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Turville Grange

Coordinates: 51°36′48″N 0°55′22″W / 51.6134°N 0.9227°W / 51.6134; -0.9227
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Turville Grange, seen from the common

Turville Grange is a large detached house in the village of Turville Heath in the English county of Buckinghamshire. It was built in the late 18th century and expanded and altered c.1890 for a Stephen Smith. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since June 1955.[1] A wing to the rear of the house was added by Walter Tapper in the 1900s.[2]

History

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In 1904 the estate was bought by Julia Caroline Stonor, the Marquise d'Hautpoul de Seyre.[2]

The wrought iron gates at the Grange were given to the d'Hautpoul's by Queen Alexandra between 1906 and 1908, who was a frequent visitor.[2] In the 1950s Lionel Brett added dormers and a pedimented door surround to accentuate the Grange's Georgian style at the behest of his father, Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher.[2]

Radziwill period

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The 49-acre estate of Turville Grange was bought by Lee Radziwill and her husband Prince Stanislas Radziwill for £55,000 in 1966 (equivalent to £1,294,094 in 2023).[3] Turville Grange was featured in the July 1971 issue of Vogue, photographed by Horst P. Horst.[4]

Ford period

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After the Radziwill's divorce in 1974, the estate was sold to Henry Ford II.

Renzo Mongiardino's design for the entrance hall at Turville Grange was profiled in a 2018 article in Architectural Digest[3]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England, "Turville Grange (1160852)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 January 2020
  2. ^ a b c d Nikolaus Pevsner; Elizabeth Williamson; Geoffrey K. Brandwood (March 1994). Buckinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 699. ISBN 978-0-300-09584-5.
  3. ^ a b Mitchell Owens (23 January 2018). "Lee Radziwill's Iconic Entrance Hall". Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ Horst; Terence Pepper; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) (2001). Horst: portraits : Paris, London, New York. National Portrait Gallery. ISBN 9781855142923.

51°36′48″N 0°55′22″W / 51.6134°N 0.9227°W / 51.6134; -0.9227