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Lawn House, Hunton Bridge
Also called "The Lawn".NOT "The Lawn House".
Now called "The Kings Lodge".
Beside the railway line, "Hunton Bridge hill", Hunton Bridge (or Huntonbridge), Langleybury, between Kings Langley and Watford, Hertfordshire (see map and map).
- References:
- Kings Langley, Scott Hastie, 1991, [WCL] LOC RR.
- Sources yet to be consulted:
- Article about the house, Country Life, April 1943.
The front. Photo 1914.
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Lawn House was built 1642 as a hunting lodge for Charles I (executed 1649).
It was the
home of
Arthur F.V. Gibbon
and family,
the Gibbons were living there by 1913,
see
photo of portraits hanging here in 1913,
think they left by 1917.
The house is
now called
The Kings Lodge Hotel
(a restaurant, bar and hotel),
28 Bridge Road, Hunton Bridge, Kings Langley,
WD4 8RQ.
There is a (perhaps mid-20th cent) photo of it
hanging on the wall.
The front, 1998.
The LHS door has been moved to the LHS corner, and a new window constructed where the door used to be.
The front. Photo 1914.
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and original
and full size original.
The front, c.1913.
Scan 1999. Original photo has been destroyed.
The front,
when the Gibbons lived there.
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and original
and full size original.
The front, 1998.
Light adjusted digitally.
See original.
The front, 2003.
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The front, 2008.
Note panels have been painted.
Photo copyright Jaffer Bhimji.
Used here with permission.
Reproduction prohibited.
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and full size.
The back
The back. "View of back of house taken from the orchard, Apr 1913".
Scan 1999. Original photo has been destroyed.
The back,
when the Gibbons lived there.
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and original
and full size original.
The back, 2003.
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Lawn House for sale.
Picture is of the back.
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The Royal crest
The Royal crest (NOT the Gibbon crest) is over the fireplace in the lounge.
The Royal crest over the fireplace, when the Gibbons lived there.
Clearly not painted.
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The Royal crest over the fireplace, 1998.
Light adjusted digitally.
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