Exterior view
by LEONI, James, Photo
Leoni’s style lends little credence to his claim to be Venetian. Clandon Park for Thomas Onslow, 2nd Lord Onslow, slightly resembles the Villa Garzoni by Jacopo Sansovino, and it displays a paneled pediment, which could have been taken from Venetian examples.
The house was badly damaged by fire in April 2015, probably caused by an electrical fault in the basement, leaving it “essentially a shell”, with only one room, the Speaker’s Parlour, intact.
The photo taken in 2014 shows the south front.