Photograph of the exterior of The Grange, Northington
Taken about 1870
The original fine seventeenth century brick mansion at Northington, seven miles north-east of Winchester, was encased in Roman cement in the Neo Classical style for Henry Drummond in the early 1800s. The architect was William Wilkins, who went on to design several important buildings including The National Gallery. Its dramatic temple-like appearance and scale put it at the forefront of the Greek Rivival in architecture.
In 1817 The Grange was sold to the banker and patron of the arts Alexander Baring, who added the west wing and conservatory (to the left of the image) and laid out the terraced gardens. It remained in his family's ownership for the rest of the nineteenth century, becoming one of Hampshire's most notable country estates.
The photograph was taken by Winchester photographer William Savage (1817-87) and is found in an album entitled 'Hampshire Views of Churches, Country Houses and Public Buildings'.
