1874 – Rousden, Devon

Parkland and pleasure grounds laid out in the 1870s, surrounding a mansion of 1874-8 designed by the architect Ernest George for Sir Henry William Peek. In 1868, when he became MP for the mid-Surrey constituency, he bought the Rousdon estate, which consisted of the entire parish of Compbyne Rousdon. A few years later, he commissioned the architect Ernest George (1839-1922) to design a mansion and various other estate buildings, including a village school and rectory. This was George’s first country house and is listed grade II*

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