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View of trees and fields in the grounds of Langley Park, Beckenham, London, following proposed alterations: perspective showing an ornamental lake, bridge and garden temple
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NOTES: This sketch is one of a number from Humphrey Repton's 'Red Book' for Langley Park, Beckenham, London, one of the seats of Sir Peter Burrell (1790). Repton would produce a Red Book for each of his proposed landscape schemes. These bound volumes of essays and watercolours served as persuasive marketing tools for his work and included both 'before' and 'after' views of the development sites utilising overlaid paper flaps to indicate Repton's suggested improvements.
Alton West Estate, Roehampton, London, seen from Richmond Park
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NOTES: The Alton Estate is situated between Putney Heath and Richmond Park in south-west London. The smaller south-east part, Alton East, was built in 1952-1955, while the much larger north-west part, Alton West, was built in 1955-1959.
Fonthill House ('Fonthill Splendens'), Wiltshire
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SOURCE: William Angus. The seats of the nobility and gentry, in Great Britain and Wales in a collection of select views (London, 1787[-1815]), plate 50 NOTES: This house, built by Alderman Beckford, was replaced by his son's Gothic Revival Fonthill Abbey.
