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'''Terling Place''' is a [[English country house|country house]] within the [[civil parish]] of [[Terling]], [[Essex]], England, located to the south of All Saints' Church, Terling. It is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a [[Grade II listed building]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TERLING PLACE, Terling - 1000745 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000745 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>
'''Terling Place''' is the [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] family seat of [[Baron Rayleigh]] and the largest house in the village of [[Terling]], [[Essex]], England.


It was built for [[John Strutt (1727–1816)|John Strutt]], MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of [[John Johnson (architect, born 1732)|John Johnson]]. The wings, a new porch, a two-storey saloon (with a gallery, and a [[frieze]] based on the [[Elgin Marbles]]) and a library were added between 1818 and 1824. The house was redecorated in 1850, when a [[conservatory (greenhouse)|conservatory]] was added. It is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-115453-terling-place-terling |title=Terling Place, Terling |website=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE |num=1123407 |grade=II* |desc=Terling Place |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
It was built for [[John Strutt (1727–1816)|John Strutt]], MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of [[John Johnson (architect, born 1732)|John Johnson]]. The wings, a new porch, a two-storey saloon (with a gallery, and a [[frieze]] based on the [[Elgin Marbles]]) and a library were added between 1818 and 1824. The house was redecorated in 1850, when a [[conservatory (greenhouse)|conservatory]] was added. It is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-115453-terling-place-terling |title=Terling Place, Terling |website=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE |num=1123407 |grade=II* |desc=Terling Place |accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
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From John Strutt the house passed to his eldest surviving son, [[Joseph Strutt (MP)|Joseph]], whose wife [[Charlotte Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh|Lady Charlotte FitzGerald]] was created Baroness Rayleigh in 1821.
From John Strutt the house passed to his eldest surviving son, [[Joseph Strutt (MP)|Joseph]], whose wife [[Charlotte Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh|Lady Charlotte FitzGerald]] was created Baroness Rayleigh in 1821.


[[John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh|The 3rd Lord Rayleigh]] established a laboratory in the west wing, which remains to this day. Indeed he used apparatus from this laboratory to isolate argon in the cellar of Terling Place in 1894, for which he was awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] in Physics in 1904.
[[John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh|The 3rd Lord Rayleigh]] established a laboratory in the west wing, which remains to this day. Indeed, he used apparatus from this laboratory to isolate [[argon]] in the cellar of Terling Place in 1894, for which he was awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] in Physics in 1904.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 28 July 2023

Terling Place
Terling Place is located in Essex
Terling Place
Location in Essex, England
General information
Architectural styleGeorgian
LocationTerling, Essex, England
Coordinates51°48′08″N 0°34′15″E / 51.8021°N 0.57097°E / 51.8021; 0.57097

Terling Place is a country house within the civil parish of Terling, Essex, England, located to the south of All Saints' Church, Terling. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.[1]

It was built for John Strutt, MP between 1772 and 1777 to the designs of John Johnson. The wings, a new porch, a two-storey saloon (with a gallery, and a frieze based on the Elgin Marbles) and a library were added between 1818 and 1824. The house was redecorated in 1850, when a conservatory was added. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2][3]

From John Strutt the house passed to his eldest surviving son, Joseph, whose wife Lady Charlotte FitzGerald was created Baroness Rayleigh in 1821.

The 3rd Lord Rayleigh established a laboratory in the west wing, which remains to this day. Indeed, he used apparatus from this laboratory to isolate argon in the cellar of Terling Place in 1894, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TERLING PLACE, Terling - 1000745 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Terling Place, Terling". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Terling Place (Grade II*) (1123407)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2014.


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