Englemere House is a large country house near

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History

Built around 1815 in the

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, the house was bought by Field Marshal Lord Roberts in 1903 and remained his home until his death in 1914.

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continued to live in the house long after the field marshal's death. It went on to become the home of

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and

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during the

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and then became the head office of the

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in 1971. The Institute moved out in 2013 and the building is being redeveloped for residential use.

References

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