Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos

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Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, was an opulent early-18th-century English country house and cultural center renowned for its lavish patronage of the arts and music.

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instanceOf country house
cultural centre
historic estate
architect James Gibbs
John James
associatedWithTitle Duke of Chandos
constructionEnd circa 1724
constructionStart 1713
country Kingdom of Great Britain
demolished 1747
employed George Frideric Handel
Johann Christoph Pepusch
a private orchestra
era early 18th century
hadFeature a grand gallery
extensive formal gardens
fountains
lavishly decorated interiors
ornamental canals
influenced English country house design
knownFor lavish patronage of the arts
musical performances
opulent architecture
locatedIn England
Little Stanmore
Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex
near Edgware
notableWorkComposedAt Acis and Galatea
Chandos Anthems
ownedBy James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
patron Alexander Pope
Antonio Bellucci
George Frideric Handel
Grinling Gibbons
James Gibbs
Johann Christoph Pepusch
John Arbuthnot
John Gay
John Jervas
linked to: Charles Jervas

John Vanbrugh
Louis Laguerre
region Greater London (modern)
linked to: Greater London
style Baroque architecture
English Baroque
successorSite North London Collegiate School (on part of former grounds)

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collaboration with George Frideric Handel associatedWithPlace Cannons, the estate of James Brydges, Duke of Chandos