February 2021
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<strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Wanstead House by Richard<br />
Westall (1765–1836). Yale Center for<br />
British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.<br />
Russell Kenny and Paul Hayes have devised a series<br />
of self-guided history walks around the Wanstead<br />
area, which can be followed on a phone or from a<br />
printable map. In the second of a series of articles<br />
championing these tours through time, we<br />
rediscover Wanstead House<br />
drained in the early 19th century and new<br />
planting took place, including the spectacular<br />
Repton Oak, which is also still there. The name<br />
references fashionable landscape designer<br />
Humphry Repton, who gave advice to<br />
famous spendthrift William Pole-Tylney-Long-<br />
Wellesley on remodelling the park. It was due<br />
to William’s financial mismanagement that the<br />
contents of Wanstead House were sold off in<br />
1822 and the house itself demolished and sold<br />
for building materials in 1825.<br />
There’s lots more on this walk that show<br />
how Wanstead House is still visible in the<br />
landscape.<br />
To view or print the walking guides and<br />
maps, visit wnstd.com/walkspast<br />
Please mention the Wanstead Village Directory when responding to adverts
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