Iver Grove

Iver Grove is a country house in Iver in Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The house, which was designed by John James in the Palladian style, was built for Lady Mohun and completed in 1724.[2] It was acquired by Admiral Lord Gambier in 1802 at which time the garden was full of unusual pansies.[3] After use as a Polish refugee camp during the Second World War,[4] it fell into disrepair and was acquired by the Ministry of Works in 1957 and was subsequently restored.[5] It was bought by Mr and Mrs James Howie Mitchell in 1961[6] and by Sir Tom Stoppard and his wife, Miriam Stoppard, in the 1970s and they sold it on again in 1997.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Iver Grove". Historic England. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "An architectural gem but still slow to sell: Iver Grove". The Country Seat. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iver Grove". Parksand Gardens. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Playing With Ideas". New York Times. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Country house bargains". Country Life. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Iver Grove, Buckinghamshire". Country Life. 15 August 1963. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

Coordinates: 51°31′11″N 0°31′32″W / 51.51961°N 0.52545°W / 51.51961; -0.52545

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.