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Photograph of Ascott House, owned by Leopold Rothschild, 1870s

 Item — Box: Devey Box 2
Reference code: 281/2/81
Photograph of Ascott House, owned by Leopold Rothschild, 1870s
Photograph of Ascott House, owned by Leopold Rothschild, 1870s

Scope and Contents

Photograph of Ascott House, owned by Leopold Rothschild. Annotated 'Ascott House. Mr. Leopold Rothschild. G. Devey'. In 1873 Lionel de Rothschild bought a farm at Ascott in Buckinghamshire for his son Leopold who decided to turn it into a fashionable country house. Devey, who had worked on other Rothschild projects, drew up plans for an Old English or Jacobean style house.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available to all researchers, by appointment.

Extent

1 Item(s) ; 23 x 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Processing Information

Former Reference Code 281/A81

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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