The house from a circa 1829 hand-colored engraving
"Mrs. Congreve With Her Children," Philip Reinagle, 1782. Today in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. This conversation piece very likely shows the family in one of rooms of Eastcombe House.
House & Family History: Look in the "Images" section for a conversation piece that shows Rebecca Congreve and her children in a room at Eastcombe, a house that the family rented in the 1780s.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pg. 1014
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Lieutenant General Sir Willliam Congreve, 1st Bt., late 18th century. D. Hunter, early 19th century. Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire, until 1816; Eleanor Agnes, Countess of Buckinghamshire, 1816-51.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No