related series monumental constructions hall feet long feet wide roof feet high making large accommodate people bronze age bronze working developed bce decline building large new structures reduction total area cultivation suggests fall population early middle bronze age evidence cellular round houses stone oval houses thick stone walls partly subterranean earliest period technique provided structural stability evidence occupation partially entirely built artificial islands usually lakes rivers waters constructed layers rubble edges vertical piles surfaced logs oak europe hill forts introduced period including occupation hill near scottish borders bce accommodated houses fortified law east acre enclosure places west summit stone wall rubble core iron age early iron age seventh century bce cellular houses begin replaced northern isles simple atlantic substantial circular buildings construction important examples bce complex atlantic began built howe largest constructions date era circular towers probably dating bce ruins survive metres ground level extant examples towers walls exceed feet height sites scotland despite extensive research purpose nature societies created matter debate archaeologists 1960s distinguished smaller structures similar construction usually called heaviest evidence occupation era continue middle ages period saw beginnings characteristic outer wall circle stone piers bearing resemblance wheel flourish era roman occupation evidence iron age scotland located clyde forth line majority circular single enclosure appear largely abandoned roman period departure middle ages rural houses rural houses survived medieval era scotland england construction employing pairs curved support roof unlike england usually hidden view major belonged local known master wood master reused responsibility walls usually belonged tenants extensive use turf fill walls stone base long lasting rebuilt years regions including south west solid clay walls combinations clay turf stray rendered clay lime lack long span structural timber common building material stone employed dry stone construction different regions heather straw central houses simplest centre floor smoke exiting hole roof form tended longer highlands developed forms single evidence lowland houses smoke extraction twelfth century towns granted certain legal privileges crown developed particularly east_coast typically surrounded castle usually market place widened high street junction marked cross houses nobles significant inhabitants built relatively elaborate style end period slate roofs tiles little survived houses urban poor probably largely located away main street perth evidence nearly buildings dating twelfth fourteenth centuries walls early modern rural settlement early modern population highlands housed small isolated dwellings farming based lowland highland settlements handful families jointly farmed area suitable teams population expanded settlements sub divided create new marginal land settled clusters occupied summer pasture grazing permanent settlements standard layout house scotland agricultural improvement dwelling long house humans livestock sharing common roof separated partition wall leading barn contemporaries noted cottages highlands islands tended single rooms windows floors shared large family contrast lowland cottages distinct rooms chambers clad plaster paint windows urban settlement sixteenth century cent population lived characteristic scottish long main streets tall buildings leading survive today houses scottish towns forms derived major urban centres low countries realised traditional scottish techniques materials timber framed houses common urban centres europe shortage large abundance stone scotland houses timber fronts common despite logistical problems houses enjoyed resurgence late sixteenth century particularly edinburgh large numbers board boarded construction increasingly half houses occurred larger stone slate town houses merchants urban gentry late seventeenth century taken flemish dutch appearance narrow stories crow stepped built stone ground floor arcades wooden houses survived stone houses period seen edinburgh lady house house story land early example tendency build upward increasingly crowded towns producing horizontally divided improvement industrial revolution agricultural improvement eighteenth century conscious attempt improve agriculture gentry nobility society founded including members began displace system free pasture new farm buildings based designs patterns books replaced regional diversity replaced building forms smaller farms retained linear outline dwelling house barn row larger farms sided layout common separating dwelling house servants quarters hundreds thousands tenant farmers central southern scotland forcibly moved farms small holdings families occupied hundreds years small settlements dismantled remained poor families living small rented farms indefinite tenure raise crops animals fishing spinning military service important sources revenue lived double thickness walls feet high local stone packed rubble earth inside usually warmed fire slab floor smoke gave forced new purpose built villages built landowners john grant new industrial centres glasgow edinburgh northern england canada united_states urban growth industrial revolution transformed scale scottish towns edinburgh reputation major centre enlightenment resulted city nicknamed athens north second half eighteenth century new town inspired buildings laid according plan drawn james plan building forms architectural detailing copied smaller towns scotland rendered locally materials glasgow second city empire growing population middle class new towns laid plans similar edinburgh south west old town increasing wealth planned architecture aristocracy middle classes growth urban glasgow growing workforce left mercy market forces sub urban thrown particularly east city like south lack general poverty contributed disease crime low life urban centres increasing use locally mined stone edinburgh extensive use yellow sandstone commercial centre glasgow built distinctive red sandstone major fire largely wooden city fathers decreed major buildings locally abundant granite beginning new phase large scale mining leading granite city centre major industry nineteenth century supplied scotland england faced stone pavement pillars new towns concept new town aimed improving society foundation designed communities important scottish thinking mid eighteenth twentieth century addition new towns edinburgh glasgow included complete rebuilding john campbell 5th duke john adam robert near glasgow laid plan robert owen new designed self contained community combining industry ordered improved living conditions important milestone historical development urban planning scotland produced major figures urban planning patrick developed concept discarded idea sweeping remove existing housing plan favour conservative surgery retaining best buildings area removing worst practice purchasing improving james court new developments garden edinburgh twentieth century council housing clearance twentieth century distinctive scottish use stone architecture declined replaced cheaper alternatives portland cement concrete mass production brick stone retained material housing stock edinburgh undergo world war government increasingly aware scotland housing problems particularly glasgow rent strike royal commission reported mining areas badly constructed damp labourers cottages farms unfit human occupation counties islands groups houses older masses great cities result massive programme council house building cent housing stock private hands public sector housing peak cent compared cent england wales early council houses built sites away pollution city constructed semi detached homes cottages north west glasgow built piece library social centre seven shopping scottish special housing association established develop housing economic growth schemes depended local initiatives 1930s schemes tended built like glasgow thousand houses built storey building schemes designed displaced urban clearance thousands demolished poor land near railways soon notorious survey found half scotland houses inadequate residents tended prefer low rise solutions extensive private building sub urban belts particularly edinburgh laid squares helped fortunes builders including miller homes ford post war planning mid twentieth century public architecture impulse produce comprehensive welfare state influence main thrust post war planning clearance rebuilding process began populations districts buildings demolished rebuilding began result district george street canal street low flats built render reused rubble storey tower end post war desire urban regeneration gained momentum focus tower block championed glasgow david gibson city housing committee projects like red road flats originally offered hope new beginning escape nineteenth century city lacked sufficient infrastructure soon deteriorated extensive use fire leading long term health problems builders residents robert matthew responsible glasgow solution adopted scotland building new towns like designed excess population cities new low dense pattern community design cottages low flats praised architecture built centre layout town general receiving heavy criticism century modernist architecture described resident fantasy unhappy child tendency comprehensive scottish urban planning derided critics planning architect arrogance introduction housing scotland act merged scottish housing association form scottish homes duty provide housing stock retain possession reducing role state sector overall direction planning local authorities private building urban renewal drive use housing transform society subsided 1970s 1980s saw growth speculative house building developers introduced english brick half vernacular styles scotland largely unknown period small built minimum standards little regard energy environmental issues sales council houses popular scotland mid-1990s unlike england local authorities use capital receipts development including building new houses scottish assembly scottish homes abolished replaced communities scotland responsibility provide affordable housing environmental improvement turn replaced scottish housing includes scottish local authority increasing attempts preserve survives scotland architectural heritage including great buildings monuments influenced houses towns edinburgh glasgow attempts preserving surviving glasgow renovated restored original pink sandstone black fronts created pollution brought modern standards accommodation urban regeneration attempted areas post industrial decline merchant city glasgow returned housing 1980s warehouse conversions recently waterfront edinburgh resulting return resident populations major urban centres modern households estimated million households scotland approximately million cent owner occupied homes cent homes rented local authorities cent privately rented homes cent homes rented housing associations total number increased cent previous years rate increase having slowed substantially start economic rate growth households affected falls new housing supply includes new builds conversions fell year units units number households increased local authority west area greatest increase percentage terms additional households cent edinburgh city saw largest absolute increase households cent overall cent dwellings vacant cent second homes largest proportions rural areas average household size decreased people living smaller households number households containing adult increased cent number adult households increased cent number households containing adult fell cent number households containing adults children fell cent number households containing adults increased cent changes household composition contributed cent increase number households scotland higher increase population time cent establishment separate scottish parliament government response scotland distinctive rest described rights based approach housing scotland act required local authorities house homeless people claims priority need investigated applicants found priority need councils required provide accommodation reasonable period scotland act went distinction priority non priority need people unintentionally homeless entitled permanent home partly result changing definitions number applications assistance assessed priority need increased number households temporary accommodation increased local authorities expressed concerns unable meet expanding demand existing permanent accommodation number people seeking help fell cent number people homeless threatened fell tenth number people temporary accommodation cent lower peak period early temporary excess households children temporary accommodation decrease households cent previous year households contained total children decrease children cent


house house formally house north hall story tudor style dormitory campus college town new_york built accommodate increasing demand residential space designed art professor lewis architectural firm early reviews looked dubbing crime host issues plagued leading million renovation students gender class year live purported haunted different ghosts existence history college town new_york completed house fourth college residential enrollment limited students college saw need expand number available approved creation new totaling construction paid college funds versus donor funds paid strong houses dormitory known north hall opening college donor stepped forward help fund dormitory construction president henry noble renamed building house served president election office february departure college spring dispute school founder namesake matthew instrumental providing vision college school open meaning chance oversee student body hosted spectrum problems highlighted magazine including elevator simply stop second floor reach level bathroom residents floor tower area complete stalls heights sit use facilities tightly wrapped story elevator shaft longer comes close meeting fire safety codes college developed master plan improve campus residences elected undergo renovation new haven connecticut based newman partners selected month project completed october cost million architecture features lewis architectural firm served art professor firm responsible design house built north end residential northwest house northeast house later projects saw erection house west students building east building including hall main facade facing inward dormitory constructed brick stone consists story shaped main body story tower built ostensibly help campus water pressure construction house wrapped historian elizabeth daniels notes design generally tudor spirit contrasts rest style wooden structural support elements minimal house dormitory instead relying steel concrete instead stone decorative exterior elements including trim faces common time construction utilized external features include pitched copper roof low slope limestone surrounded entrances light red brick according architectural writers karen van lisa reilly tower presence created monumental impression neighbor speculate earned nickname crime opening house featured dining rooms student rooms arranged lengthy center structure tower floors accessible ground level primary entrance hall exterior fire escape led tower replaced interior renovation capacity residents students grade live house single rooms room doubles room triples room doubles college guide compiled staff yale daily_news identified popular college house allegedly site numerous apartment east arm purported haunted panama suit clad gentleman ghost claims baby ghost disused building history cited daniels elizabeth college charleston publishing isbn daniels elizabeth main informal history college buildings college isbn murray sam emily rachel college pittsburgh college isbn white architects june college historic preservation design manual society college university planning retrieved october rule coast coast ghosts true stories america kansas_city publishing isbn van karen reilly lisa campus guide college new_york_city princeton architectural press isbn yale daily_news staff insider guide colleges new_york_city martin griffin isbn


castle castle 16th century tower house parish northeast scotland situated slight rise miles southwest looks bay originally owned family purchased main family seat staunch resulted castle coming attack george 3rd lord murdered body hidden inside castle set fire castle came siege rebellion start 19th century following death 8th lord property inherited family leased tenant structure deteriorated following century neglect continued basic external renovation work undertaken making structure wind water tight remained castle abandoned left condition building declined derelict state marketed sale april death count robin owned years end year purchased model said intended restore modern day reports suggest spirit 3rd lord white dog castle classified category listed building early history castle exact construction date unknown time early mid 16th century reign james james inch word originally owned family purchased walter main family seat james linked contracts witnessing late 16th century undertook extension work including addition courtyard buildings distinctive circular tower incorporated hall storey act recording lands favour george ratified king charles late june george son walter ardent royalist supporter king castle left ruins attacked forces led general robert family properties town house devastated george appointed peer lord george 3rd lord inherited property father 2nd lord died september murdered castle destroyed fire body concealed inside restoration work undertaken castle came attack troops led duke cumberland course rebellion restoration work carried later century william 8th lord died june estate inherited sister jean named jane married george son sir robert succeeded sir robert appointed member parliament constituency years later claimed financial difficulties prevented seeking election asked george allow dormant extinct 8th lord died continue declaring mother granting title lord request denied main residence house castle sufficient state repair leased tenants ross refer castle ownership sir writing architectural book published ground floor plan given book shows parts building castle abandoned beginning 20th century soon dilapidated later history castle purchased count robin renovation work possibly undertaken architect oliver hill drawings fully implemented visiting property author historian reported work begun structure described shell house structural restoration work undertaken castle slightly repaired sufficient wind watertight abandoned deterioration occurred lived internally basic work undertaken local residents believed time interior period ceremony held site plaque commemorating completion external work historic scotland designated castle category listed building february poor condition property highlighted report expressing concern scottish civic trust council officials described showing signs lack maintenance february windows broken decline noted october castle said deterioration noted castle visited december died june son leaving property teenage grandson title baron castle ruins sale april purchased november model owner scotland seen castle bought said planned restore fashion shoots film location residence suggestions use holiday destination friends hotel architecture starting basic shaped tower built dressed rubble castle extended southerly direction addition circular tower alterations late 16th century staircase inside new tower structures added south north sides courtyard stage development replacement entrances installed original floor doorway closed access west gained narrow round headed entrance wider main doorway incorporated south elevation architectural features incorporated castle included towers turrets set second storey level large elongated provided light floor hall shot holes southwest tower wing added late 18th century differed earlier parts structure larger regular appearance completed structure wind water tight added extra windows installed fresh abandoned weather elements exacerbated vandalism led structural deterioration castle condition unfit haunting century newspaper stories report ghost murdered george 3rd lord castle visited 1970s large white dog speculated bounded castle approached local builder unable explain dog confined castle seven days later sent copy magazine vogue stated castle haunted lady shape white dog


house house built private home barbed wire entrepreneur located street illinois united_states county victorian style home designed george underwent house originally acres included large stable complex known green lived passed estate son perry perry inherited home interior exterior drastically altering home appearance house incorporates elements architectural styles site contains buildings addition main house foot tall water tower dominates west property foot tall miniature stick style house located nearer main house carriage house houses visitor center museum house hold wife collection home donated city converted museum house listed national_register_of_historic_places history construction original mansion began april george chicago architect designed mansion barbed wire entrepreneur time designed structures november family occupied home newspaper accounts day cost original house number elements common victorian designed homes combined styles roof remains home striking features addition home incorporates gothic columns pitched cast iron roof design lived home large dinner parties popular 19th century commonplace house hosted prominent visitors residence roosevelt house dining room candidate vice president united_states dining room hosted senators state governors notable guests dinner parties house followed customs typical 19th century dinner guests dressed party followed proper expected know use properly work mansion took place 19th century drew close changes commissioned meant reflect popular architectural styles including georgian colonial revival building original gothic features replaced classical elements home exterior changes observed addition inside home dining room enlarged addition bay mansion north facade perry inherited house wife née altered mansion biggest changes addition terrace home south face wing relocation north mansion visible today world war perry died altered home save fuel oil upper floors house closed period library functioned guest room bathroom added library west wall bathroom removed house opened museum library plaster architectural details restored based photograph home donated city converted museum architecture exterior story brick house includes elevated basement roof pitched projecting plain chimneys iron original material slate version house featured ornamentation work original windows double hung modest size occurring singly pairs showing variety designs original east facade appeared different present completely altered perry original featured story stone porch supported granite columns square projecting porch bay connected ground stone stairs southeast corner house story projecting tower set angle rest facade renovations superficial especially compared alterations son original design decade later replaced classical projecting window altered style similar new tower windows floor replaced larger window projecting bay east removed flush rest house windows replaced heavy double door opened roof built entire house time built south home perry undertook major renovations added changed rooms home exterior moved south facade present position north facade south home large brick terrace added moved southwest house rear west length tower home southwest corner entirely removed renovation interior general layout home interior remained basically rooms floor accessed large central hallway ends elegant changes alter interior appearance converted library library converted dining room extension added home northwest corner large kitchen added second floor room kitchen servant quarters entering house guests perry greeted formally welcomed members family perry inherited house entry began known library prominent library features carved italian marble mantle large mirror hung library cast neo italian renaissance style constructed fine presently filling shelves house large collection books family near library window adorned original 1890s french statue statue donated house association bequeathed museum dining room underwent extensive rise national prominence barbed wire partnership joseph room enlarged addition semi circular bay addition room reflect georgian revival alterations occurring home exterior elements georgian revival architecture incorporated dining room include windows doors classical details dining room furniture custom company chicago piece dated brass plate main dining room table chairs cast early georgian style table extra leaves extend length room dining room smaller table situated bay addition family house living room exist perry original living room space laid rooms pocket doors joining living room wall sitting room removed created large open space vaulted ceiling added perry living room designed function newly added south terrace large living entertaining space terrace accessed french doors living room living room designed reflect english country houses stuart period room designed roy interior designer marshall field company chicago cousin living room features ceiling constructed plaster designed geometric theme large stone fireplace carved chicago designed late 19th century early 20th century arts crafts style causing stand stark contrast living room room originally furnished mission style furniture complement oak museum shortly death donated house park district use historic house museum house site acres includes wooded area north house remains original acres km2 house museum operated jointly house association park district offer guided tours fee museum offers tours beginning late spring ending annual holiday celebration december house museum visitor center includes barbed wire gallery carriage gallery special exhibits gallery gift shop museum offers tourists chance glimpse life like park district grounds open public available rental use public private events area garden club hosts annual flower community members hold weddings garden visitors center house association holds annual art ice cream social events water tower house grounds hold extant museum house carriage house water tower little house west rear house circular limestone water tower feet tall diameter feet tower windows occurring different levels arched include design water tower built year house time structure topped wooden water tank conical roof wooden tank removed replaced additional courses stone matched original structure arched door base water tower replaced larger square shaped double door roof remained conical wood construction replaced sheet metal water tower surviving structure large horse stable facility owned complex known green affiliated family horse business major structures complex brick stable buildings featured roofs buildings original stable buildings save water tower including home stable demolished years carriage house property buildings commonly called carriage house lived popular building housed carriages fact built house automobiles southern section carriage house constructed features roof building presently houses collection antique carriages barbed wire history museum carriage house today house museum education visitors center built perry multi car garage pit automobile repair work second floor apartment family building originally garage doors sides cars drive structure original doors display inside house visitors center museum house story red brick museum house site stands south main house built wife grandchildren family members referred museum house curiosity shop building store items collected traveling world items included native american artifacts minerals specimens museum house measures exactly feet sides east north interior museum house original oak display cases intact museum house cast classical revival style constructed property today museum house exterior appears newly constructed years structure badly deteriorated died objects remained inside building began decline building need repair 1970s gone way building north door museum house restoration undertaken years later prior addition visitors center carriage house museum house served visitors center housed staff offices little house west rear home near carriage house miniature stick style house known little house little house feet feet stands feet concrete foundation little house roof exact replica original roof house little house built assistance carpenter house float local parade parade son bought house placed house property location stands today house daughters later perry children time house owners moved times eventually little house wound property annie road served couple children point painted white green donated little house house association returned place property little house restored victorian scheme significance house significant connection given credit joseph invention barbed wire patent earlier connection actual invention vague play chief role organizing barbed wire industry viable profitable business lived home later years home years barbed wire house including contributing properties acre site added national_register_of_historic_places june


court court english house thomas henry 1850s manor house built 15th 16th centuries 14th century fortified tower surrounding buildings house designated grade listed building house valley area somerset bath north east somerset near village bishop house surrounded extensive estate laid farm nature reserve early modern period house country seat prominent families including married lived court expanded property second half 16th century 18th 19th centuries owned descendants sold converted apartments early house film location bbc look read series dark towers series popular day primary schools history original tower fortified house forms central current building built 14th century walter later purchased family newton castle expanded hall established small deer park acres covered site occupied farm length original wall built 14th century survives wade suggest bishop anglican bishop gloucester worcester found asylum court house owned protestant sir john member parliament high sheriff somerset sir john friend neighbour john philosopher physician regarded influential enlightenment widely known father classical lived approximately miles court john buried local church andrew according date fireplace husband sir john son sir william added north east wing chapel includes tudor buttresses sir william soldier politician official positions included captain guard chief butler england member parliament died suddenly male issue mary suggests result poisoning younger brother property left daughters brother died house left son charles early 17th century seat richard jones son sir william jones attorney general england estate bought family house seat family including john inherited estates including court father years age introduced theory rock formations known based cross section geology estate coal nearby coal works somerset projected according measured attitudes unknown areas coal workings purpose enhance value grant coal lease parts estate work later developed william smith henry grandson senior civil servant created inherited house 18th century house mortgage paid employer india henry 2nd appointed high sheriff somerset edward 3rd high sheriff house 3rd thomas henry 4th edward liberal politician returned parliament somerset south general election served sir henry campbell later treasurer household parliamentary secretary board agriculture fisheries raised baron 1970s major restoration work undertaken deal dry replace resulted removal ceilings decorations rooms 3rd baron married edward daughter gained court died passed grandson charles 4th baron sold conversion flats building private apartments set acres communal grounds including trout lake tennis court run management company residents architecture court built squared sandstone rubble slate roofs north comprises central storey fourteenth century tower taller circular turret storey ranges linking building left bay servants wing storeys right windows tower right hand linking range 15th century lights hood renewed relocated areas doorway tower dates windows left hand linking range building lights storey range diagonal offset buttresses eighteenth century tower tall octagonal north servants wing old stables stable yard coach house groom cottage laundry wash house house curtain wall north house designated listed building includes 14th century masonry wall structure dates 18th 19th centuries corner built 19th century gate lodge gates built estate late 18th early 19th centuries established planting streams form ponds paths seating tenant farmers leased majority land 20th century dairy cattle sheep pigs estate sold wildlife trust established farm nature reserve site


house house house located south avenue park community area chicago cook county illinois usa house designed american architect frank lloyd wright design credited turning points wright shift geometric prairie school architecture defined horizontal lines flat roofs broad windows grouped horizontal bands integration landscape meant evoke native prairie surroundings work demonstrates wright shift away style mentor louis sullivan richard wright collaborator sculptor provided ornamentation including plaster ownership history building demonstrates property evolution development framework surrounding park buildings building location current community near prairie school architecture includes building overall body lloyd wright work house designated chicago landmark september added national_register_of_historic_places march august department interior designated house national historic landmark history little known family known compiled personal interviews census county records born austria wife born wisconsin america worked wolf butcher supplies located street chicago northwest city later married children including walter chicago investment banker purchased land park area chicago january commissioned lloyd wright design house building permit issued july cost named william adams builder building constructed feet lot total cost work estimated lot enlarged purchased additional feet north original plot lived house years death october house sold francis june records indicate living silver lake years sold house year charles house owned occupied joseph mayer wife house known joseph mayer house local residents sold home fox reportedly alterations home floor george watson purchased home fox owned years owner longest tenure lewis bought house exterior victor bought house occupied sold david catherine sold home restored bathroom restored master bedroom fireplace building designated national historic landmark year house sold current inhabitants family restored roof house architecture wright designed house marked away styles popular era geometric highly modern designs wright design exhibits influence wright mentor louis sullivan demonstrates wright prairie school homes early work sullivan influence seen floral pattern richard plaster home floor 1970s restoration work utilized destroyed detail feet rectangular house stands feet high built indiana limestone yellow roman brick emphasizes geometric horizontal nature home exterior house constructed narrow lot main located building similar wright warren house south entrance adorned classical detailing entry sits detailed stone columns decorated french leaves set stone panel room split corridor hall making significance house wright work park neighborhood chicago area influenced gothic revival work henry house blends key elements wright prairie style located half mile early works wright house blocks house house house nearby park houses chicago surrounded elaborate gardens subject ongoing neighborhood late 1950s park experienced explosion growth township incorporation city chicago establishment university_of_chicago exposition design house unlike home chicago time built called wright outrageous design


cannons house cannons home little middlesex built james 1st duke cost equivalent today razed contents dispersed cannons obsolete spelling refers hospital london owned estate english reformation cannons focus duke artistic patronage patronage led nickname apollo arts filled cannons old masters grand tour acquisitions appointed resident house composer fame cannons members public visit estate great numbers alexander pope accused having represented house villa taste cannons estate acquired uncle wife mary lake mary great grandfather sir thomas lake acquired manor great following duke death cannons passed son henry 2nd duke cost building cannons significant losses family fortune south sea bubble little liquid capital henry inheritance held day demolition sale cannons saw contents structure house sold leaving little ruin barely thirty years inception subsequent villa built william occupied north london collegiate school history archaeological evidence site roman times brick tile making times site operated hospital london gave cannons canon archaic term certain orders monks including dissolution monasteries land sold private hands large house built 16th 17th centuries point owned thomas lake james chancellor james achieved post general forces retired fortune worth today gained speculation money care inherited cannons wife mary died married cousin began house took personal control project work string architects landscape changed fell favour house setting patronage arts paintings sculpture holding opera performances completed earl later duke fortunes damaged financial losses south sea bubble wife died remarried wealthy year old widow lady died debts great heirs choice sell house contents demolition auction architectural building sold grand projects columns form national gallery london modest house built site william acquired wealth skill cabinet making enlarged succession owners notably dennis kelly owner outstanding eclipse begun sold building plots sir arthur rubber tenant bought engaged celebrated arts crafts architect charles building exterior current building largely work house bought north london collegiate school occupy today gardens remain park care london borough house gives modern local district canon park largely built wealthy north london suburb turn gave underground station park jubilee line architecture pre existing house built thomas lake believed designed john new storey house took years complete designed square block new large internal courtyard duke went architects beginning william produced plans dismissed starting building main house john james designed north west ranges rebuilt local parish church lawrence baroque interior advice sir john duke appointed james known architect worked baroque incorporated elements designed chapel consecrated august final designs new designs interiors meet approval commented fronts inside poor invention dismissed cannons completed supervision duke john price edward contemporary account visitor time finishing touches interiors records salon supported marble pillars painted sic great staircase marble staircase leads royal apartments grand canal consists suite noble rooms finely sic swiss italian associated architect ceilings painted apartments lords dressing room library gardens having different architects working house duke constantly changing vision cannons encompassed baroque elements described great baroque houses contributing development england gardens grounds cannons extended acres km2 renowned pleasure garden orchard grand terrace opening containing statues water engineer international fame household chaplain john created system pipes different materials feed water features fact better known scientific expertise interest water gardens included great basin canal numerous ornamental led nicholas comment water cannon main beauty situation cost dear associated cannons garden richard bradley professor university_of_cambridge bradley dedicated book duke supplied plants gardens head oversaw changes cannons reflecting eighteenth century movement style landscape features original park survive including lakes basin lake seven acre lake english_heritage included park national register historic parks gardens art music began collecting paintings cannons built good contacts art market netherlands bought works unseen relying judgement agents difficulties faced acquiring best continental art war spanish succession key factor great wealth difficult import art directly italy collection italian paintings included great masters commissioned painters directly example michael sir decorative painters louis william kent worked interiors house patron john maintained musical establishment musicians known doubled household servants musical standards high music director years german composer wrote number pieces church music cannons chapel size musical establishment cannons declined response family losses south sea bubble financial crash took place far famous musician associated cannons george attracted patronage richard 3rd earl based house cannons resident composer suggested cannons related fact reduced demand services central london productions experiencing taste music patron opera company london cannons employing continental musicians composers engaged continental singers hand mainly english highly trained expensive italians stars london opera scene demolition dispersal lost significant fortune south sea bubble burst finances recovered following death duke fabric cannons contents fixture fitting auctioned satisfy debts day sale began june sale catalogue included works notable paintings boy attributed catalogue national gallery london acquired choice hercules purchased sale henry house wiltshire hangs sculptures carved panel stephen victoria albert museum statue george attributed john van golden square marble staircase bronze bought 4th earl new london home house south street built like cannons longer standing having demolished statue attributed john van george moved leicester square frequent vandalism removed rest house contents dispersed country location lost substantial elements seen including columns sources place national gallery london elements chapel particular stained glass windows designed glass painter price ceiling paintings organ case built jordan purchased thomas lord installed james church saint michael angels great tradition gates removed trinity college oxford incorrect college sets gates demolition cannons documented estate purchased cabinet maker william built large villa site today houses north london collegiate school original temple seen known modern spelling villa mentioned john 5th appropriate size location cannons situation near london display better suited present villa sprung demolition popular culture fame house duke introduce crowd control measures including way system manage large numbers visitors estate cannons featured early travel guides including daniel described cannons palace beautiful situation appearance pen ill describe fit talk spot structure built expense finished fancy judgment years later alexander pope seen cannons poem taste villa called includes lines light music broken uneven soul dance heaven painted ceilings saints like patron painter louis elaborate music chapel adverse comment including caricature william pope carriage poet apologised duke denying comparison cannons intended suggested pope anticipated people connection years point comparison emerged pope demolition villa


house house home inferior kilometres east town england house recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building built sir peter leicester replace older hall nearby old hall designed john early 19th century rooms west house converted form single room gallery sir peter death house main entrance moved south north house estate continued held leicester family death col john leicester warren terms house contents estate offered national trust declined offer house acquired terms victoria university manchester house school lease held healthcare company acre estate surrounding house sold crown estate house symmetrical designed style constructed brick stone large sandstone south east west sides main house pavilion wings connected house curved corridors west house peter church listed grade moved position adjacent old hall present site grounds listed buildings including ruins old hall ground floors main house adjacent wings accommodation elderly reception rooms floor open public advertised times entered original south contain paintings furniture collected leicester family items collection displayed floor whilst moved house floor hired weddings meetings conferences managed trust supported group friends volunteers history old hall original house built island mere known moat john house contained great hall large central arch formed massive beams carved imitate gothic stonework 16th century adam alterations hall built half gatehouse bridge crossing mere peter installed ornate dated great hall son historian sir peter 1st enlarged house adding staircase upper storey arranged exterior brick style mixture round windows porch statues lions sir peter replaced chapel adjacent hall designed mixture gothic styles tower added chapel new house built old hall continued furnished chapel family worship hall collapsed resulting extraction nearby building abandoned ruin chapel known peter church demolished rebuilt near west new house ornate moved old hall room west house present house present house built sir peter leicester inherited estate mother line death grandfather time aged time peter leicester added act parliament requirements inheritance old hall good condition sir peter considered old came age decided build new house replace old hall provisions grandfather difficult build new house outside parish sir peter decided build nearby estate higher ground sloping moat appointed john york architect building began completed designed house style style fashionable design consisted rectangular building storeys projecting south set approached curved corridors curved leading main middle floor piano house originally planned central staircase rooms south middle rooms entrance hall west drawing room east dining room drawing room library dining room room known common house floor dressing rooms western pavilion contained servants eastern pavilion kitchen interior house contained high quality created thomas oliver staircase assisted daniel furniture lancaster sir peter commissioned number paintings included length portraits wife francis landscapes grounds halls turner richard wilson interest paintings continued family generation sir john leicester later 1st lord built collection modern british art hung gallery london house hill street berkeley square sir john offered collection lord liverpool form basis planned national gallery offer declined sir john death best works sold auction remainder moved today original rooms west floor house converted single room form picture gallery thomas harrison work carried room following peter cannon author guide house concludes final appearance room dates entirely sir john death house structurally reorganised george warren 2nd baron robert family friend amateur architect house entrance north house architecture north previously simple enhanced appearance impressive alterations included adding storey central window projecting central bays arms 2nd baron added previously blank small porch built new entrance south redundant serving entrance garden new entrance led way small lobby new staircase new entrance hall floor new dining room created northeast corner house estate continued owned leicester family death col john leicester warren request estate possible taken care national trust declined trust acted warren second request pass estate charitable institution came care victoria university manchester time warren death manor comprising estate halls owned leicester family exactly years col leicester warren house school late 1940s mid 1970s death year lease house stables associated buildings sold university health care condition suite rooms floor house contents preserved health care company carried structural repairs deal damage caused dry death watch beetle ground floors house wings converted nursing accommodation leaving appearance exterior virtually unchanged floor opened public care house collection trust original entrance south purpose university sold estate house crown estate deal worth acres included farms farmland residential properties commercial generating total rent roll architecture house designated grade listed building march architectural style 18th century country house house storeys storey constructed stone upper storeys flemish bond brick stone runs building roofs green slate lead south bays central bays projecting forward central projection semi circular leading middle floor built stone rises storeys consists columns style constructed red sandstone contains arms sir peter leicester wife catherine windows ground floor window central bay middle storey contains doorway carried door window similar carried lateral bays windows triangular floor windows having north symmetrical seven bays central projecting slightly forwards bays containing arms 2nd baron wife centre ground floor porch windows plus narrow window middle floor central venetian window surrounded stone arch windows floor central window triangular lateral bays horizontal storey seven windows central similar south surrounds lateral windows elevation central bay windows middle floor arched windows west corresponding windows east blind house storey pavilion wings joined main block quadrant curved single storey corridors pavilion symmetrical identical built brick stone bays central bay forming bay window windows east house linked old hall room peter chapel incorporated old hall room painted wooden chimney piece old hall installed old hall sir peter includes carvings statues female nude lying skull holding windows old hall room contain stained glass panels designs including depictions english monarchs william george interior entrance floor south leads room known room original entrance hall house result 19th century alterations converted room later drawing room time house school school library restored entrance hall contains white chimney piece cast iron carved daniel thomas oliver walls plaster figures isis flora walls plaster relief representing seasons furniture room moved house breakfast table carries mark lancaster firm suspended middle ceiling restored smith east room drawing room designed dining room contains white marble designed oliver furniture paintings original house paintings include john 1st baron william wife saint catherine peter paintings john important painting room seat sir leicester day turner room life paintings thomas 4th baron cousin room north drawing room originally common known room provided link public rooms south house private rooms north designed corners contain china contains set paintings anthony ceiling oliver room leads dining room north house contains paintings leicester family include 3rd lord frank colonel sir john leicester king cavalry exercising sands liverpool george jones portrait 2nd lord margaret carpenter length portrait 2nd lord colonel commandant earl chester cavalry francis grant leicester warren simon colonel john leicester warren graham margaret leicester warren philip room extensive picturesque landscape francis portrait prince regent later george thomas lawrence studio fireplace dining room marble designed george centre floor oak hall called oaks growing site new hall contains flight staircase staircase triple carved oliver family portraits hang walls hall contents include hobby horse man trap 18th century chair hall memorial display house school room north house known marble hall created original rooms 19th century alterations contains wall depicts west floor occupied gallery described great rooms contains finest furniture house items include mirrors marble tops attributed london workshops thomas attributed george furniture rare 17th century english signed jones italian dating paintings gallery include portrait sir john leicester 1st lord peer robes started completed james portrait maria lady leicester lawrence paintings lawrence james ward william charles robert francis henry wall george henry grounds grounds cover area hectares acres listed grade english_heritage register parks gardens special historic interest england remains old hall consists shell storeys constructed red english garden wall bond brick stone ruin listed grade site gatehouse scheduled monument north old hall moat farm farm buildings dating century listed grade mere brick stone lacking roof gothic style listed grade island mere tower dating constructed red brick circular structure storeys summit listed grade north house chester road entrance listed grade white lodge dates probably designed john constructed english garden wall bond brick slate roof red lodge dates late 19th century constructed english garden wall bond brick timber framing roof peter church west house grade listed building joined house linking building constructed red flemish bond brick stone stone slate roof linking building listed grade south house dating early 19th century constructed stone copper listed grade south wall metre high constructed red flemish bond brick piers carrying stone balls listed grade north house stable block dating designed john converted extended block constructed red brick stone green slate roofs altered originally built maintained grade listing group value recognising importance exterior character setting house north stable block dating octagonal structure storeys built red brick slate roof listed grade grounds promoted campaign protect rural england present day ground floors main house wings run house nursing home health care rooms floor collection paintings furniture open public rooms open advertised times summer months tea room old hall room hall licensed civil weddings available hire conferences meetings occasional events organised house house managed house collection trust supported group known friends volunteers


house house built homestead joseph surgeon newspaper editor provincial councillor dominant figures early new_zealand suburb named farm homestead daughter mary married william lived house following joseph death time 4th superintendent canterbury province house served important political public functions property went changes ownership land subdivided peak acres land belonged house square metres remain years house private day boarding school girls house declined mid century flats decades described historian city worst example house preserved left decay house fortunes improved purchased people sympathetic heritage gradually restored house suffered significant damage canterbury earthquake partially collapsed earthquake civil defence ordered building demolition carried second half house rare example late georgian regency style house canterbury historical importance oldest surviving houses building association joseph especially william socially important geography house located avenue originally located acres rural section adjacent added total size land holding acres numerous subdivisions size section square metres suburb named farm homestead history ownership joseph brothers guise joseph friend charles common married daughters whilst architect guise held role responsibility canterbury association came sir george december wife children travelled went left family england joseph wife elizabeth mary died remarried manner illegal time socially unacceptable causing scandal took elizabeth sister fourth daughter second wife newly reacted scandal way unusual time left problems emigrated month ceremony sailed william left deal kent october arrived february daughters came new_zealand joseph family joseph purchased comprising rural land kilometres east cathedral square guise lodge built land alongside river outside initial town area days area east avenue joseph chose land short distance downstream river homestead house built architect house based assessment art historian likely designed lodge joseph called property farm home hampshire joseph varied interests immediately arrival joined activities played cricket park fortnight reaching later helped improve grounds raised money fencing area horse racing later bred horses canterbury held farm music wife brought piano england joseph portable early years culturally important joined musical group port town performances walked path instrument musical evenings held home half way holy trinity time church guise family close connection church joseph helping raise money construction daughter mary singing church choir attended church sundays tragedy struck january son arthur drowned river learning swim got introduced body found good half hour arthur left school helping father farm joseph signs period depression soon drowning advertised house sale property transaction recorded william time provincial secretary proposed mary early time joseph opposed marriage surprising given intelligent educated successful higher social standing thought old daughter young marry maybe want lose daughter effect running household entertained guests ill look tasks offered accepted role secretary native affairs required moving wellington wedding went ahead trinity church newly moved capital joseph health declined distress family financial affairs debts joseph knew tried financial advice son frank ignored joseph died october house street named joseph appeared street today house section fronts avenue street inherited house land late husband initially left son frank run farm rumours william resign canterbury superintendent encouraged available returned whilst wife mary children remained wellington elected unopposed june elected parliament election electorate late moved live house delicate affair conditions cramped sons joe frank children plus servants cramped living rooms tension william frank mary arranged oldest brother joe disability live aunt charles imprisoned time good male live paid rent helped service mortgage superintendent abolition provincial government end house hosted important social political functions farm sporting events july rugby team met south canterbury counterparts won game canterbury hunt club met sand hills farm frank died august whilst carried family financially decade contributions went practically mary inherited piano oldest brother received annual frank given farm house contents william shocked hurt distribution contact frank ceased later life mary brother briefly year new year day home contact frank sold acres land subdivided sections total handsome profit land purchased years earlier sold land acre estate located east road comprised extensions worcester streets auction sold stock farming bought estate county subdivision followed edward edward july emigrated england originally member city_council later stood office borough council grand master new_zealand attended queen_victoria golden jubilee england capacity frank sold house commissioned architect john design extension resulted drawing room room study added house leased house sir john years retired business spent time sydney oldest son thomas married daughter john judge supreme_court moved carried subdivisions time house leased alexander founders later chairman board september helen mother relocated boarding day school girls college dwelling john anderson house helen daughter highly david came new_zealand january vicar north belt church later known church reverend died months new_zealand congregation provided widow children point wife started school helen pupil teacher school college remained house relocated rhodes street renamed college returned sydney lived house died december year edward died july owners descendants estate managed public trustee house sale sections holding house sections purchased thomas marker june auction including containing building marker paid building sections section containing house furniture house sold separate auction house rented lawyer francis son prominent provincial councillor william senior lived nearby house named street lane named family francis purchased house dance social elite held house sold house later year widow frederick business partner house alexander immediately purchase engaged alfred design extension house assumed addition second storey earlier service wing subdivisions carried house sold florence simpson year simpson turn undertook subdivision selling remainder gordon solicitor records reveal residents living house indicating house set meantime subdivided land house died widow sold property year advance buildings nelson ltd daughter partner company local historian john wilson wrote book lost year called house city worst example house preserved left decay present bought property increased occupancy seven flats carried alterations achieved compliance fire regulations undertook renovations long sympathetic historic significance building conservation report completed house suffered significant damage canterbury earthquake upstairs roof got event beneficial earthquake struck internal walls civil defence ordered building demolition march demolished second half held december wellington new_zealand architecture 1850s papers given gentlemen residences 1850s examination homes william john wilson heritage listing house registered heritage building new_zealand historic places trust august registration number classified change classification system building later category listing architectural building history house regency architectural style oriented long facing north east roughly parallel avenue rectangular floor plan avenue frontage bays central bay gave house symmetrical look photo alfred charles held canterbury museum shows north west building later extended cover mirrors central bay roof hidden house constructed double brick masonry construction unable cope earthquake forces upstairs windows round headed openings french doors new_zealand historic places trust time uncertain architect owner daughter undertaking research school assignment came architect sketch house anglican church archives proved charles brother law joseph designed house significant extension designed john south west wing original house different architectural style victorian villa storey addition assumes time single storey extension built south east significant extension added designed brothers south east wing keeping original design possible architects designed second storey service wing built extension connected original house original kitchen small toilet added lean removed


house house international style house new london connecticut united_states designed robert built professor art history connecticut college art director museum home built attending century progress exposition chicago constructed house surviving produced company american houses inc house comprising flat roof constructed concrete slab steel framework panels features core component provides heating functions house feature car garage family resided house briefly connecticut college acquired house faculty housing house state disrepair hazard construction panels slated demolished rallied supporter save house history restoration rehabilitation project completed listed national_register_of_historic_places house built house avenue added national_register_of_historic_places construction house unlike homes 1930s home constructed concrete slab constructed steel framework designer house john founded american houses designs focused inexpensive housing mass production new materials technology international style house intended allow easy relocation structure needed houses termed featured contained heating equipment use steel homes later limited world war steel unavailable civilian use war homes typically wood offices normally constructed steel concrete house bears professor art history connecticut college art director museum decided construct houses museum owned property seeing homes century progress exposition chicago strong interest movement believed houses predominant house cost similar houses ranged later family briefly residence house house known house avenue added national_register_of_historic_places house rests concrete foundation steel skeleton walls feet white painted panels constructed board core story house composed rectangular offset create irregular plan flat roof structure largest block middle contains service core kitchen bathroom left block contains main entry hall right block consists car garage second story covers overlap middle block use house ready occupancy tenants sold house connecticut college completion family lived house brief period college faculty housing mary kent lived house husband children life original kitchen fixtures replaced core module retained purpose house fell state disrepair college concerned building obtained permit demolish house college intended use land restoration completed connecticut college uses house office meeting rooms restoration house saved efforts uncovered history surrounding house designer house deemed rare survivor remained white plains new_york gathered supporters including students faculty college new london landmarks save house demolition delayed connecticut historical commission gave college college matched funds originally planned demolition restoration board panels covered non panels mimic appearance original new roof installed windows replaced vertical windows originally interior exterior house coated white paint restoration revert original restoration project completed listed national_register_of_historic_places


tribunal tribunal somerset england built 15th century merchant house designated grade listed building history building documented majority present stone house constructed 15th century site 12th century wooden building current wall added 16th century merchant house possibly shop school thought venue court proceedings title tribunal evidence occurred ground floor rooms window ceiling panels era room upstairs arched wooden roof building currently english_heritage tourist information centre floor museum antiquarian society houses artefacts lake village including bowl bowl dates iron age upper added 1st century history house owes fact mistakenly identified abbey secular justice administered hides john history county somerset investigated richard warner identify originated thought site trials judge bloody rebellion current building constructed 15th century site wooden building dating 12th century 16th century new facade added original building possible stonework window wall removed abbot great kitchen abbey similar features identified known building ruined wall door original tudor rose arms richard abbot possible building time richard abbot document describes hospital uncertain building documentary evidence shows commercial school young gentlemen second half 18th century english_heritage managed tribunal ltd architecture building rooms attached kitchen ground floor staircase leading living quarters floor rooms room originally shop trade installation new wall 16th century room arched fireplace rear room ground floor hall 16th century ceiling panels light window ceiling plaster decorations era kitchen block added wooden stairs leading floor replaced earlier stone staircase remains seen protruding walls room floor previously larger space created new wall added building roof arched wooden rear room remains large fireplace chimney blocked fireplace installed lake village museum floor tribunal houses lake village museum containing iron age possessions works art lake village man island preserved perfect condition village abandoned lake village iron age village somerset levels near miles north west covers area feet north south feet east west village built occupied early roman period abandoned possibly rise water level built artificial foundation timber filled rubble clay village housed people seven groups houses extended family sheds willow covered surrounded permanently certain times wooden maximum houses population people exhibits include metal bowl sections repaired times life half dated having constructed iron age upper half probably added 1st century sheet metal previously purpose halves artefacts form village include clay pair iron knives iron currency bars exchanged goods display copy village site original storage included displays assembled arthur discovered site old kitchen rear building log boat excavated near village museum run antiquarian society building houses tourist information centre