Wanstead House
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Wanstead House was an early 18th-century English Palladian mansion in Essex, celebrated as one of the grandest country houses of its time before its demolition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wanstead House canonical | 2 |
| Wanstead estate | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palladian mansion
ⓘ
country house ⓘ |
| architect | Colen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Palladian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Palladian architecture in England
ⓘ
buildings and structures in the London Borough of Redbridge ⓘ demolished country houses in England ⓘ |
| causeOfDemolition |
financial difficulties of its owner
ⓘ
sale of estate to pay debts ⓘ |
| client | Sir Richard Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1722 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1713 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
18th-century engravings
ⓘ
architectural pattern books ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | site now part of a public park ⓘ |
| hasPart |
avenues of trees
ⓘ
extensive parkland ⓘ flanking wings ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ grand central block ⓘ ornamental canals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished building ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent English Palladian country houses ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Palladian villas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
work of Andrea Palladio ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex
ⓘ
London Borough of Redbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wanstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wanstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Epping Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Roding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the grandest country houses in England of its time
ⓘ
early adoption of Palladian style in England ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Earl Tylney of Castlemaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Richard Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Child family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tylney family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wanstead Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Sir Richard Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier manor house at Wanstead ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Wanstead Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wanstead estate