Hillersdon House (Hillersdon Manor)

Cullompton

Devon

England

Historic County: Devonshire

Start Date: 1848

Completion Date: 1849

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: And earlier house, Hillersdon Manor, stood on the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: William C. Grant

House & Family History: In May 2009 the House and 175 acres were listed for sale for £3 million.
Architect: Samuel Beazley

Date of Birth: 1786
Date of Death: 1851
Nationality: British
Notes: Wrote plays and designed their settings. He wrote more than 100 operas, farces, and other dramas. He published two novels: "The Roué", in 1828, and "The Oxonian", in 1840.

Date: 1848-49
Designed: House

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Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: William C. Grant, 19th century; Grant family here from 1847 until 1982. David and Gale Glynn, 1982-2009.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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