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compulsorily purchased the surrounding land and part of the Jesuit land for housing. The last burial in the cemetery was in 1962. By 1962, the Jesuits decided that Manresa would no longer be suitable for a novitiate, when the design of the housing estate was altered to include high rise flats
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moved to Roehampton and later it made use of Manresa House. In 1986, Manresa House was part of the campus when Garnett College became absorbed into Thames Polytechnic, and teaching ended there in 1987, with the students moving to Avery Hill.
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During a large part of the 1990s, the Manresa House premises was utilized by Wandsworth Council for community recreational purposes, providing adult life sculpture, pottery, painting and drawing and photography classes for local residents.
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The house was acquired as the new home of Whitelands College in 2001, which renamed the estate Whitelands College but referred to the original house as Parkstead House once more. It is now part of the University of Roehampton.
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to make stained glass for their first chapel. This was moved with the college to Putney in 1930. In 2006, the stained glass was moved to Parkstead House. This commissioning of the work happened through the efforts of
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designed the north aisle which expanded the chapel. Clutton later designed the long gallery connecting the chapel to the refectory in the new north wing, which was built in 1880. In 1885, the south wing, designed by
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from 1919 to 1926. From Manresa House, the Jesuits served the local Catholic congregations. In the following decades, various churches were built and staffed by the Jesuits, such as
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Under the guidance of English Heritage the college added extensive new buildings to incorporate lecture theatres, laboratories, classrooms and student facilities.
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behind the altar in the chapel was installed. Although it was designed by William Morris, it was built by Kate Faulkner, sister of
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adjacent to their land. According to one source, they sold the property to the council and the house became part of the
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sold the house and forty-two acres of parkland to the Conservative Land Society for division into smallholdings.
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to design the chapel. It was completed after his death, in 1864, by his pupil S.I. Nicholl. In the 1870s,
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Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
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hostess, gambler and socialite. Lady Bessborough had a relationship with
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in London. It was completed in circa 1768. The building was inspired by
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who also signed the order for its subsequent closure in 1979. In 1963,
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In 1861, the house and 42 acres of surrounding land was sold to the
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Our Lady of Ransom and the Holy Souls Church, Llandrindod Wells
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Parkstead House is located in London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Wandsworth
Palladian
Coordinates
51°26′55″N 0°14′36″W / 51.4487°N 0.2433°W / 51.4487; -0.2433
Whitelands College
William Chambers
Joseph John Scoles
Frederick Walters
Roehampton
Whitelands College
University of Roehampton
Roehampton Lane
Richmond Park Golf Course
London Borough of Wandsworth
Grade I
National Heritage List for England
The 2nd Earl of Bessborough
Anglo-Irish
peer
Sir William Chambers
Somerset House
Chiswick House
Foots Cray Place
The 3rd Earl of Bessborough
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Whig
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
Lord Bessborough

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