Falconwood in Shooter's Hill
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Falconwood in Shooter's Hill
Falconwood in Shooter's Hill
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SC_PHL_01_559_55_725 (Collage 145217)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Driveway, colonnade and front elevation of Falconwood, a mansion which was situated on Shooter's Hill. The property, originally called Falconhurst, was built between 1864-67 by the 2nd Lord Truro, Charles Robert Wilde, who was said to be an illegitimate son of George IV. The mansion was built in an Italian style as Lord Truro had spent much of his life in Italy. Later occupants of the house included Hull MP Clarence Smith and then the Baron and Baroness d'Erlanger who used it as a weekend retreat. The house eventually was turned into a 20-room hotel. The house was eventually acquired by Woolwich Borough Council and after the failure of the hotel the house was eventually demolished in 1959. The site has since been incorporated into Oxleas Wood. The photographs are taken prior to demolition, with some of the windows of the property boarded up.
Driveway, colonnade and front elevation of Falconwood, a mansion which was situated on Shooter's Hill. The property, originally called Falconhurst, was built between 1864-67 by the 2nd Lord Truro, Charles Robert Wilde, who was said to be an illegitimate son of George IV. The mansion was built in an Italian style as Lord Truro had spent much of his life in Italy. Later occupants of the house included Hull MP Clarence Smith and then the Baron and Baroness d'Erlanger who used it as a weekend retreat. The house eventually was turned into a 20-room hotel. The house was eventually acquired by Woolwich Borough Council and after the failure of the hotel the house was eventually demolished in 1959. The site has since been incorporated into Oxleas Wood. The photographs are taken prior to demolition, with some of the windows of the property boarded up.
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