The Hoo | |
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Location | Willingdon and Jevington, East Sussex |
Coordinates | 50°47′57″N0°15′12″E / 50.79917°N 0.25333°E |
OS grid reference | TQ588024 |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Edwin Lutyens |
Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | The Hoo |
Designated | 10 December 1973 |
Reference no. | 1184911 |
Official name | The Hoo |
Designated | 25 March 1987 |
Reference no. | 1000236 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Garden Walls and 2 Gazebos on South Side of Nos 1 to 11 |
Designated | 12 August 1981 |
Reference no. | 1353435 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Barn |
Designated | 12 August 1981 |
Reference no. | 1184960 |
The Hoo is an Neoclassical country house in Willingdon, in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1902 for Alexander Wedderburn, a wealthy lawyer. Considered one of Lutyens' best houses, it is a Grade I listed building. The gardens, which had input from Gertrude Jekyll, are designated at Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
Alexander Wedderburn commissioned Edwin Lutyens to undertake a re-modelling of his existing house at Willingdon on the South Downs in 1901. The result was among Lutyens' favourite works, and is considered among his best country houses. [1] After post-war service as a girls' school, the house was converted to apartments in 1955. [2] The building remains privately owned and was the subject of a sympathetic restoration in 2022. [3]
The core of the current house remains Wedderburn's original cottage. To this, Lutyens added a gable roof with dormer windows, while to each side he constructed large wings. There are examples of the neo-Georgian styling which was to become one of Lutyens' major architectural themes. [4]
The original planting scheme for the gardens, which were designed in a formal style, was undertaken by Gertrude Jekyll. Some modifications have been made since, and some of the outlying parts have succumbed to residential development. [5]
The Hoo is a Grade I listed building [1] and its gardens are listed at Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. [6]
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