A 1772 portrait of Thomas Estcourt (died 1818) by Pompeo Batoni. In the collection of the John Hay Library, Brown University. On view at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design.
Earlier Houses: There were a number of earlier buildings near the site of the 18th century house, the most recent of which was a 16th century manor house that was demolished in 1779, when Thomas Estcourt finished the 18th century house.
Built / Designed For: Thomas Estcourt
House Replaced By: After the 1960s demolition of Estcourt House, a Grade II-listed 19th century farmhouse on the estate (which remains in private ownership) was renamed Estcourt House.
Architect: Thomas Henry Wyatt
Date: 1853Architect: Lewis William Wyatt
Date: 1820s-30sHouse Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Walter de la Estcourt, 14th century; Thomas Estcourt, early 16th century; Edmund Estcourt, mid-16th century; Thomas Estcourt, 1769-79. SEATED AT 18TH CENTURY HOUSE: Thomas Estcourt, 1779-1818; Thomas Grimston Bucknall-Estcourt, 1818-53; Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt, 1853-76; George Thomas John Estcourt, 1st Baron Estcourt, 1876-1915; Edmund Walter Estcourt, 1915-19; Thomas Edmund Sotheron-Estcourt, 1919-58; Desmond Sotheron-Estcourt, 1958-96; the Estcourt family owned the estate from 1303 until 1996.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No