Danson House (1762 - 66) in Bexley Heath is one of the finest surviving villas by the architect Robert Taylor (1714 - 88). Restrained compact and ingeniously planned it was built for the City merchant John Boyd (1718 - 1800) who had made his fortune in the West Indies sugar trade. Boyd had a keen eye for the arts. He engaged William Chambers to design chimney pieces picture frames and garden buildings the French Provençal artist Charles Pavillon to paint a vibrant suite of allegorical panels for the dining room and the landscape architect Nathaniel Richmond to remodel the grounds in the manner of Capability Brown.This book tells the story of the house the estate its owners and its restoration by English Heritage between 1995 and 2004 after a long period of neglect. It explains how the building evolved from the start of construction in 1762 as wings were added and then demolished and how the interiors were later modified to accommodate Victorian standards of comfort. Restoring these interiors to their appearance when the house was finished in the late 1760s has revealed Danson House as one of the glories of Georgian domestic architecture.Key Features:112 pagesPaperbackPublished in 2011
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