
Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange (1815–1862), in early life Henry Styleman, was an English decorative painter. He is now remembered as the developer of the town of
Hunstanton
Hunstanton (sometimes pronounced ) is a seaside resort, seaside town in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,229 at the 2011 Census. It faces west across The Wash. Hunstanton lies 102 miles (164 km) north-north-east of London an ...
, Norfolk, as a coastal resort.
Life
Born on 25 January 1815, he was the only son of Henry Styleman of
Snettisham
Snettisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located near the west coast of Norfolk, some south of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, north of the town of King's Lynn and northwest of the city of Norwich ...
and Hunstanton, Norfolk, and his wife Emilia, daughter of Benjamin Preedy; his father was grandson of Nicholas Styleman, who married Armine, elder daughter of
Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 4th Baronet, an heiress. He was educated at
Eton College
Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...
, from where he matriculated in 1832, and then at
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...
, from where he graduated B.A. in 1837 (awarded M.A in 1852). On leaving Oxford he travelled in Portugal, Spain, and Egypt.
In 1839 Styleman assumed by royal licence the additional family name of Le Strange, on inheriting the
Hunstanton Hall
Hunstanton Hall, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England is a country house dating originally from the 15th century. The gatehouse, now detached from the main building, is dated 1487. The wings were built in the seventeenth century and there are Victori ...
estate. In 1839 also he was declared by the House of Lords co-heir of the
barony of Camoys, and in 1841 co-heir to the
barony of Hastings. In 1847 he made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament for
West Norfolk.
Styleman Le Strange died suddenly of heart disease in London on 27 July 1862, and was buried at Hunstanton.
Works
Styleman le Strange was an amateur artist. In 1853 he drew a design for the decoration of the tower of
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 67 ...
, which was accepted in 1854, and completed by him in 1855. In July 1856 he was invited by the cathedral chapter to design decoration for the roof of the nave. He began painting the roof in 1858, and worked on it for four years.
In 1860 Styleman le Strange was invited to co-operate with
William Butterfield
William Butterfield (7 September 1814 – 23 February 1900) was a British Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement (or Tractarian Movement). He is noted for his use of polychromy.
Biography
William Butterfield was bo ...
the architect, in the decoration of
St Alban's Church, Holborn, and took two years over the design work. After his death, the roof in Ely Cathedral was completed by
Thomas Gambier Parry, and the designs for St Alban's were carried out by
Frederick Preedy
Frederick Preedy (2 June 1820 – 28 March 1898) was an architect and glass painter in England.
Life
Preedy was born in Offenham near Evesham in Worcestershire and died at his son's home in Croydon. During his early life, his family moved f ...
, a cousin.
Family
In 1839 Styleman Le Strange married Jamesina Joyce Ellen, daughter of
John Stewart of Belladrum, Inverness-shire. He left three sons, including
Guy Le Strange
Guy Le Strange (24 July 1854 – 24 December 1933) was a British Orientalist noted especially for his work in the field of the historical geography of the pre-modern Middle Eastern and Eastern Islamic lands, and his editing of Persian geographic ...
, and three daughters, of whom Alice married
Laurence Oliphant.
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1815 births
1862 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
English artists
People from Hunstanton