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was built around 1760 by the gentleman cabinet-maker William Hallett. The original house-site, transformed into ambitious Edwardian gardens was bought in 1929 by the school for £17,500 (equivalent to £1,344,000 in 2023). A large portion of the original gardens of James Brydges' house now form the
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and was re-designed in the 1930s, after the park became public. The garden reflects the 1930s period, with a structure of evergreens highlighted by seasonal displays. It features a central square pool surrounded by a raised terrace with steps, formal flower beds and a pavilion. In 2006-7 the garden
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Canons Drive follows the original path of the entrance to James Brydges' house, retaining the two large pillars which acted as gateposts where it met the Edgware Road. The remains of a second, raised, carriageway running from Cannons can be traced through Canons Park in the direction of Whitchurch
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public pleasure gardens of Canons Park. The modern park includes the Memorial Gardens, a folly known as 'the Temple' (not to be confused with a different folly of the same name within the North London Collegiate School grounds) and an orchard.
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Lane. A 7-acre (28,000 m) lake and a separate duck pond also formed part of the original Cannons Estate and survive within the boundaries of the Canons Drive residential area.
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the land was sold in 1543 into private hands. A large house was built there during the 16th and 17th centuries at one time owned by
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monument to the Duke and his first two wives, for which the Duke felt he had overpaid. In addition to
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Situated adjacent to the public park is the church of St Lawrence Whitchurch, the parish church of
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Canons Park is largely located on the site of the magnificent early 18th-century country house
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Memorial Garden is a walled garden in the park. This area was originally part of the duke's
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Canons Park, 18 hectares (44 acres) in size, is listed as Grade II on the
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is a public park and the name of its surrounding residential area, in the
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A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1660-1840.
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Harrow
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Canons Park is located in Greater London
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Harrow
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HA8
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020

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