Frimley Park
{{Short description|English house and gardens}}
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Frimley Park in Frimley, Surrey, England, consists of Frimley Park mansion, a Grade II listed building, and the formal gardens, designed by Edward White in 1920. The house and gardens are all that remain of an estate that once encompassed more than {{convert|590|ha}}.{{sfn|Historic England|1001472}} Since 1949 it has belonged to the War Office (now the Ministry of Defence),{{sfn|Historic England|1001472}} and currently hosts an Army Cadet training centre.{{sfn|Army Cadet Force staff|2011}}
History
The estate of Frimley Manor was sold by Sir Henry Tichborne to James Lawrell the elder for £20,000 in 1789.{{efn|James Lawrell name is also spelt "James Laurell" in some sources.{{sfn|Historic England|1001472}}}} In 1806 the estate was divided. James Lawrell the younger kept what was referred to as Frimley Manor, while Frimley Park mansion and {{convert|590|ha}} of land were sold to John Tekells.{{harvnb|Historic England|1001472}} cites Wellard 1995.
In the early 1860s most of the estate was parcelled up and sold off. The house with {{convert|56|ha}} of land was purchased by the Whig politician William Crompton-Stansfield in 1862.{{sfn|Historic England|1001472}}
Theodore Alexander Ralli bought the estate in 1920, and commissioned Edward White ({{circa}} 1873–1952) to lay out a formal rose garden and sunken garden. In 1947 (shortly after the end of World War II) more land was sold separately and the remaining {{convert|12|ha}} was purchased by the Officers' Association who two years later (in 1949) sold what remained of the estate to the current owners, the War Department (now the Ministry of Defence).{{sfn|Historic England|1001472}}
Notes
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References
- {{Citation |author=Army Cadet Force staff |year=2011 |url=https://armycadets.com/about-us/cadet-training-centre/history1/ |title=The History of Frimley Park Cadet Training Centre |access-date=1 August 2014}}
- {{National Heritage List for England |num=1001472 |desc=Frimley Park |date=6 July 2000 |grade=II |accessdate=21 March 2015}}
Further reading
- "Sales particulars", Frimley Park (1858) (quoted in Burgess) The Times (12 March 1859)
- Burgess, K. M., Frimley Park and Tekells Park Estates: A history of their gardens and grounds, (report for Surrey Gardens Trust, November 1999)
- Camberley News, 4 December 1909 (obituary John D Craig)
- Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Surrey (rev edn 1971), p 248
- Victoria History of the County of Surrey 3, (1911), p 340
- Wellard, G., The History of Frimley Park Manor House (1995)
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