Goddards

Abinger, United Kingdom

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Situated in Abinger Common, Surrey, Goddards is a Grade II*-listed country house completed in 1900 to designs by Edwin Lutyens, embodying Arts and Crafts ideals with the celebrated garden by Gertrude Jekyll. Built for Frederick Mirrielees, a shipping magnate, the house was originally conceived as a charitable retreat for ladies of modest means, configured as two cottages connected by a common room, all executed in local Horsham stone tiles. The two wings are characteristically splayed toward the late-afternoon sun, their vernacular forms informed by historical hall houses and almshouses. Lutyens extended and substantially reconfigured the building in 1910 for Mirrielees' son, adding bedrooms, bathrooms, library, and dining room. The house preserves original features including timber beams, a grand fireplace, and a skittle alley. Owned by Arthur Gibbs from 1925 onward, Goddards was donated to the Lutyens Trust in 1991 and has been leased to the Landmark Trust since 1996, now open by arrangement following a 1990s restoration.

Architect

Edwin Lutyens

Type: English country house
Heritage: Grade II* listed building
Place: Abinger, United Kingdom

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