Halford House

{{Short description|Grade II listed building in Richmond, London}}

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| location = Halford House, 27 Halford Road, Richmond TW10 6AW (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

| start_date = 1710

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| coordinates = {{coord|51|27|33.8|N|0|18|7.5|W|type:landmark_region:GB-RIC|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.halfordhouse.org.uk/}}

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| designation1 = Grade II

| designation1_offname = Halford House Richmond School of Music

| designation1_date = 25 June 1983

| designation1_number = 1080825

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Halford House is a Grade II listed building{{National Heritage List for England |num=1080825 |desc=Halford House Richmond School of Music|date = 25 June 1983|access-date= 2 August 2020}} in Halford Road, in the centre of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Originally an 18th-century manor house with 19th-century additions, it was purchased by the Christian Fellowship in Richmond in 1954.{{cite web | url=http://www.halfordhouse.org.uk/ | title=Welcome | publisher=Christian Fellowship in Richmond | date = 10 January 1950|access-date=3 March 2013}} It previously housed the Richmond School of Music.{{cite web| url=http://www.thevineyardrichmond.info/halford-house.html| work=The Vineyard, Richmond: an Online History for residents, their families and friends| title=Halford House| author=Orr, Stephen| access-date=3 March 2013| archive-date=2 May 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502163526/http://www.thevineyardrichmond.info/halford-house.html| url-status=dead}}

The earliest parts of Halford House date from 1710.{{cite book | title=The Buildings of England – London 2: South | publisher=Penguin Books | author=Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus | year=1983 | location=London | page=531 | isbn=0-14-0710-47-7}} The rest was built in 1745, with additions in 1867 at the back of the house.

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Further reading

  • Lambert, Lance (2012). Let the House of God Be Built: The Story and Testimony of Halford House, 173pp, New Wine Press, {{ISBN|978-1905-991778}}