Shardeloes
Country house in Near Amersham, Buckinghamshire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shardeloes is a large 18th-century country house located one mile west of Amersham in Buckinghamshire, England (grid reference SU937978). A previous manor house on the site was demolished and the present building constructed between 1758 and 1766[1] for William Drake, the Member of Parliament for Amersham. Shardeloes is a Grade I listed building.[1]
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Shardeloes | |
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General information | |
Type | Country house |
Architectural style | Palladian |
Location | Near Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
Coordinates | 51°40′17″N 0°38′40″W |
Construction started | 1758 |
Completed | 1766 |
Client | William Drake, Sr. (1723–1796) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Stiff Leadbetter |
Other designers | Robert Adam (interiors) Humphry Repton (gardens) |
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