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Sanderstead Court
Sanderstead Court was a country house in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, dating from at least the 17th century. It was destroyed by fire in 1944, and its ruins are Grade II listed. History The building is located next to the All Saints' Parish Church (c. 1230) in Sanderstead. Sanderstead Court did not appear on the Tithe map of 1844. In 1675, the house was a three-story, red brick mansion comprising a central core with two large wings at either end which were adorned with decorated chimneys. The central portion of the house had a great room, two stories in height, supported by fluted columns with Corinthian capitals; this great room was probably originally constructed by an earlier Atwood in the 16th century. Many of the rooms in Sanderstead Court were panelled with wood. The Atwood shield with a lion rampant between three acorns, the initials “H.A.” (Harman Atwood) and the date “1675” were once were carved in stone over the main entry to Sanderstead Court. John Preston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanderstead Court, Surrey
Sanderstead is a village and medieval-founded church parish at the southern end of Croydon in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, and formerly in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Surrey, until 1965. It takes in Purley Downs and Sanderstead Plantation, an area of woodland that includes the second-List of highest points in London, highest point in London. Sanderstead sits above a wind gap, dry valley at the edge of the built-up area of Greater London. Cementing its secular identity from the late 19th century until abolition in 1965 it had a civil parishes in England, civil parish council. The community had a smaller farming-centred economy until the mid 19th century. All Saints, Sanderstead, All Saints' Church's construction began in about 1230 followed by great alterations and affixing of monuments including a poem attributed to John Dryden, the first Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate nationally; it is protected under U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
