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28 search results for: Miss Ellen Willmott

1

Warley Lea

…Lea, plus the connections both Lutyens and Willmott had with Gertrude Jekyll, it is possible the house name is an error. Ellen Willmott wrote in her obituary to Rose ‘that…

2

The Thunder House

…or gazebo placed at the intersection of the north and east garden walls at Munstead Wood. The small structure allowed Miss Jekyll to safely sit and watch thunderstorms roll in…

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Munstead Wood

…think did this for her – a young chap called Lutyens, 27 he is – and I’ve always heard him derided by the Schultz school as a “society” architect. Miss…

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Munstead House

…entrance was Miss Jekyll’s workroom, with a witty Jacobean fireplace designed and made by her. In 1895 Mrs Jekyll died, and her son Sir Herbert took over Munstead House. The…

5

Forest House

…to the west of the house for his daughter, Miss Hale, then in 1905 returned to undertake major works, which included the partial demolition and rebuilding of the south facing…

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The Hut (Munstead Wood Hut)

…are oak-framed with pegging. At The Hut Miss Jekyll could recreate the comparative simplicity of an ‘Arts and Crafts’ life. (Amery et al., 1981, cat no.80) With her brother ensconced…

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Hazelhatch

…Miss Lawless lived here with her companion, Lady Sarah Isabella Spencer, sister of 5th Earl Spencer. The elevations are part-colour washed and part-tile hung, with gables inspired by Webb’s Joldwynds…

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The Quadrangle

…the stables and workshops for Munstead Wood. Miss Jekyll’s property at Munstead Wood was inherited by her nephew Francis Jekyll and eventually divided up and sold. The buildings of The…

9

Halesmead

…Bibliography Verey D & Brooks A (1999) Gloucestershire 1: Cotswolds. The Buildings of England. New Haven: Yale University Press. Also Cited In Listing Grade II Listing Reference 1340375 Client Miss…

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Barton St Mary

…of a walled kitchen garden which was retained and given one of Miss Jekyll’s finest schemes for flower edges to the vegetable plots. Though the garden now exists as a…