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England

Langford Grove

  • Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on, or near, the site of the 18th century house.

    Built / Designed For: Nicholas Westcombe

    House & Family History: Longford Grove was a white brick three-story house with flanking two-story pavilions, complete with Diocletian windows, that were connected to the main block by small single-story links. The tripartite entrance doorway was very similar to those found in Bedford Square, London.

    Comments: John Kenworthy-Browne and Peter Reid, writing in "Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III," called Langford Grove "...one of Essex's best mid-Georgian houses."

  • Architect: John Johnson

    Date: 1782
    Designed: House for N. Westcombe

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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 580
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

    Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
    Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
    Year Published: 1981
    Reference: pg. 58
    Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
    ISBN: 0850110351
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Destroyed

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Ralph Baynard, 11th century. Fitzilbert family, 12th century. SEATED AT 18TH CENTURY HOUSE: Nicholas Westcombe, 18th century; J.E. Westcombe, 19th century. The Hon. Frederick Byron, late 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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