Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos

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Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, was an opulent early-18th-century English country house and cultural center renowned for its lavish patronage of the arts and music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house ⓘ
cultural centre ⓘ
historic estate ⓘ
architect James Gibbs ⓘ
John James ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Duke of Chandos ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 1724 ⓘ
constructionStart 1713 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
demolished 1747 ⓘ
employed George Frideric Handel ⓘ
Johann Christoph Pepusch ⓘ
a private orchestra ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
hadFeature a grand gallery ⓘ
extensive formal gardens ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
lavishly decorated interiors ⓘ
ornamental canals ⓘ
influenced English country house design ⓘ
knownFor lavish patronage of the arts ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
opulent architecture ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Little Stanmore ⓘ
Middlesex ⓘ
linked to: County of Middlesex
near Edgware ⓘ
notableWorkComposedAt Acis and Galatea ⓘ
Chandos Anthems ⓘ
ownedBy James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
patron Alexander Pope ⓘ
Antonio Bellucci ⓘ
George Frideric Handel ⓘ
Grinling Gibbons ⓘ
James Gibbs ⓘ
Johann Christoph Pepusch ⓘ
John Arbuthnot ⓘ
John Gay ⓘ
John Jervas ⓘ
linked to: Charles Jervas

John Vanbrugh ⓘ
Louis Laguerre ⓘ
region Greater London (modern) ⓘ
linked to: Greater London
style Baroque architecture ⓘ
English Baroque ⓘ
successorSite North London Collegiate School (on part of former grounds) ⓘ

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collaboration with George Frideric Handel → associatedWithPlace → Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos ⓘ