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Chequers (Chequers Court)
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
CHECK-urs
Location
Country
England
District Today
Buckinghamshire
Historic County
Town / City
Latitude
51.8409
Longitude
-0.80866
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
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| Designed |
Altered for R. Greenhill Russell |
| Date |
1823 |
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Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
William Atkinson’s 1823 alterations removed
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
XXVIII, 970 plan. 1910. XLII, 324 plan, 348, 372. 1917. XLII, 401 [Cromwell Relics]. 1917.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
No
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Government
Primary Current Ownership Use
Other
Current Ownership Details
Chequers is used as the country house retreat for the prime minister.
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
The Prime Minister
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
| Author |
Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published |
1995 |
| Reference |
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There are no documents associated with this house.
