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It's not the first time the Miss Elaineous has been to Valentines Mansion- it's fairly local to me so I've popped in to visit art exhibitions
before, including climbing up to the (generally out-of-bounds) top
floor of the building when the artists-in-residence had their open
studio day.
before, including climbing up to the (generally out-of-bounds) top
floor of the building when the artists-in-residence had their open
studio day.
Here's
Valentines Mansion's historical timeline...
Circa 1696- The house was built for Elizabeth Tillotson and her family after her husband, the Archbishop of Canterbury, died. The house has changed hands many times since then.
1720s-
Robert Surman, a City merchant and banker, bought the estate.
It was during this time that the dovecote, grottoes and gardens were
created.
1760s-
Owner Sir Charles Raymond renovated the house, giving it its
Georgian appearance and spending part of his fortune in doing so.
1906-
The last private resident of the house, Sarah Ingleby, dies.
1912-
The council acquired the house. The house was then used as a home
for wartime refugees, a hospital, a public health centre and a
council housing department.
2009-
After standing empty for 15 years, the house and gardens were
restored, following Redbridge council and Heritage Lottery funding.
They filmed The Great British Bake Off in the gardens here, in 2011 and 2014, and a recent Antiques Roadshow episode was also filmed here. Did I attend? Nah, I don't have a Picasso or a Van Gogh hidden in my cellar- unfortunately!
Come and take a walk in my shoes and I'll show you both the upstairs and the downstairs elements of this large house, as well as their gardens.
I have left links to my previous Valentines mansion vlog, and my vlogs about Valentines Park, on the last page of the video.
Don't forget to also check out the two previous blogs I have put together about the house and park.
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The Miss Elaineous
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