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Charles Buxton, brewer, philanthropist and politician, was also an amateur architect.{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|pp=596-8}} Having rented a range of properties around [[Weybridge]] in the 1850s, he purchased the site for Foxwarren Park in 1855.{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|pp=596-8}} He was heavily involved in the design of the new house, working with Frederick Barnes, known more for his designs for railway stations, particularly in Norfolk. The style is described as "harsh [[Gothic Revival architecture|Victorian Gothic]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1189110|title=FOXWARREN PARK, Wisley - 1189110- Historic England|first=Historic|last=England|website=historicengland.org.uk}}</ref> |
Charles Buxton, brewer, philanthropist and politician, was also an amateur architect.{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|pp=596-8}} Having rented a range of properties around [[Weybridge]] in the 1850s, he purchased the site for Foxwarren Park in 1855.{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|pp=596-8}} He was heavily involved in the design of the new house, working with Frederick Barnes, known more for his designs for railway stations, particularly in Norfolk. The style is described as "harsh [[Gothic Revival architecture|Victorian Gothic]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1189110|title=FOXWARREN PARK, Wisley - 1189110- Historic England|first=Historic|last=England|website=historicengland.org.uk}}</ref> |
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The house was the inspiration for [[E. H. Shepard]]'s illustrations of [[Mr Toad|Toad Hall]] in [[Kenneth Grahame]]'s book, [[The Wind in the Willows]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/buxton/1.html|title=Foxwarren Park, near Cobham, Surrey|website=www.victorianweb.org}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Is this house the real Toad Hall? |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=10 March 2001 | author=Michelle Nichols}}</ref |
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During [[World War II]], the Foxwarren Estate was the site of research facilities run by the engineering firm [[Vickers]] and saw work on the development of [[Barnes Wallis]]'s [[bouncing bomb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk/?p=3676|title=Dam good show from Brooklands to honour Barnes Wallis - Woking News and Mail|website=www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk}}</ref> |
During [[World War II]], the Foxwarren Estate was the site of research facilities run by the engineering firm [[Vickers]] and saw work on the development of [[Barnes Wallis]]'s [[bouncing bomb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk/?p=3676|title=Dam good show from Brooklands to honour Barnes Wallis - Woking News and Mail|website=www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk}}</ref> |
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| Foxwarren Park | |
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 The newly-constructed house was pictured in the Illustrated London News in 1860 | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Wisley, Surrey |
| Coordinates | 51°19′43″N 0°27′08″W / 51.3286°N 0.4521°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Frederick Barnes |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Foxwarren Park |
| Designated | 22 September 1981 |
| Reference no. | 1189110 |
  Location of Foxwarren Park in Surrey | |
Foxwarren Park, Wisley, Surrey, is a Victorian country house. It was designed in 1860 by the railway architect Frederick Barnes, in conjunction with his client, the brewer and M.P., Charles Buxton. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
Charles Buxton, brewer, philanthropist and politician, was also an amateur architect.[1] Having rented a range of properties around Weybridge in the 1850s, he purchased the site for Foxwarren Park in 1855.[1] He was heavily involved in the design of the new house, working with Frederick Barnes, known more for his designs for railway stations, particularly in Norfolk. The style is described as "harsh Victorian Gothic.[2]
The house was the inspiration for E. H. Shepard's illustrations of Toad Hall in Kenneth Grahame's book, The Wind in the Willows,[3]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
In 1978, the house was used as the main location for the horror movie, The Comeback.[4]
Architecture
The house is built of red brick, in a polychromatic design, with terracotta dressings and blue diapering.[2] The house is Grade II* listed.[2] The architectural critic Ian Nairn described the Model Farm attached to Foxwarren Park as "a true Struwelpeter mid-Victorian nightmare".[5] It has a separate Grade II* listing.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b Nairn, Pevsner & Cherry 1971, pp. 596–8.
- ^ a b c England, Historic. "FOXWARREN PARK, Wisley - 1189110- Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- ^ "Foxwarren Park, near Cobham, Surrey". www.victorianweb.org.
- ^ Derek Pykett (2008), British Horror Film Locations, McFarland, p. 29, ISBN 9780786451937
- ^ Nairn, Pevsner & Cherry 1971, p. 67.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Home Farm House and Barns, Elmbridge, Surrey". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
References
- Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1971). Surrey. The Buildings of England. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-300-09675-5.
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