Cannons

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Cannons was the lavish early-18th-century English country house and estate built for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, renowned for its opulence and association with composer George Frideric Handel.

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Cannons canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house ⓘ
architect James Gibbs ⓘ
John James ⓘ
William Talman ⓘ
associatedWork Acis and Galatea ⓘ
Chandos Anthems ⓘ
Chandos Te Deum ⓘ
linked to: Chandos Anthems
builtFor James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
category Demolished buildings and structures in England ⓘ
Historic houses in Middlesex ⓘ
constructionEnd c. 1724 ⓘ
constructionStart 1713 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
demolished 1747 ⓘ
demolishedAfter death of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
documentedIn contemporary engravings by Kip and others ⓘ
employed George Frideric Handel ⓘ
employmentPeriodOfGeorgeFridericHandel 1717–1719 ⓘ
estateType country estate ⓘ
gardenStyle early landscape garden elements ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
hadChapel St Lawrence, Whitchurch ⓘ
hadLandscapeDesigner Alexander Blackwell ⓘ
possibly John James ⓘ
hasResidentComposer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
influencedBuilding Middlesex Hospital (via reused materials) ⓘ
linked to: Middlesex Hospital
knownFor association with George Frideric Handel ⓘ
extensive formal gardens ⓘ
lavish decoration ⓘ
opulent interiors ⓘ
locatedIn Little Stanmore ⓘ
Middlesex ⓘ
linked to: County of Middlesex
locatedNear London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
materialsAuctioned building materials sold at auction ⓘ
notableFeature canals and water features ⓘ
long avenues ⓘ
ornamental buildings ⓘ
ownerTitle Duke of Chandos ⓘ
parishChurch St Lawrence, Whitchurch ⓘ
parishChurchInterior rich Baroque decoration ⓘ
parishChurchMusicAssociation performance of Handel’s Chandos Anthems ⓘ
patron James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ⓘ
peakReputation one of the most magnificent houses in England in the 1720s ⓘ
style English Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: English Baroque
successorEstateOnSite Little Stanmore House ⓘ

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