Beechwood

East Lavington

West Sussex

England

Circa Date: 18th century w/1939 alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Unknown

Country House: Yes

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 of Birth: Circa 1751
Date of Death: 1820
Nationality: British

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

Date of Birth: Mar 29, 1869
Date of Death: Jan 1, 1944
Nationality: British
Notes: Lutyens was one of the most important and original British architects of the last three centures. One of his most important works was Overstrand Hall, his first large house outside of the Home Counties. His son Robert practiced with him.

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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