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Type | House |
Location | Oare, Wiltshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°21′57″N 1°46′39″W / 51.3659°N 1.7774°W |
Oare House is a Grade I listed country house in Oare, Wiltshire, England. [1]
The house was built in 1740 for a London wine merchant, Henry Deacon. [1] It was largely remodelled in the early 1920s by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, for Sir Geoffrey Fry, 1st Baronet, private secretary to Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin. [1] Its gardens, which include a summerhouse also designed by Williams-Ellis, [2] are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. [3] To the west of the gardens stands the Oare Pavilion, completed in 2003 and the only British building designed by I. M. Pei. [4]
In 1965 Oare House was purchased by Sir Alick Downer, the Australian High Commissioner, who used it to entertain high ranking figures in English and Australian society. [5]
It is currently owned by Sir Henry Keswick. [6] [7]
Oare House | |
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General information | |
Type | House |
Location | Oare, Wiltshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°21′57″N 1°46′39″W / 51.3659°N 1.7774°W |
Oare House is a Grade I listed country house in Oare, Wiltshire, England. [1]
The house was built in 1740 for a London wine merchant, Henry Deacon. [1] It was largely remodelled in the early 1920s by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, for Sir Geoffrey Fry, 1st Baronet, private secretary to Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin. [1] Its gardens, which include a summerhouse also designed by Williams-Ellis, [2] are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. [3] To the west of the gardens stands the Oare Pavilion, completed in 2003 and the only British building designed by I. M. Pei. [4]
In 1965 Oare House was purchased by Sir Alick Downer, the Australian High Commissioner, who used it to entertain high ranking figures in English and Australian society. [5]
It is currently owned by Sir Henry Keswick. [6] [7]