Goddards
House in Surrey, South East England
About
Goddards is a Grade II*-listed house in Abinger Common, Surrey, England, completed in 1900. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens in the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement and the west-facing courtyard garden was designed by Gertrude Jekyll. The house uses local building materials, including Horsham stone tiles, and the two wings are splayed at an angle towards the late-afternoon sun. The design is influenced by vernacular hall houses and almshouses, as well as the architectural ideas of the late-19th century and the Tudor period.
Originally built for Frederick Mirrielees, whose fortune came from shipping, "as a home of rest to which ladies of small means might repair for holiday", Goddards was configured as two cottages linked by a common room. Original features include the skittle alley, and the exposed timber beams and fireplace in the common room.
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Wotton House, Surrey
Country house in Wotton, Surrey, England
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Abinger Common War Memorial
War memorial in Abinger, Surrey, UK
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St James's Church, Abinger Common
Church
0.4 mi away
Leith Hill SSSI
Protected area in Surrey, England
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Wotton and Abinger Commons
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