Claud Phillimore, 4th Baron Phillimore explained
Claud Stephen Phillimore, 4th Baron Phillimore (15 January 1911 – 29 March 1994) was an English architect specialising in larger country houses who succeeded to his family's title in 1990.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Pitt Club.[1]
He was married to Anne Elizabeth Dorrien-Smith (b.1911), daughter of Major Arthur Dorrien-Smith. Their son Francis Stephen Phillimore (b. 1944) succeeded as 5th Baron Phillimore.
Architectural works
These include:
- Knowsley Hall, Prescot, Merseyside, (1953–54), reduction and reconstruction of the hall; construction of the New House in the grounds.
- 11 Binney Street, Mayfair, London (1957), interior remodelled with Aubrey Jenkins for Viscount Ridley.
- Brocklesby Hall, Lincolnshire, (1957-58), drastic reduction and remodelling.
- The Dower House in the grounds of Arundel Castle, Sussex, (1959).
- The Durdans, Epsom, Surrey (1950s), reduction and reconstruction.
- Killruddery House, Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland (1950s), reduction and reconstruction.
- Rademon House, Crossgar, County Down - 1950s, rebuilt after a fire.
- Aske Hall, North Yorkshire, (1963-4), demolition of ballroom and reduction of wings.[2]
- Tusmore House, Oxfordshire, (1964), demolished.
- Villa Foscari near Venice, Italy: renovation work; Phillimore inherited the house in 1965 from Alberto Clinton Landsberg, but sold it to architect Prof. Antonio ("Tonci"), Count Foscari (b. 1938), in 1973.
- 23 St Anselm's Place, Mayfair, London, (1966–67) as a private residence for the fourth Duke of Westminster.
- Cubberley, a house in the Wye Valley, Herefordshire (1971), replacing an earlier house.
Arms
| Escutcheon: | Sable three bars indented Erminois in chief an anchor between two cinqeufoils Or. |
| Crest: | In front of a tower Argent thereon a falcon volant Proper holding in the beak a lure Gold three cinqeufoils fesswise Or. |
| Supporters: | On either side an owl Proper each charged with an anchor Or. |
| Motto: | Fortem Posce Animum (Pray For A Brave Soul) [3] |
Notes and References
- Book: Fletcher . Walter Morley . Walter Morley Fletcher . The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 . First Paperback . 2011 . 1935 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-1-107-60006-5 . 102–103 .
- Zetland estate website
- Book: Debrett's Peerage . 1973.
