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| LUTON HOO - BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND |
Luton Hoo is a famous house in the border between the towns of Harpenden and Luton, Bedfordshire. “Hoo” is Saxon word means the spur of a hill. It is a manor house and was occupied by a family called de Hoo for four hundred year until the death of Lord David Hoo in 1455. The house was then occupied by many Someries families (family Rotherham and family Napier).
In 1762 Francis Hearne sold the estate to John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. The house was then rebuilt by neoclassical architect Robert Adam, during the renovation work a fire accident took place and the house remained incomplete. In the 19th century Robert Adam’s completed mansion was transformed by architect Robert Smirke, a leading architect of the era. In 1843 a devastating fire accident occurred and the historic house was destroyed. 3rd Earl's grandson, the 2nd Marquess of Bute the occupant during the fire accident sold the house to John Leigh in 1848. Leigh rebuilt the house in the style of Smikre.
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| FULL VIEW OF LUTON HOO ESTATE |
In 1903 the estate was sold to Sir Julius Wernher a leading diamond mine owner in South Africa. He then remodeled this famous house by the architects of the Ritz Hotel, Charles Mewes and Authur Davies. Mansard roofs were added to increase the amount of staff accommodation. Casement windows, marble walled dining room, Bergonzoli’s statue were added to the house by Sir Julius Wernher. After the death of Sir Julius, his wife late Lady Ludlow added her collection of English porcelain to the treasure of the house.
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| INTERIOR OF LUTON HOO HOTEL |
Now, a part of the Luton Hoo Estate, the mansion house has been concerted in to a luxury hotel known as the Luton Hoo Hotel. It was opened on 1st October 2007 with 144 bedrooms, golf course and Spa.
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