Alfred Savill

Alfred Savill (1829 - 1905) was the founder of Savills, one of the United Kingdom's largest estate agents.

Career

Born in Chigwell, Essex, Alfred Savill became a land agent, surveyor and auctioneer.[1] He opened the first office of Savills in the City of London in 1855.[1]

He commissioned the building of Chigwell Hall in 1876.[2] He was a supporter of various charitable causes giving land away to allow the construction of a chapel at Squirrels Heath near Hornchurch in 1884.[3] He died in 1905.[4]

Family

Savill's practice, then known as Alfred Savill & Sons, continued to be managed by his sons and later became Savills, one of the country's largest estate agents. His grandson Sir Eric Savill, also a chartered surveyor, worked for the Crown Estate as manager of Windsor Great Park and was the creator of Savill Garden located within the park.[5][6]

References
  1. Time out title deed Mortgage Strategy, 24 April 2006
  2. Essex By James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner, Page 229 Yale, 2006, ISBN 978-0-300-11614-4
  3. A history of All Saints Church, Squirrels Heath
  4. "Chigwell Connections". Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  5. "Savill, Sir Eric Humphrey (1895-1980), estate administrator and horticulturist". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2004.
  6. "Surveyors through history: Sir Eric Savill". Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.


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