births
January 19, 1739
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (died 1808)
Joseph Bonomi the Elder
Joseph Bonomi the Elder was an Italian architect and draughtsman who spent most of his career in England where he became a successful designer of country houses. Bonomi was Robert Adam’s leading draughtsman.
Longford Hall, Shropshire
Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport.
Barrells Hall
Barrells Hall is a large house in the Warwickshire countryside near Henley-in-Arden. The nearest village is Ullenhall, which for many years was the estate village, large parts of it having been built by the owners of Barrells Hall, the Newtons, one of the families who formerly owned Barrells. An adjacent house named Barrells Park was built in about 1950 on part of the Barrells estate.