Gifford House

Roehampton, Putney

London

England

Historic County: Surrey

Circa Date: 1770 w/late 19th & early 20th century additions and alterations

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1950s and replaced by housing development

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: During World War I Gifford House was an auxiliary hospital, a purpose it continued to serve until 1932. During World War II Gifford was used as a military training center. The House was abandoned at the end of the war and remained derelict until it was demolished in the 1950s by the London County Council and replaced by the Innes Gardens council estate.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Grade II-listed Ice House is extant.
Architect: George Halford Fellowes Prynne

Date of Birth: Apr 2, 1853
Date of Death: May 7, 1927
Nationality: British
Notes: Prynne attended St Mary’s College, Harlow, Chardstock College, and the Royal Academy. The architect, an enthusiastic Anglo-Catholic, was noted for his parish churches, particularly his stone rood screens.

Date: Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Designed: Alterations and addtions for J.D. Charrington

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House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: John Douglas Charrington, until 1915.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

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

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