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31: 1281: 1225: 1301: 1241: 1209: 882: 1261: 409: 1421: 59: 1433: 1451: 429: 1324: 1335: 314: 874: 421: 66: 823:(1766–1840). Only one now survives: Cassiobury Lodge, in Gade Avenue, "... the most elaborate in execution — its whole exterior being covered or cased with sticks of various sizes split in two", wrote a Victorian visitor. At this time the park comprised 693 acres (2.80 km), the Home Park and the Upper Park being separated by the River Gade. The Upper Park became the West Herts Golf Course. 942:). Adele did not, however, find a buyer for Cassiobury House; in July 1922 she died of a heart attack in her bath, and the house remained unoccupied for a further five years. Finally, in 1927 it was demolished and sold for its materials. Posters advertised "To lovers of the antique, architects, builders, etc., 300 tons of old oak: 100 very fine old oak beams and 10,000 797:; the Inner Library, which also had portraits by Reynolds; and the Great Library, in which were busts of the Duke of Bedford, the Duke of Wellington, Napoleon and Charles I. The furniture of the Best Drawing Room was said to be "of the latest fashion and displays superior taste". Another spectacular room was the State Bedroom, with blue and white furnishings, a 608:'s rise to power, Capel was tried and condemned to death by the Parliamentarians, and beheaded in May 1649. Cassiobury had been sequestrated by Parliament. Arthur Capell's widow Lady Elizabeth Capell successfully petitioned Parliament for Cassiobury (and the other lands she had inherited from her father Charles Morrison) to be returned to her on (7–8 May 1649). 1052:. A fireplace and panelling were acquired by Frederick Charles and Muriel Blomfield (a cousin of Lord Essex) for their drawing room at nearby Waterdale House. A large selection of Gibbons panels and overmantels, including the entire panelling from Lord Essex's 1680 state bedroom at Cassiobury, were purchased by the American newspaper publisher 901:, David Beach Grant. The Earl's wealth was, by the standards of the day, not especially great, and it was Adele's money that supported the estate in the early years of the 20th century. The parties and entertainments at Cassiobury House continued into the new century: in 1902 it was visited by the young 925:
at this time and was responsible for the breaking up of many large estates across Britain. The considerable death duties resulting from the 7th Earl's death affected the family fortunes, and after six years, his widow and their son, the 8th Earl, decided to put Cassiobury House and its assets on the
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acquired valuable land around Cassiobury to lay out new streets and build new houses in the vicinity of the new station. The former site of Cassiobury House was eventually built over by a suburban housing development. In 1930, more land for the public park was purchased by
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A large sale of the contents was held over a period of ten days in June 1922. The lavish interior fixtures and fittings, furniture and fine art collection were split up and sold to private collectors and museums around the world, mainly in the United States
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visited Cassiobury on 16 April 1680 "On the earnest invitation of the Earl of Essex," and dedicated an insightful passage to the merits and disadvantages of the house and grounds, describing some of the interior fittings and decorations.
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to create a sumptuous interior. Capell was an ambitious courtier, and by fitting out his mansion with richly decorated state rooms in the style of Windsor, he hoped to attract a visit from the King to Cassiobury — he was not successful.
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The house, is new, a plain fabric, built by my friend, Mr. Hugh May. There are divers fair and good rooms, and excellent carving by Gibbons, especially the chimney-piece of the library. There is in the porch, or entrance, a painting by
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George Capell died in 1916 aged 59, after being knocked down by a taxi. The death of the 7th Earl of Essex set in motion events that were to bring about the demise of Cassiobury House and change the town of Watford.
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visited and commented that Cassiobury was "a very pretty house, and more full of comforts, curiosities and pretty things than any house I ever saw", and that the flower gardens were the "most complete in England".
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in New York acquired a number of notable Cassiobury pieces, including the ornately carved wooden staircase by Grinling Gibbons/Edward Pearce, as well as three paintings from the house: a double portrait by Sir
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in 2011, which shows extensive wood panelling, some carved chimney pieces and 18th-century Chinese silk wallpaper. Other materials from Cassiobury were used to restore Monmouth House in Watford High Street.
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and the house was used as an education office for most of the 20th century. Now vacant, Little Cassiobury is listed as "grade II*" and, due to its deteriorating condition, is classed as "at risk" by the
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Among the internal decorations was the ornately carved main staircase, a work attributed to Gibbons (although more recently attributed to Edward Pearce) which featured flower and fruit formations,
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When the Cassiobury Estate was put up for sale, Watford Borough Council purchased the park land to use for public amenities, and today a large area of the Cassiobury grounds now form the public
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Other interior wood carvings by Gibbons were salvaged from the house and sold to wealthy buyers around the world to adorn private residences. Some carvings were acquired by the art collector
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As with many British country houses, when the Cassiobury estate was sold off in 1923, museums in America and elsewhere bought the fixtures and much of the art collection. As a result of the
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gates survived at the Rickmansworth Road entrance to the park for several decades, but were finally demolished in 1970 by Watford Borough Council to allow road widening along the
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and the Liberal Arts. One room pargetted with yew I liked well. Some of the chimney mantels are of Irish marble, brought by my Lord from Ireland, when he was
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was one of the noblemen on the board of the canal company; at his insistence the canal was widened and landscaped where it passed through his property.
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was commissioned to landscape the park. A number of lodges and other buildings for the estate were constructed. These were designed by Wyatt's nephew,
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bricks". Much of the building material salvaged from the house, along with some interior fittings, were used to build a new house of the same name in
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there were renovations and extensions to the house in 1937–38. Soon after that Hertfordshire County Council bought Little Cassiobury in 1939 under a
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In 1841 a fire destroyed the orangery, which was filled with newly collected plants and fine orange trees, some of which had been presented to the
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in Hertfordshire, but after the marriage they became closely associated with Cassiobury. Arthur Capel was a politician and a supporter of the
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Although Cassiobury House was demolished in 1927, some minor associated buildings have survived to the present day. The Cassiobury House
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as child. After he was brought to Cassiobury he was granted his freedom and remained as a paid servant at the house for 44 years.
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The building of Little Cassiobury (the dower house) also dates from this period and still exists in Hempstead Road, Watford.
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of the Earl's assets, valuable remnants of Cassiobury House can now be seen in various museum collections around the world.
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who devised woodland walks and avenues, and provided "an excellent collection of the choicest fruits". Later, the gardeners
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The Friends of Little Cassiobury - The Cassiobury Dower House (designed by Lady Elizabeth Wilbraham and built in 1670)
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has acquired a number of paintings from the collection of the Earl of Essex, including a view of Cassiobury House by
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The expansion of London's railways played a significant part in the demise of Cassiobury House. The incursion of the
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as an example of a seventeenth century tower clock. A set of 12 late medieval stained-glass roundels depicting the
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which once stood in Cassiobury's Inner Library was acquired by the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection of the
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as "the chief glory of Watford Church", the chapel is noted for its large, ornate wall monuments by the sculptor
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also worked at Cassiobury. Between 1672 and 1720 an avenue of 296 lime trees was planted, linking the gardens to
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The Essex Chapel (originally known as the Morison Chapel) can be seen in Saint Mary's today. Described by
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hunting, cut in Portland stone, handsomely enough ... The library is large and very nobly furnished.
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in Worcestershire, she came to Watford and rented Cassiobury. During her time here, she played host to
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dissolved the monasteries in 1539, Watford was divided from Cashio, and the King made himself
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which had been installed in Cassiobury House during the 19th century was purchased by the
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A 2009 view of the former site of Cassiobury House, just behind the Cassiobury Tennis Club
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A county of small towns : the development of Hertfordshire's urban landscape to 1800
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Modern map of Watford showing the site of Cassiobury House, now covered by suburban homes
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was auctioned by Humbert & Flint, in conjunction with Knight, Frank & Rutley.
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In 1627 Sir Charles Morrison's daughter, Elizabeth (the heir to Cassiobury), married
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was removed from the turret of Cassiobury House and is now on public display in the
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From 1846 to 1848, Cassiobury House temporarily became a royal residence when the
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Clock surround, c.1676: an example of Gibbons's interior decoration for Cassiobury
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which has also survived to the present day. It may have been designed by Lady
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Moving rooms : [the trade in architectural salvages]
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enframement was sold to the Crane family and was fitted into the
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flowers and foliation, bursting seed pods and pine-cones on the
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into Hertfordshire reached Watford in 1926 with the opening of
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property; he used them at his Ocean House mansion, now the
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The mechanism of the clock which was designed in 1610 by
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Cassiobury: The Ancient Seat of the Earls (Google eBook)
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The Cassiobury House Turret Clock at the British Museum
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building programme was at its peak. Developers such as
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Pevsner, Nikolaus; revised by Cherry, Bridget (2002).
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and an interior painting of the Winter Dining Room by
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English country house in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain
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In Saint Mary's churchyard can be found the grave of
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also acquired a Gibbons carving for his own house in
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1920 OS map of Watford showing the Cassiobury Estate
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for the private dining room of the mansion house at
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market. On Thursday 8 June 1922, at 2.30 p.m. at 20
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Watford councillors delay Cassiobury Court decision
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Francis Orpen Morris
Location of Cassiobury House in Hertfordshire
English country house
Neoclassical
Gothic Revival
Watford
Hertfordshire
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°39′54″N 00°25′08″W / 51.66500°N 0.41889°W / 51.66500; -0.41889
Grinling Gibbons
Antonio Verrio
Moses Cook
Humphry Repton
Jeffry Wyatville
Hugh May
James Wyatt
Cassiobury Park - house history

country house
Cassiobury Park
Watford
ancestral seat
Earls of Essex
St Albans Abbey
manor of Cashio
King Offa
Henry VIII of England
lord of the manor

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