Basic Site Details
| Name: | The Oaks |
| Town, district or village: | Carshalton |
| City or county: | Surrey |
| Country: | England |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
| Pavilion | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1774 | Build/construction | Temporary garden pavilion for fete-champetre held on 9 June 1774. | |
| c. 1777 | c. 1778 | Alterations and additions | Castellated additions to house - begun but never completed. |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Adam | A | 1774 | Temporary garden pavilion for fete-champetre held on 9 June 1774. | ||
| R & J Adam | A | 1774 | Temporary garden pavilion for fete-champetre held on 9 June 1774. | ||
| Robert Adam | A | 1774 | Temporary garden pavilion for fete-champetre held on 9 June 1774. | ||
| James Adam | B | c. 1777 | c. 1778 | Castellated additions to house - begun but never completed. | |
| R & J Adam | B | c. 1777 | c. 1778 | Castellated additions to house - begun but never completed. | |
| Robert Adam | B | c. 1777 | c. 1778 | Castellated additions to house - begun but never completed. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Stanley, Lord, later 12th Earl of Derby | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Adam, Robert & James | 1820 | Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam | 3 | ||
| Neale, J P | 1819 | Views of Seats | 1st and 2nd ser. | volume ii | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Burlington Magazine | October 1985 | Article by A Rowan. | ||
| Gentleman's Magazine | 1774 | pp264-5 | ||