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The house was derelict by 1952 and demolished. The grounds were opened as parkland and remain so. Today, the wood, lake, sunken garden, elements of the walls and the gateposts at the entrance to The Lawns are all open to the public. The site of the former stables is now the Planks auction house.
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The last of the male line, Major
Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard, a diplomat, died in 1927. His widow, Eugenia Kathleen, left Swindon in 1931. Subsequent to this, the house remained empty until it was occupied by British and American forces during
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parapet. To the east of this was a five-bedroom dining block that looked out onto the gardens. When last occupied by the family, The Lawn had an outer and inner hall on the ground floor (giving access to a
150:(1819–1898); his son Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard sold it in 1909. Upham House still stands, altered and extended in the early 20th century, and later divided into three dwellings.
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Manor House and Church, Clyffe Pypard, painted about 1754. The young couple on the lawn are intended for Edward
Goddard and his bride Johanna, who were married 27 August 1754.
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was rebuilt around 1770; it is probable that this was on the site of a mediaeval building. It was known as
Swindon House until 1850, and later as The Lawn.
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in 1947 for £16,000. The sale included 53 acres (210,000 m) of land, the manor house and the adjacent Holy Rood Church.
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321:1598–1614 Richard Goddard; the 1615 monument in
553:A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12
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473:estate at
471:Stargroves
371:1852–1895
356:1770–1815
187:courthouse
111:See also:
97:Stargroves
93:Hungerford
509:July 2011
458:July 2011
410:Cricklade
362:Wiltshire
323:Aldbourne
284:The Crown
264:arboretum
194:messuages
183:Town Hall
136:Aldbourne
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224:baluster
206:dovecote
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395:in 1907
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202:pasture
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