Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos

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country house cultural centre historic estate

Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, was an opulent early-18th-century English country house and cultural center renowned for its lavish patronage of the arts and music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house ⓘ
cultural centre ⓘ
historic estate ⓘ
architect James Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ
John James NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 1724 ⓘ
constructionStart 1713 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
demolished 1747 ⓘ
employed George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johann Christoph Pepusch NERFINISHED ⓘ
a private orchestra ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
hadFeature a grand gallery ⓘ
extensive formal gardens ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
lavishly decorated interiors ⓘ
ornamental canals ⓘ
influenced English country house design ⓘ
knownFor lavish patronage of the arts ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
opulent architecture ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Little Stanmore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Edgware NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWorkComposedAt Acis and Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chandos Anthems NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antonio Bellucci NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grinling Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johann Christoph Pepusch NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Arbuthnot NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Gay NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Jervas NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Vanbrugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louis Laguerre NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Greater London (modern) NERFINISHED ⓘ
style Baroque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
English Baroque ⓘ
successorSite North London Collegiate School (on part of former grounds) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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collaboration with George Frideric Handel → associatedWithPlace → Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos ⓘ