Where is addington manor

The main house has parts that date back to the mids. Sotheby's International Realty UK. Newsletter Sign-up. By Tom Pyman For Mailonline. To the rear of the property, there is a large pool and terrace overlooking the garden. It is believed that a house has been on this site since at least the 12th century. Addington House is the only ancient house of the manor of Addington to remain standing after it was sold in separate lots in To the rear of the luxurious property in the south of the capital, there is a large pool and terrace overlooking the garden.

The property has some period features such as exposed ceiling beams to provide a warm, cosy environment for its owner. The dining area in the grade II-listed property is both spacious and well-lit, and a perfect place to entertain guests.

Addington incorporated many features seen in his other buildings such as Aldermaston Court in Berkshire and Madresfield Court in Worcestershire carrying on a stylistic tradition from his father, Philip Hardwick, who had designed Babraham Hall in Cambridgeshire.

The 2nd Baron Addington was the last to live at the house. He died there in and during the First World War the house was let as a school. He would later become the 1 st Baron Addington in The decorator of the ceilings was Owen Jones, the beautiful ceiling of the oak hall being an exact copy of that in an older Addington Manor.

In later years the house was occupied by Mrs Lawson-Johnston and family. After this the building was used as a guest house and hotel under the successive occupation of Mrs Hocker and Mr Gordon Holmes. An auction sale to dispose of fittings and materials was held in June with a further auction a month later.