Cannons
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Cannons was the lavish early-18th-century English country house and estate built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, renowned for its opulence and association with composer George Frideric Handel.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | country house ⓘ |
| architect |
James Gibbs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John James NERFINISHED ⓘ William Talman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Acis and Galatea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chandos Anthems NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandos Te Deum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Demolished buildings and structures in England
ⓘ
Historic houses in Middlesex ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 1724 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1713 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| demolished | 1747 ⓘ |
| demolishedAfter | death of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ |
| documentedIn | contemporary engravings by Kip and others ⓘ |
| employed | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employmentPeriodOfGeorgeFridericHandel | 1717–1719 ⓘ |
| estateType | country estate ⓘ |
| gardenStyle |
early landscape garden elements
ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ |
| hadChapel | St Lawrence, Whitchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadLandscapeDesigner |
Alexander Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
possibly John James ⓘ |
| hasResidentComposer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBuilding | Middlesex Hospital (via reused materials) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with George Frideric Handel
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extensive formal gardens ⓘ lavish decoration ⓘ opulent interiors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Little Stanmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialsAuctioned | building materials sold at auction ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
canals and water features
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long avenues ⓘ ornamental buildings ⓘ |
| ownerTitle | Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parishChurch | St Lawrence, Whitchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parishChurchInterior | rich Baroque decoration ⓘ |
| parishChurchMusicAssociation | performance of Handel’s Chandos Anthems ⓘ |
| patron | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakReputation | one of the most magnificent houses in England in the 1720s ⓘ |
| style | English Baroque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorEstateOnSite | Little Stanmore House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.