Fairlawne

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Fairlawne, 2009

Fairlawne is a

Grade I listed house in Shipbourne, Kent, England, about 30 miles southeast of central London. The Fairlawne Estate is extensive and stretches to Plaxtol
.

Architecture

Fairlawne was rebuilt for Sir

Ditchley House, and other notable buildings. More additions were made to Fairlawne in the Victorian era, but these were removed in 1954.[2]

Ownership

In 1722, the poet Christopher Smart was born on the Fairlawne (spelt Fairlawn at that time) estate, where his father, Peter Smart, was the estate steward and Christopher was a playmate of the Vane children. After Peter died in 1733, the Vane family furthered his education by gifts and bequests, enabling him to attend Durham School in northeast England, where he spent his vacations at nearby Raby Castle, another home belonging to the Vanes. The poet had fond memories of Fairlawne, whose remembered beauties are praised in his poems The Hop-Garden and Jubilate Agno.[3]

Lord William Vane was the last Vane to live at Fairlawne, and upon his death the estate passed to his cousin David Papillon who never took up residence there. Papillon sold the estate to a London Merchant, John Ridgway who owned the estate until 1824. [4]

In 1824 the estate was bought by John Yates, a cotton spinner from Lancashire. In 1835 Fairlawne passed to Marianne Yates in trust and following her death in 1845 the estate was sold to Joseph Ridgway. The Ridgways continued to live at Fairlawne until 1871. [4]

The estate was bought by the "merchant squire"

Frank Longford, the Labour peer.[8][9]

Upon Peter's death in 1973, Fairlawne was inherited by his eldest son,

Prince Khalid Abdullah.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Fairlawne (Grade I) (1072711)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ DiCamillo, Curt. "Fairlawne". DiCamillo. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ McKernan, Luke. "Songs from Bedlam". lukemckernan.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Chapman, Frank (2005). Shipbourne; Life and Times (1st ed.). Kent: Frank Chapman.
  5. ^ Cazalet, Sir Edward. "Jubilee Memories of Royal Connections with Fairlawne and Shipbourne [2012]" (PDF). shipbourne.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Cazalet, Sir Edward (June 2002). "A Fan for More than Seventy Years" (PDF). Wooster Sauce: The Quarterly Journal of the P. G. Wodehouse Society (UK) (22): 1. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ISBN 978-1466827745
    . Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ISBN 978-0307273314
    . Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Zara Cazalet, widow of Peter Cazalet". The Daily Telegraph. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ Chapman, Frank (2005). "The Guvnor's years". Shipbourne Life and Times. Shipbourne: Frank Chapman. pp. 3–6.
  11. ^ "Villagers defeat Saudi Prince in footpath battle". 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

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