DiCamillo Companion
England

Calmsden Manor

  • Built / Designed For: J.A.K. Falconer

    House & Family History: Mr. Falconer, who purchased the Calmsden Estate in 1914, originally engaged Guy Dawber to enlarge the existing T-shaped Cotswold farmhouse into a proper country house; however, these plans were never carried out. It wasn't until 1924 that the farmhouse was actually enlarged, this time to the plans of V.A. Lawson, who built a house in the Cotswold Tudor style, very likely incorporating many of Dawber's ideas.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Calmsden was once part of the Rendcomb Park Estate.

  • Architect: Vincent Alexander Lawson

    Date: 1924-25
    Designed: House for J.A.K. Falconer

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    Architect: Edward Guy Dawber

    Date: Circa 1914
    Designed: House for J.A.K. Falconer (Dawber's designs were never executed, though his ideas were probably incorporated into the 1920s house)

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  • Title: Country Houses of Gloucestershire: Volume Three, 1830-2000, The
    Author: Kingsley, Nicholas; Hill, Michael
    Year Published: 2001
    Reference: pg. 273
    Publisher: Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
    ISBN: 1860771203
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Not Listed

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Current Seat / Home of: Mark and Jane Tufnell

    Past Seat / Home of: J.A.K. Falconer, 1914-48. Eleanor Tufnell, 1948-69.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: Limited Access to Grounds Only

    Historic Houses Member: No