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Goddards, House, England Building, Project, Photo, News, Design, Property, Image
Goddards House, England : Architecture Information
Major Work by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Surrey, England, UK, Europe
Goddards
1898-1900
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Location: Abinger Common, Surrey
extended by Lutyens in 1910
Garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll
Built as a 'Home of Rest' by Frederick Mirrielees. The house was re
modelled in 1910 for Mirrielees' son to live in. From 1953 it was
owned by Mr & Mrs Hall. Goddards was given to the Lutyens Trust
by them in 1991. Run by the Landmark Trust at time of writing so available
for holidays.
Please note that your page on Edwin Lutyens says that Goddards at
Abinger Common, near Dorking in Surrey was Lutyens's home. This is
actually incorrect.
In 1898 Lutyens was commissioned to design Goddards for Sir F. Mirrielees
(wings added 1909-1910).
Lutyens Trust website : www.lutyenstrust.org.uk
Information re Goddards from the Lutyens Trust:
In 1991 Mr Bill Hall bequeathed his home Goddards to the Lutyens Trust
in memory of his son, Lee, who died in 1988. The initial plan of the
Trustees was to make Goddards a centre for Lutyens studies and promote
appreciation of the architect's work through opening Goddards to the
public and running it with a resident administrator.
However this plan proved too ambitious and a solution was found through
leasing the property to the Landmark Trust on a 99 year lease for
use as a home for holidays, with the Lutyens Trust keeping the library
for sole use and having the whole house for one week in the summer.
This arrangement satisfied the Trust's desire to retain ownership
of the property, maintain the fabric and ensure that interested members
of the public could have access to an example of Sir Edwin's early
work.
Since 1996 when the Landmark Trust took over the responsibility of
Goddards, the Lutyens Trust has concentrated its energies on architectural
casework, arranging a programme of activities, publishing a newsletter
and awarding grants to promote Lutyens studies or other architectural
projects.
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