Bestwood Lodge

Bestwood St. Albans, near Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

England

Circa Date: 1860-63 w/20th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: 10th Duke of St. Albans
Architect: Samuel Sanders Teulon

Date of Birth: Mar 2, 1812
Date of Death: May 2, 1873
Nationality: British
Notes: Pevsner described S.S. Teulon as "prodigious." Teulon experimented with asymmetry, Gothic structural concepts, and detailed ornamentation. He was the brother of William Milford Teulon.

Date: 1860-63
Designed: House for 10th Duke of St. Albans

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Country Life: CXLVIII, 1282, 1970.
House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St. Albans, 1862-98; Beauclerk family here from 1683 until 1940. Sir Frank Bowden, mid-20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Since the mid-1970s Bestwood Lodge Hotel, part of the Best Western group of hotels.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01159-203-011

Fax: 01159-649-678

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.bestwoodlodgehotel.co.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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