Blakesware Manor is a scholarly neo-Tudor red brick house, later divided, with blue diaper work, stone dressings and steep red tile roofs in Wareside, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Charles Lamb described the previous house under the name of Blakesmoor. - AsNotedIn
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| 1664/00/00 | A brick house is built for Sir Thomas Leventhorpe of Sawbridgeworth (demolished in 1822). | |||||
| 1775/00/00 | Mary Bruton Field | Work | Mary Field works as a housekeeper for the Plumer family at Blakesware (razed in 1822) in Wareside, Hertfordshire. | |||
| 1785/00/00 | Charles Lamb | Life | Charles Lamb enjoys visiting with Mary Field, his grandmother, who is a housekeeper at Blakesware (lost). a large country house in Hertfordshire. Charles will later write about his memories here in "Blakesmoor in H_shire". | Blakesmoor in H_shire (essay) | ||
| 1878/00/00 | George Devey | Architect | Blakesware country house, now 5 houses by George Devey for Mrs Hadsley Gosselin, 1876-1879. | |||
| 1896/00/00 | Built for for Sir Martin Gosselin, R C chapel at Blakesware opens. | |||||
| 1937/00/00 | After fire, Blakesware Manor house is reduced and altered under the direction of Paul Phipps. | |||||
| 1968/00/00 | Range linking chapel to Blakesware Manor house is rebuilt as monastic building. The house will be subdivided with separate porches in early Renaissance style in 1980's. |
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| Ornamental Bridge At Blakesware 70 Metres North Of Widford Lodge |
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| Wareside Lodge |
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| Widford Lodge To Blakesware Next To Railway Bridge |
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| Particulars for Blakesware Manor: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Cultural Affiliation | English Country House |
| Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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| English Listed Building List Entry Number: | 1204457 |
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