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A Collaborative Endeavour: Building House, Home and Family at Montreal Park in Kent
University College London. {{coord, 51.277, N, 0.169, E, region:GB, display=title Sevenoaks British country houses destroyed in the 20th century Buildings and structures in Kent
Montreal Park is a development in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter main line railway into London. Sevenoaks is from Charing Cross, the traditio ...
in Kent
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which was formerly the home of Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was (intermittently) the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 (the English Army, founded in 1645, was succ ...
. It was named after his conquest of Montreal in 1760.
History
In 1764 Lord Amherst returned home after his military successes during theSeven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (175 ...
and commissioned a large house at Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter main line railway into London. Sevenoaks is from Charing Cross, the traditio ...
in Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
built in the Palladian style
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...
. On 30 August 1788 he was created, additional to his other title of Holmesdale, Baron Amherst of Montreal.
In 1926 the house was sold to Julius Runge, a businessman, who allowed it to fall into disrepair. The house was demolished in 1936 and replaced between 1952 and 1963 by a housing development promoted by a local builder, William Fasey. Montreal Park Lake is owned by the Holmesdale Angling and Conservation Society.
Today all that remains to remind us of Lord Amherst is an octagonal gatehouse, a derelict stone summerhouse and large obelisk
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by An ...
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The obelisk
The inscription on the obelisk reads:References
External links
* Kate SmithA Collaborative Endeavour: Building House, Home and Family at Montreal Park in Kent
University College London. {{coord, 51.277, N, 0.169, E, region:GB, display=title Sevenoaks British country houses destroyed in the 20th century Buildings and structures in Kent