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England

Kiddington Hall

  • Earlier Houses: The current House was rebuilt around the core of a 17th century house, which was itself probably built on the site of an even earlier house.

    House & Family History: Kiddington was remodeled by Charles Barry in the Italian style circa 1840-50. Barry's alterations enveloped a house of 1673 (of which very little remains) with the famous honey-colored Cotswold stone native to this part of the world. The new house is five bays by two stories and is surrounded by terraces and formal gardens, also designed by Barry. Kiddington's interiors are notable for the Rococo Drawing Room and the Library studded with Neoclassical friezes. In September 2009 Maurice Robson (whose family had been here since the 1950s) placed the Kiddington Estate on the market for £42 million; the House was sold in 2010 for a purported £15 million to model and socialite and model Jemima Khan.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Barry designed the extant Stables at the same as the House (circa 1840-50).

  • Architect: Charles Barry Sr.

    Date: Circa 1840-50
    Designed: Remodeled House for Mortimer Ricardo; also designed terraces and gardens and Stables.

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    Architect: Lancelot Brown

    Date: Circa 1740 and circa 1760
    Designed: Landscape for Sir Charles Browne

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  • Title: Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, The
    Author: Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus
    Year Published: 1974
    Reference: pgs. 669-670
    Publisher: London: Penguin Books
    ISBN: 0140710450
    Book Type: Hardback

    Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Reference: pg. 104
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Grade II

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • Current Seat / Home of: Jemima Khan; here since 2010.

    Past Seat / Home of: Sir Charles Browne, 18th century. Mortimer Ricardo, 19th century. Sir Lawrence Robson, 20th century; Erik Maurice W. Robson, 20th century; Robson family here 1953-2010.

    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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