The House from a circa 1899 postcard
House & Family History: Wavendon is a large house of stucco and painted brick. There was an earlier manor house here called The Grange that was partly rebuilt in the late 17th century and added to circa 1703 for James Selby. The House was enlarged again in 1798 for Henry Hoare of the famous banking family. After the 1902 fire at Stourhead House, the Hoares removed chimneypieces from Wavendon and installed them at Stourhead, where they remain today. By the late 20th century Wavendon housed a school, which was converted, circa 1990, to flats.
Garden & Outbuildings: The park was landscaped by Richard Woods, 1768-72. An early 19th century lodge in the Picturesque style is extant on Lower End Road.
Title: Stourhead Guidebook - 1990
Author: NA
Year Published: 1990
Reference: pg. 49
Publisher: London: The National Trust
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Softback
Title: Stourhead Guidebook - 1990
Author: NA
Year Published: 1990
Reference: pg. 54
Publisher: London: The National Trust
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Softback
Title: Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth
Year Published: 1994
Reference: pgs. 713-714
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710620
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: James Selby, early 18th century. Henry Hoare, late 18th century; Hoare family here until 1919.
Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association
Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
Ownership Details: Today flats.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No