Harewood, Leeds (Yorkshire)
Built 1st Jan 1759 £37,000
Built for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, 1759-1771. Architect was John Carr. Interiors by Robert Adam. Enlarged in the 1840s for Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl Harewood, by Sir Charles Barry. Built at cost of £37,000 excluding Robert Adam's fees; a further £6839 was paid to Thomas Chippendale and 'an almost identical sum' to Capability Brown [Wilson and Mackley, Creating Paradise p. 323].
See Brian Wragg, The life and works of John Carr of York (2000).
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Architect
John Carr
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Modified?
Yes
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Details of modifications
Enlarged for Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl Harewood, in the 1840s. |
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Architect of modifications
Sir Charles Barry
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Current owner
Not known
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
