DiCamillo Companion
England

Beechwood

  • House & Family History: At the turn of the 19th century, Beechwood was the seat of Albert Vickers, chairman of the armaments firm that bears his family's name.

    Collections: Mrs. Albert Wickers (nee Edith Foster) was painted by John Singer Sargent in 1884 in a full-length portrait today in the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.

  • Architect: James Lewis

    Date: 18th century
    Designed: House
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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    Architect: Edwin Landseer Lutyens

    Date: 1939
    Designed: Altered House

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  • Country Life: CVI, 538, 1949.

  • Title: Great British Paintings from American Collections: Holbein to Hockney
    Author: Warner, Malcolm; Asleson, Robyn
    Year Published: 2001
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale Center for British Art
    ISBN: 0300092229
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Albert Vickers, 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Unknown

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Unknown

  • House Open to Public: Unknown

    Historic Houses Member: No

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