Bure Homage

Mudeford

Hampshire

England

Circa Date: 1835

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1956

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Baronne de Feucheres

House & Family History: Bure Homage and Highcliffe Castle, both designed by Donthorn, were neighboring estates. The Baronne de Feuchères rebuilt the Bure Homage Estate with two million francs bequeathed to her.
Architect: William John Donthorn

Date of Birth: 1799
Date of Death: 1859
Nationality: British
Notes: Born in Norfolk, Donthorn was a pupil of Wyatville, whose style of Picturesque he helped to develop. He is considered to be one of the most significant Greek Revival architects of the 1820s and 1830s and was a founder member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Date: Circa 1835
Designed: House

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Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Baronne de Feuchères.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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