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The house was started in 1546 by Sir Richard Morrison.<ref name=bh>{{cite web|title='Watford: Manors', A History of the County of Hertford: volume 2 (1908), pp. 451-464.|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43308&strquery=cassiobury|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> On the marriage of his granddaughter it passed into the ownership of the Capel family, later [[Earl of Essex|Earls of Essex]].<ref name=bh/> It was demolished in 1927.<ref>[http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/houses/lh_hertfordshire_cassioburyhouse_info_gallery.html Lost Heritage]</ref> Carvings from the staircase are now in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref>[http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/120021470 Carving (Two Parts)]</ref> The stables remain and were converted into a retirement home. Part of the grounds, but not the site of the house, now form the public [[Cassiobury Park]].<ref>[http://cassioburypark.info/ Cassiobury Park]</ref> |
The house was started in 1546 by Sir Richard Morrison.<ref name=bh>{{cite web|title='Watford: Manors', A History of the County of Hertford: volume 2 (1908), pp. 451-464.|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43308&strquery=cassiobury|accessdate=11 March 2012}}</ref> On the marriage of his granddaughter it passed into the ownership of the Capel family, later [[Earl of Essex|Earls of Essex]].<ref name=bh/> It was demolished in 1927.<ref>[http://lh.matthewbeckett.com/houses/lh_hertfordshire_cassioburyhouse_info_gallery.html Lost Heritage]</ref> Carvings from the staircase are now in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref>[http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/120021470 Carving (Two Parts)]</ref> The stables remain and were converted into a retirement home.<ref>[http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8827501.Cassiobury_Court_decision_delayed/ Watford councillors delay Cassiobury Court decision] Watford Observer, 2 February 2011</ref> Part of the grounds, but not the site of the house, now form the public [[Cassiobury Park]].<ref>[http://cassioburypark.info/ Cassiobury Park]</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:45, 11 March 2012
Cassiobury House was a country house in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, now demolished.
History
The house was started in 1546 by Sir Richard Morrison.[1] On the marriage of his granddaughter it passed into the ownership of the Capel family, later Earls of Essex.[1] It was demolished in 1927.[2] Carvings from the staircase are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3] The stables remain and were converted into a retirement home.[4] Part of the grounds, but not the site of the house, now form the public Cassiobury Park.[5]
References
- ^ a b "'Watford: Manors', A History of the County of Hertford: volume 2 (1908), pp. 451-464". Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Lost Heritage
- ^ Carving (Two Parts)
- ^ Watford councillors delay Cassiobury Court decision Watford Observer, 2 February 2011
- ^ Cassiobury Park
See also
External links
- Cassiobury Park - house history
- Watford Museum - Cassiobury collection
- Lost Heritage - house exterior photos
- Genealogy in Hertfordshire - house prints
- Genealogy in Hertfordshire - house and park postcards
- Metropolitan Museum of Art - The "Grinling Gibbons" staircase
- Country Life - staircase in situ
- British History Online - Manors of Watford
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