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of fruit and flowers. The largest of the glasshouses, built by the firm of Mackenzie and Moncur for Sir Julius and Lady Alice Wernher, is evidence of the extravagance of the Edwardian period. The garden underwent extensive restoration in 2001–2021, with the help of over 100 volunteers, and is open to visitors and tours every Wednesday from May to October.
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which was established by John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, in the late 1760s. Successive owners of the estate adapted the garden to match the changing fashions in gardens over the years. Numerous heated glasshouses were built by the Leigh family in the last quarter of the 19th century for the production
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The house was converted into a luxury hotel called the Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf, and Spa, which opened in October 2007. It has 228 bedrooms and suites. Part of the restoration project involved rebuilding the second floor of the house, which was included in the plans drawn up by the original architects.
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in 1841, whose family originated in Lipton, in Lancashire. He married Hannah Blundell-Hollinshead, a daughter of Henry Blundell (1755–1832), Mayor of Liverpool in 1791–1794 and in 1807, owner of Orrell, Blackrod and Pemberton collieries near Liverpool. His father, John Leigh, senior, was a solicitor
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and small brass, ranging from the time of Caracalla to that of Claudius Gothicus". In 1871 the estate was inherited by his son John Gerard Leigh (1821–1875), who in 1872 married Eleanor Louisa Hawkes (d.1899), a daughter of Thomas Hawkes and widow of Hon. Humble Dudley Ward (1821–1870), a son of
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Following Lady Zia's death in 1977, the estate passed to her grandson Nicholas Harold Phillips, after whose death in 1991 the house and 1,059 acres were sold by his wife. The Phillips family, descendants of Sir Julius and Lady Alice Wernher, still retain ownership of a significant part of the
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Leigh rebuilt the derelict shell in the style and manner of Smirke, rather than to Adam's earlier plan. In about 1863 "there was found a hoard of Roman coins near Luton, on the estate of John Shaw Leigh, Esq., of Luton Hoo. The coins, which must have been nearly a thousand in number, had been
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historic estate running it successfully as a diversified business that is home to commercial and residential tenants as well as restoring the walled garden (see below) and one of the busiest non-studio filming locations in the country. Part of the collection, including works by
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The owners, Elite Hotels, say that furnishings have been selected with the aim of restoring the house to its former glory. In December 2021 the hotel was sold to The Arora Group, a UK based hotel and property company.
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to form two lakes, one of which is 60 acres (0.24 km) in size. In the early 20th century, part of the park overlooked by the south-west facade of the house was transformed into formal gardens.
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Another addition was the neo-Gothic lodge with Tudor-style windows, and a Norman-style door, imported from an older building. Known as 'Lady Bute's Lodge' it is a Grade II listed building.
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In 1843, a devastating fire destroyed much of the house and its contents. The house remained a burnt-out shell until after 1848, when the estate was sold to John Shaw Leigh.
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in 1455. The manor passed from the de Hoo family to the Rotherham family and then the Napier family. Successive houses were built on the site. In 1751,
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was enlarging and redesigning the park, which was enlarged from about 300 acres (1.2 km) to 1,200 acres (4.9 km). Brown dammed the
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Luton Hoo was one of the largest houses for which Adam was wholly responsible. While Adam was working on the mansion, the landscape gardener
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style resulted in a magnificent backdrop for Wernher's famous art collection. The marble-walled dining room was designed to display
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porcelain. Sir Julius Wernher's widow, later Lady Ludlow, added her collection of English porcelain to the treasures of the house.
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Portrait of Henry Blundell (1755–1832), plate 4, Anderson, now the property of Liverpool Blue Coat School Foundation, see image
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was added, to increase the amount of staff accommodation. This alteration, coupled with the newly installed
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family, generally known as "Lady Zia". She brought to the collection an incomparable assembly of
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credit the estate. Luton Hoo Estate is one of the busiest non-studio locations in the country.
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deposited in an imperfectly burnt urn composed of clay and pounded shell and consisted of
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In 1848, the estate with the burnt-out house was purchased by John Shaw Leigh (d.1871), a
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dance music festival and again in 2005, but the latter event was cancelled due to the
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John Gerard Leigh (1821–1875), of Luton Hoo, Master of the Hertfordshire Foxhounds
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Ladies of the Manor: How Wives & Daughters Really Lived in Country House
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In 1883 Eleanor remarried to Christian Frederick de Falbe (1828–1896), the
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The present house was built by the 3rd Earl of Bute to the designs of the
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tapestries, while the newly installed curving marble staircase enveloped
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using sets designed originally for the BBC's 2005 BAFTA award-winning
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Obituary of Colonel William Gerard Leigh, Daily Telegraph 1 Oct 2008
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Luton Hoo Estate also possesses a 5-acre (20,000 m) octagonal
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means the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with
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the Wernher family allowed the house to serve as Headquarters
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the historic farm buildings were used as a location for the
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took place at the Luton Hoo Estate. Luton Hoo stood in for
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1872 portrait of John Gerard Leigh (1821–1875) of Luton Hoo
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The Wernhers' great art collection, equal to that of the
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Burke and Hare (2010) - Filming & production - IMDb
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Grand Dukes and Diamonds: The Wernhers of Luton Hoo
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Henry Leigh died soon afterwards, per Allsopp, Anne
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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
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Luton Hoo is located in Bedfordshire
Hyde, Bedfordshire
51°51′16.6″N 0°23′51.4″W / 51.854611°N 0.397611°W / 51.854611; -0.397611
OS grid reference
TL1045118552
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
Robert Smirke
Robert Adam
Neoclassical
Listed Building


English country house
estate
Luton
Bedfordshire
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
Hyde, Bedfordshire
Saxon
Hoo
East Anglia
manor
Domesday Book
manor house
Thomas Hoo, 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings
Francis Herne
member of parliament
Bedford
estate

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