Canons Park, Harrow, Edgware, England

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Brief description of site

This is a public park originating in the early-18th century. The site now occupies about 50 hectares.

Brief history of site

The land which became Canons Park belonged, until the Dissolution, to the Priory of St Batholomew the Great. In 1543 there was a manor house leased by Hugh Losse. In 1709 the land was purchased by James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos. His palace was built between 1713 and about 1720 by James Gibbs. During the same period the grounds were laid out by Alexander Blackwell. Charles E Mallows was commissioned after 1905 to carry out extensive alterations to the house and to design formal gardens around it. The site was developed as a public park after World War 2.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	176	Grid Ref:	TQ183912
Latitude:	51.60722	Longitude:	-0.2930792

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