Unidentified country house

[despair]

A very long shot,but could it be Hinton House,Hinton Ampner before the 1936 rebuild,said to be based on the original(?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinton_Ampner

It's not a huge distance away from the IOW ferry!

The occupying family in the second half of the 19th century are Duttons.I have struggled,but so far failed to make any link to an 1865 St Albans marriage of a Thomas Dutton to an Elizabeth Parsons.

Regards
Roger

[Gadget]

I think you might well have it, Roger 

Looks very like it - well done .

Added -dates don't fit wit h the 1849 date though 

[groom]

Close but don't think so. It now belongs to the National Trust

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hinton-ampner

[Gadget]

Apart from the dates, why do you think it's not the place, Jan?

[despair]

I'm not confident myself.The current building is presumably the 1936 rebuild,post dating the Edwardian photos we are trying to match.Really need a clear pre 1936 image.

Regards
Roger

P.S.I was hoping the initials might be ECP with 1849 being the birthdate of Elizabeth Parsons who married in 1865-rather fanciful,I know.

[Gadget]

I've been looking for some old ones from Frith but none of the house - need a more esoteric link!

[John915]

Good evening,

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but not Hinton Ampner.

The pre rebuild house was identical to the present one. It suffered a devastating fire but the main structure of the house remained. It is and was brick built, but no render like the OPs house.

Can't do a link but look at "hinton ampner house images" you will see a photo of the house from same angle as OPs house. Click on it for a blow up, scroll down and you will see an almost identical photo only on fire.

John915

[Geoff-E]

None of the old maps of Hinton House seem to show a "slanting" approach drive like the one in the first photo.  You may have to zoom in or out to see the map.

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/459500/127500/12/101083

[groom]

Apart from the dates, why do you think it's not the place, Jan?

Just general appearance and a few things that didn't fit. However, there are a lot of similarities so could the OP house be designed by the same architect?