The house from a circa 1890 photograph. This image is in the public domain.
Marble bust of Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1778. Widener Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington. This image is in the public domain. This bust was in the collection of Alfred Morrison at the Pavilion.
House & Family History: Originally a classically-styled outbuilding that was part of the Fonthill Splendens Estate, The Pavilion was greatly enlarged and altered a number of times in the 19th century, ultimately becoming a proper country house.
Collections: Housed in three specially-built galleries, The Pavilion was home to Alfred Morrison's collections of sculpture, manuscripts, medals, paintings, and Chinese porcelain, some of which came from the Summer Palace in Beijing. Morrison's 1778 marble bust of Voltaire by Houdon is today in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington (see "Images" section).
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Grade II*
Past Seat / Home of: George Mortimer, until 1829. James Morrison, 1829-44; Alfred Morrison, 1844-97; Mabel Morrison, 1897-21.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No