Nashdom Abbey
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Nashdom Abbey by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Nashdom Abbey
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 19 Nov 2010
Most photos of Nashdom Abbey are in Image - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SU9284?centi=SU920842 , but at least half the building and most of this northwest facade are in Image The building was designed by Lutyens in 1911 (other sources give 1908, and 1905-1909), for Princess Alexis Dolgorouki, an heiress who married a Russian prince. In 1929 it was purchased by the Anglican Order of Benedictine Monks http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Nashdom.html . "Nashdom is an effective classical villa and one that Nash would have envied" http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Nashdom.html (which gives several drawings of the building). Listed building description at http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-43908-nashdom-burnham . Now flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.550015
Longitude
-0.674981