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Lushington Moore may have helped design the property, having already designed a large country house Holmwood, Redditch for Canon Horace Newton.
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In 1966 the house was blown up by the Army as part of an exercise with consent of the
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Glencripesdale House featured a very distinct and unusual blend of architectural styles including, among other things, white harled walls, Gothic windows and a large tower which resembled a lift-shaft crowned with crowstep gables.
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Following World War II, a new owner Mr Epps bought the House in 1954 and stripped its lead off the roof, leaving the buildings shell exposed. He was apparently able to sell the lead for more than he had bought the property for.
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