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'''Foxwarren Park''', at [[Wisley]] in [[Surrey]], is a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] country house. |
'''Foxwarren Park''', at [[Wisley]] in [[Surrey]], is a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] country house and [[estate (land)|estate]]. On sandstone [[Ockham and Wisley Commons]], it was designed in 1860 by the railway architect Frederick Barnes for brewing magnate and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]], [[Charles Buxton]]. It is a [[listed building|Grade II* listed building]]. |
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From 1919 to 1955, it was owned by [[Alfred Ezra]] who was President of the Avicultural Society |
From 1919 to 1955, it was owned by [[Alfred Ezra]] who was President of the Avicultural Society — he assembled a collection of rare birds and animals on the estate — in 1939 it housed the last known [[pink-headed duck]]s in the world. It was then owned by [[Hannah Weinstein]] and chosen for films and television series including ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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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 the growing village of [[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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| ⚫ | 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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The house was acquired by [[Alfred Ezra]] in 1919, who owned it until his death in 1955. He was an enthusiastic breeder of birds and created a large private collection of rare birds and animals on the estate. From |
The house was acquired by [[Alfred Ezra]] in 1919, who owned it until his death in 1955. He was an enthusiastic breeder of birds and created a large private collection of rare birds and animals on the estate. From in 1939 the journal ''Forest and Outdoors'' praised it as "probably the finest ([[private zoo]]) in the world"; in which state it had been since 1920 and remained so until the following year.<ref name=Ibis>{{citation |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1956.tb03033.x/pdf |title=Alfred Ezra |journal=Ibis |pages=135–136 |volume=98 |author=J. Delacourt |number=1 |year=1956 |doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1956.tb03033.x}}</ref><ref>{{citation |journal=Forest and Outdoors |volume=35 |page=117 |year=1939 |title=Mr. Ezra's hobby is his private zoo. It is probably the finest one in the world.}}</ref> It hosted the last pair of known [[pink-headed duck]]s.<ref>{{citation |title=New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century |editor=Robert J. Hoage, William A. Deiss |publisher=JHU Press |year=1996 |isbn=9780801853739 |page=148}}</ref> |
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During [[World War II]], the |
During [[World War II]], the estate hosted research facilities of engineering firm [[Vickers]] for [[Operation Chastise]]: 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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[[File:Scene from The Adventures of Robin Hood - Sponsor, July 25, 1959 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Patricia Driscoll|Maid Marian]], [[Richard Greene|Robin Hood]] and [[Archie Duncan (actor)|Little John]] in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' which was shot on location here]] |
[[File:Scene from The Adventures of Robin Hood - Sponsor, July 25, 1959 01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Patricia Driscoll|Maid Marian]], [[Richard Greene|Robin Hood]] and [[Archie Duncan (actor)|Little John]] in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' which was shot on location here]] |
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In the 1950s, the house and estate was owned by [[Hannah Weinstein]]'s [[Sapphire Films]] which built a castle in the deer park and used it as the location for the successful TV series, ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' starring [[Richard Greene]].<ref>{{citation |page=87–89 |title=Lindsay Anderson Revisited |author=Michael Eaton |chapter=Notes from Sherwood |publisher=Springer |year=2016 |isbn=9781137539434}}</ref> The similar show, ''[[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot]]'', also used it as a location. Weinstein used writers who had been [[Hollywood blacklist|blacklisted]] in the US as communists and this exile community included [[Christina Stead]], who had a cottage in the grounds.<ref>{{citation |url=https://thebritishstudiotour.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/walton-on-thames-rescued-by-rover-and-robin-hood/ |date=3 February 2015 |work=The Studio Tour |title=Walton on Thames – rescued by Rover and Robin Hood}}</ref> |
In the 1950s, the house and estate was owned by [[Hannah Weinstein]]'s [[Sapphire Films]] which built a castle in the deer park and used it as the location for the successful TV series, ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' starring [[Richard Greene]].<ref>{{citation |page=87–89 |title=Lindsay Anderson Revisited |author=Michael Eaton |chapter=Notes from Sherwood |publisher=Springer |year=2016 |isbn=9781137539434}}</ref> The similar show, ''[[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot]]'', also used it as a location. Weinstein used writers who had been [[Hollywood blacklist|blacklisted]] in the US as communists and this exile community included [[Christina Stead]], who had a cottage in the grounds.<ref>{{citation |url=https://thebritishstudiotour.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/walton-on-thames-rescued-by-rover-and-robin-hood/ |date=3 February 2015 |work=The Studio Tour |title=Walton on Thames – rescued by Rover and Robin Hood}}</ref> |
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In 1978, the house was used as the main location for the horror movie, ''[[The Comeback (1978 film)|The Comeback]]''.<ref>{{citation |page=29 |title=British Horror Film Locations |author=Derek Pykett |publisher=McFarland |year=2008 |isbn=9780786451937}}</ref> |
In 1978, the house was used as the main location for the horror movie, ''[[The Comeback (1978 film)|The Comeback]]''.<ref>{{citation |page=29 |title=British Horror Film Locations |author=Derek Pykett |publisher=McFarland |year=2008 |isbn=9780786451937}}</ref> |
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==Architecture== |
==Architecture== |
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The house is built of red brick, in a [[Polychrome|polychromatic]] design, with terracotta [[Brickwork|dressings]] and blue [[diapering]].<ref name="auto"/> The house is [[listed building|Grade II* listed]].<ref name="auto"/> |
The house is built of red brick, in a [[Polychrome|polychromatic]] design, with terracotta [[Brickwork|dressings]] and blue [[diapering]].<ref name="auto"/> The house is [[listed building|Grade II* listed]].<ref name="auto"/> |
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The architectural critic [[Ian Nairn]] described the [[Model Farm]] attached to Foxwarren Park as "a true [[Struwwelpeter|Struwelpeter]] mid-Victorian nightmare".{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|p=67}} It has a separate [[listed building|Grade II* listing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101377473-home-farm-house-and-barns-elmbridge#.WT0EHJI2x9A|title=Home Farm House and Barns, Elmbridge, Surrey|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> |
The architectural critic [[Ian Nairn]] (d.1983) described the [[Model Farm]] attached to Foxwarren Park as "a true [[Struwwelpeter|Struwelpeter]] mid-Victorian nightmare".{{sfn|Nairn|Pevsner|Cherry|1971|p=67}} It has a separate [[listed building|Grade II* listing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101377473-home-farm-house-and-barns-elmbridge#.WT0EHJI2x9A|title=Home Farm House and Barns, Elmbridge, Surrey|first=Good|last=Stuff|website=www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> |
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The house's architecture is referenced in [[Henry James]]' novel, ''[[The Spoils of Poynton]]'':<ref name=Rintoul>{{citation |page=425 |title=Foxwarren Park |work=Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction |author=M.C. Rintoul |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=9781136119323}}</ref>{{quote|...out of a Philistine, a tasteless, a hideous house; the kind of house the very walls and furniture of which constitute a kind of anguish for such a woman as I suppose the mother to be. That kind of anguish occurred to me, precisely, as a subject, during the two days I spent at Fox Warren...}} |
The house's architecture is referenced in [[Henry James]]' novel, ''[[The Spoils of Poynton]]'':<ref name=Rintoul>{{citation |page=425 |title=Foxwarren Park |work=Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction |author=M.C. Rintoul |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=9781136119323}}</ref>{{quote|...out of a Philistine, a tasteless, a hideous house; the kind of house the very walls and furniture of which constitute a kind of anguish for such a woman as I suppose the mother to be. That kind of anguish occurred to me, precisely, as a subject, during the two days I spent at Fox Warren...}} |
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Revision as of 14:58, 1 March 2018
| Foxwarren Park | |
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 The newly-constructed house was pictured in the Illustrated London News in 1860 | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Wisley, Borough of Guildford, 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, at Wisley in Surrey, is a Victorian country house and estate. On sandstone Ockham and Wisley Commons, it was designed in 1860 by the railway architect Frederick Barnes for brewing magnate and MP, Charles Buxton. It is a Grade II* listed building.
From 1919 to 1955, it was owned by Alfred Ezra who was President of the Avicultural Society — he assembled a collection of rare birds and animals on the estate — in 1939 it housed the last known pink-headed ducks in the world. It was then owned by Hannah Weinstein and chosen for films and television series including The Adventures of Robin Hood.
History
Charles Buxton, brewer, philanthropist and politician, was also an amateur architect.[1] Having rented a range of properties around the growing village of 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][4]
The house was acquired by Alfred Ezra in 1919, who owned it until his death in 1955. He was an enthusiastic breeder of birds and created a large private collection of rare birds and animals on the estate. From in 1939 the journal Forest and Outdoors praised it as "probably the finest (private zoo) in the world"; in which state it had been since 1920 and remained so until the following year.[5][6] It hosted the last pair of known pink-headed ducks.[7]
During World War II, the estate hosted research facilities of engineering firm Vickers for Operation Chastise: development of Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb.[8]
In the 1950s, the house and estate was owned by Hannah Weinstein's Sapphire Films which built a castle in the deer park and used it as the location for the successful TV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Richard Greene.[9] The similar show, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, also used it as a location. Weinstein used writers who had been blacklisted in the US as communists and this exile community included Christina Stead, who had a cottage in the grounds.[10]
In 1978, the house was used as the main location for the horror movie, The Comeback.[11]
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 (d.1983) described the Model Farm attached to Foxwarren Park as "a true Struwelpeter mid-Victorian nightmare".[12] It has a separate Grade II* listing.[13]
The house's architecture is referenced in Henry James' novel, The Spoils of Poynton:[14]
...out of a Philistine, a tasteless, a hideous house; the kind of house the very walls and furniture of which constitute a kind of anguish for such a woman as I suppose the mother to be. That kind of anguish occurred to me, precisely, as a subject, during the two days I spent at Fox Warren...
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.
- ^ Michelle Nichols (10 March 2001), "Is this house the real Toad Hall?", The Scotsman
- ^ J. Delacourt (1956), "Alfred Ezra", Ibis, 98 (1): 135–136, doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1956.tb03033.x
- ^ "Mr. Ezra's hobby is his private zoo. It is probably the finest one in the world.", Forest and Outdoors, 35: 117, 1939
- ^ Robert J. Hoage, William A. Deiss, ed. (1996), New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century, JHU Press, p. 148, ISBN 9780801853739
- ^ "Dam good show from Brooklands to honour Barnes Wallis – Woking News and Mail". www.wokingnewsandmail.co.uk.
- ^ Michael Eaton (2016), "Notes from Sherwood", Lindsay Anderson Revisited, Springer, p. 87–89, ISBN 9781137539434
- ^ "Walton on Thames – rescued by Rover and Robin Hood", The Studio Tour, 3 February 2015
- ^ 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.
- ^ M.C. Rintoul (2014), "Foxwarren Park", Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction, Routledge, p. 425, ISBN 9781136119323
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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