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| | Gallery and Manor-House history |
 | | At this stage in his illustrious career, as architect and surveyor to the Bank of England and with public buildings and private house to his credit, Soane intended to build his 'dream' house - his own country villa, to be used subsequently as a 'suitable' residence for his sons. |
 | | Soane demolished most of the existing manor, apart from an extension designed in 1768 by his first employer, George Dance. |
 | | The 1940 lending library building on the site of Soane's mock Roman ruins is now the PM Gallery.Soane's ornamental gardens and parkland, including his bridge, entrance arch and lodge, became Walpole Park, today on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. |
| www.ealing.gov.uk /services/leisure/museums_and_galleries/pm_gallery_and_house/history (440 words) |
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