Building    From 1754  To 1933

Hayes Place

Categories: Property

From the picture source: "Site of a house since the 15th century, in 1754 William Pitt the elder, later Earl of Chatham, bought the property, subsequently rebuilding it.

The birthplace of his son, Pitt the Younger in 1759 and the scene of his own death in 1778, it was visited by many of the major figures of the late 18th century but passed out of the family in 1785.

In 1880 Everard Hambro of the banking family, became the owner. Following his death in 1925 his son Eric decided to dispose of the estate for building, although the need for an improved infrastructure for this rural area meant delays. As a result the house survived until 1933."

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hayes Place

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Pitts in Bromley

Behind these premises stood Hayes Place, the home of William Pitt, 1st Earl o...

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C. & F. Bryen

C. & F. Bryen

Builders active in 1937, but the London Gazette carried this: "NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned Charles Francis Bryen and Frank William ...

Group, Property

1 memorial
C. P. Roberts

C. P. Roberts

Builder of Islington Library in 1906.  From British History Online: "C. P. Roberts & Co. was founded by Charles Philip Roberts, born in Islington in 1846, who set up as a builder and decorator ...

Person, Property

1 memorial
Suffolk House / Suffolk Place - SE1

Suffolk House / Suffolk Place - SE1

From British History On-line 1: The Brandon family had a residence on this site from at least about 1450. From British History On-line 2: "It was ornamented with turrets and cupolas, and enriched ...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Round Hill House

Round Hill House

In living memory this was "very run down and some kind of Labour Party social club."  Elsewhere: "The Sydenham and Forest Hill Social Club ... was in Round Hill House from the 1930s until, I suppos...

Building, Property

2 memorials
William Bell

William Bell

Chairman of the GLC Historic Building Committee, 1977 - 1981. British Universities Film and Video Council have an 1979 audio file: "Interview with William Bell, Chairman of the Historic Building C...

Person, History, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial