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Surrey's architecture is a constantly surprising mix of the rural and urban with many of its
most important buildings, such as 17th century Ham House, found amongst the outgrowth of
London itself. The landscape gardens of Painshill and Claremont attest to Surrey's popularity
in the 18th century and the county's enthusiasm for follies and remarkable garden buildings.
More recent architecture includes notable early works by Lutyens, with gardens by Gertrude
Jekyll, inspired by the rich stock of late medieval farmhouses and tile-hung cottages in the
county's southern villages. Among inter-war suburban housing there are some exceptional
Modernist homes, such as The Homewood by Patrick Gwynne. Church architecture in Surrey
includes work by all of the great names of the Gothic Revival; not least of its surprises is the
luminous and spacious interior of Guildford Cathedral.
