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Short titleWest Dean House and estate, near Chichester
Full descriptionWest Dean House, park and estate, near Chichester. The house was enlarged by architect James Wyatt from 1804. The estate was acquired by William Dodge James in 1891. Battlements decorate the top of the house. Flag. Central window in Gothic style. William's son Edward, who was to become an aesthete, art collector, poet and traveller, inherited the estate in 1912 at the age of four, taking control in 1932. The house is now a specialist arts college.
Datec1910
PeriodEdwardian & After
Period dates22 Jan 1901- 4 Aug 1914
FormatPostcard
OwnerWest Sussex County Council Library Service
SubjectParks & Gardens/Great Estates
Housing & Home Life/Great Houses
Architecture/Period/Georgian (1714-1810)

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/West Dean/West SussexNA613
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