The former stables at Eastcote House Gardens
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The former stables at Eastcote House Gardens
Image: © Marathon Taken: 31 Jan 2018
Eastcote House stood in these gardens from around 1507 until it was demolished in 1964. It was the principal residence of the Hawtrey Deane family. All that remains of its many outbuildings and grounds are the stables, which are seen here, dovecote, walled garden, ha-ha and many fine trees. Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council purchased the house and grounds in 1931 after it became endangered by a proposed new housing development. Sadly, under the ownership of the Council, the condition of the house deteriorated and in 1962 the house was declared unsafe, and it was demolished two years later after the Council ruled there were no features of the house worth retaining! A full history can be seen at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastcote_House_Gardens
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