The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed

Houses of Lackham 2 nd ed 25
Because of this the reliability of the dating of this map is questionable and
it is not felt that a date of 1794 for the existence of the new house can be
definitely made.
The new house was a rectangular structure of two floors with a service
block on the east and west end, separated from the main building but linked
to it by a corridor running along the northern side of the building. Those
who know Newton Park in B&NES will be familiar with this construction
except that at Newton the connecting corridor is curves to bring the end
blocks in front of the line of the main house; at Lackham the wall lines of
the main house determine the north and south wall locations of the service
blocks. There were areas between the wings and the main house, clearly
seen on the maps above, open to the south.
The house didn‟t remain like this for long. The eventual owner after the
Montagus lost the estate was Captain Frederick Rooke. He made
“substantial improvements" see below.
A map used in the 1831 sale offer is thought to have been produced “about
1816” 38 , in which case it was made at about the time that the Trustees
rented the estate to Col. Tufnell for a few years.. This map (Fig. 13 below)
shows that the arrangement of the drives had been changed; the original
entrance drive had been re-aligned at its eastern end to connect with the
new house. It is clear that the drive arrives at the south side of the house
rather than on the north as it does now. At this date the main entrance was
where the current French windows open onto the garden terrace.
38 Harvey, RB (1991) The Site of Old Lackham House -a report drawn up in
response to an enquiry by the late CAO of Lackham, Mr de Cordova, this report dated
April 1991. Lackham College papers, Wiltshire College Lackham Library.