Checkendon Court (Checkenden Court)

Pangbourne

West Berkshire

England

Historic County: Oxfordshire

Circa Date: 17th century w/20th century rebuild

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: The late 16th-early 17th century house was almost completely rebuilt in 1920 to the designs of Guy Dawber in a red brick Tudor style.
Architect: Edward Guy Dawber

Date of Birth: Aug 3, 1861
Date of Death: Apr 24, 1938
Nationality: British
Notes: Articled to William Adams & Son of King's Lynn in 1887 for four years, Dawber worked the offices of Thomas Newenham Deane in Dublin (until 1882) and Sir Ernest George and Harold Ainsworth Peto (until 1886). He attended the Royal Academy Schools and was the clerk of works to Batsford Park, Gloucestershire.

Date: 1920
Designed: Rebuilt House

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Country Life: L, 754 plan, 1921.
Title: Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, The
Author: Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus
Year Published: 1974
Reference: pg. 534
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710450
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: John Robinson

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

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

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