Bower House

Bower House
Not to be confused with Bower House Tye.

The Bower House is a grade I listed Palladian mansion in Havering-atte-Bower, England.[1] It was built in 1729 by Henry Flitcroft.[1] The stable block is separately grade I listed.[2] It incorporated architectural items salvaged from the ruined Havering Palace. It remained a private home until 1976 when it was purchased by the Ford Motor Company.[3] It is currently used as a religious training centre.[4] It forms part of the Open House London weekend.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bower House, Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower". Havering London Borough Council. http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8859. 
  2. ^ "Stable Block at Bower House, Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower". Havering London Borough Council. http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8860. 
  3. ^ "Bower House". William Martin Group. http://www.william-martin.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=174. 
  4. ^ "An Overview". Full Time Training in London. http://www.fttl.org/wp/. 
  5. ^ "Discover Havering - Open House 2009". Havering London Borough Council. http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16611. 

Coordinates: 51°36′43″N 0°10′59″E / 51.612°N 0.183°E / 51.612; 0.183


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bower House Hotel London (London) — Bower House Hotel London country: United Kingdom, city: London (Victoria) Bower House Hotel London Built in 1851, Bower House Hotel believes in anticipating your needs and providing all that you require for a wonderful stay in London at an… …   International hotels

  • Bower House Tye — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 52.02 longitude=00.88 official name =Bower House Tye population = shire district= shire county= Suffolk region= East of England constituency westminster= post town=… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Bower House — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Bower —    BOWER, a parish, in the county of Caithness, 7 miles (W.) from Keiss; containing 1689 inhabitants. This place is said to derive its name from a Danish word signifying a valley, and the application of the term to this locality seems to be by no …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • House mouse — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

  • bower — ► NOUN 1) a pleasant shady place under trees. 2) literary a lady s private room. 3) literary a summer house or country cottage. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • bower — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a secluded place, esp. in a garden, enclosed by foliage; an arbour. b a summer house. 2 poet. an inner room; a boudoir. v.tr. poet. embower. Derivatives: bowery adj. Etymology: OE bur f. Gmc 2. n. (in full bower anchor) either… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bower — This most interesting surname has a number of possible origins, all of Anglo Saxon derivation. The first of these is topographical from residence in a small cottage, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century word bur , bower, cottage, inner… …   Surnames reference

  • bower — Synonyms and related words: ace, alcove, arbor, best bower, cards, clubs, conservatory, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, face cards, flush, full house, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, kiosk, knave, lathhouse, left… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • house — n 1. dwelling, residence, home, abode, homestead, household; domicile, dwelling house, lodgings, quarters, Chiefly Brit. Inf. diggings or digs; mansion, castle, palace, manor house; villa, chateau, chalet, country seat, hall; hacienda, plantation …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”