Goddards, Abinger
A house designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1899, first intended as a rest home and later adapted by the same architect as a private residence.
A house designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1899, first intended as a rest home and later adapted by the same architect as a private residence.
Register entry — GODDARDS. National Heritage List for England reference: 1028841. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1972-02-07. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1028841
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Eintrag
- Arts and Crafts country house by Edwin Lutyens
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Abinger
- South East England
- other
- 1972-02-07
Redaktionelle Einordnung
Historic England records Goddards' original purpose as a retreat for women of limited means, commissioned by Frederick Mirrielees. Lutyens extended and altered it in 1910, changing its domestic use while retaining the earlier architectural framework.
The plan forms a splayed quadrangle, with roughcast walls, prominent brick chimneys and tiled roofs. The listing identifies oak-framed interior spaces, inglenook fireplaces and a private skittle alley among its significant features. It also attributes the garden terraces to Gertrude Jekyll.
Our editorial reading: the original social purpose is an essential part of the architecture. Shared recreation and carefully composed domestic spaces distinguish the house from a residence conceived solely for one family.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1028841 (checked 21 October 2026).
Besuchsempfehlung
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Lage und Besuch
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Quellen & Credits
Quelldatensatz: Wikidata
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Quelldatensatz: Wikimedia Commons
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