Belmont, Wimbledon, Greater London (Demolished 1997)

Greater London. Lost Country Houses

Folder: Lost Country Houses
The post 1974 Greater London including parts of Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey Belmont Belvedere Boleyn Castle Dagenham Park Foots Cray Place Fulwell Park Gidea Hall Highbury Hill House Holland House Pyrgo Park Spring Grove Stile Hall The Oaks
Belmont, Wimbledon, Greater London (Demolished 1997)

Belmont, Wimbledon, Greater London (Demolished 199…

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Belmont was originally built c1864 for a German banker called Daniel Meinertzhagen. The Belmont Estate was later acquired by the Duc de Vendôme, a member of the Orleans branch of the French Royal Family and great grandson of King Louis Philippe who housed the Belgian Royal Family here during WWI. It was purchased by the Methodist Church c1930 and later became part of Roehampton University. Demolished 1997.
Belvedere House, Belvedere, Erith, Greater London (Demolished c1957)

Belvedere House, Belvedere, Erith, Greater London…

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Bevedere House, Erith, South London, (Demolished c1957-60)

Bevedere House, Erith, South London, (Demolished c…

18 Dec 2016 326
A Georgian Thames side mansion which became a sailors home c1900 demolished for a housing estate.
Belvedere House, Belvedere, Erith, Greater London (Demolished 1957)

Belvedere House, Belvedere, Erith, Greater London…

11 Apr 2015 1 647
Boleyn Castle, Upton, Greater London (Bombed WWII and demolished c1955)

Boleyn Castle, Upton, Greater London (Bombed WWII…

06 Aug 2015 1 1256
West Ham football Club now occupies the site
Foots Cray Place, Bexley, Greater London (Demolished c1949)

Foots Cray Place, Bexley, Greater London (Demolish…

16 Apr 2015 803
A c1949 photo after a fire destroyed the dome.
Foots Cray Place, Bexley, Greater London (Demolished c1949)

Foots Cray Place, Bexley, Greater London (Demolish…

16 Apr 2015 1016
Fulwell Park, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London

Fulwell Park, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London

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A seventeeth century house remodelled in the mid to late eighteenth century. Originally called Fulwell Lodge. It became the home of King Manuel II of Portugal after the Portugese revolution of 1910, but was demolished after his death in 1932. Its park is now a golf course.
Gidea Hall, Gidea Park, Romford, Greater London (Demolished c1930)

Gidea Hall, Gidea Park, Romford, Greater London (D…

17 May 2015 1015
Gidea Hall, Gidea Park, Romford, Greater London (Demolished c1930)

Gidea Hall, Gidea Park, Romford, Greater London (D…

10 Jan 2016 1522
Gidea Hall, Romford, Greater London (demolished)

Gidea Hall, Romford, Greater London (demolished)

04 Dec 2003 269
Highbury Hill House, Highbury, Greater London (Demolished c1928)

Highbury Hill House, Highbury, Greater London (Dem…

01 Sep 2015 697
Designed for the physician William Saunders by Daniel Asher Alexander c. 1790 and later occupied by Joseph Wilson. Grounds developed for housing from c1850 and later converted to a school.
Holland House, Kensington, London (bombed in WWII and now a ruin)

Holland House, Kensington, London (bombed in WWII…

26 Sep 2014 464
Holland House, Kensington, London (bombed in WWII and now a ruin)

Holland House, Kensington, London (bombed in WWII…

26 Sep 2014 859
The Crimson Drawing Room, Holland House, Kensington

The Crimson Drawing Room, Holland House, Kensingto…

23 Jan 2014 419
Holland house was bombed in WWII and remains a partial ruin
Merton Place, Merton, London (Demolished c1823)

Merton Place, Merton, London (Demolished c1823)

01 Feb 2014 778
Lord Nelson's home remained empty after his death at Trafalgar and was demolished soon after
Pyrgo Park, Havering-atte-Bower, Greater London (Demolished c1941)

Pyrgo Park, Havering-atte-Bower, Greater London (D…

17 May 2015 348
Pyrgo Park, Havering-atte-Bower, Greater London (Demolished c1941)

Pyrgo Park, Havering-atte-Bower, Greater London (D…

17 May 2015 603
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