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 () is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,229 at the 2011 Census. It faces west across The Wash, making it one of the few places on the east coast of Great Britain where the sun sets over the sea. Hunstant ...

, Norfolk, as a coastal resort.

Life

Born on 25 January 1815, he was the only son of Henry Styleman of Snettisham 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 Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 4th Baronet (1661–1724), of Hunstanton, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Castle Rising Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county ...

, an heiress. He was educated at Eton College, from where he matriculated in 1832, and then at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, 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 Victor ...

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 . Styleman Le Strange died suddenly of heart disease in London on 27 July 1862, and was buried at Hunstanton. St Mary's church - pulpit - geograph

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, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral has its origins in AD 672 when St Etheldreda built an abbey church. The presen ...

, 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 the architect, in the decoration of

St Alban's Church, Holborn St Alban's Church, Holborn, is a Church of England parish church in Holborn, central London, for a time becoming one of two churches of its parish which retains the name ''and St Peter's Saffron Hill'' to serve the mixed-use zone, notable for jew ...

, 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, a cousin.

Family

In 1839 Styleman Le Strange married Jamesina Joyce Ellen, daughter of

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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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