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Gradidge had the opportunity to work on a number of buildings in Surrey by prominent architects, such as Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]], [[Harold Falkner]], [[Hugh Thackeray Turner]], [[Detmar Blow]] and [[Charles Voysey (architect)|Charles Voysey]]. He completed a number of projects elsewhere, particularly with fine interiors and country houses. One of his finest country house commissions was for a large extension at ''Fulbrook House'', one of Lutyens's finest and earliest country house commissions outside [[Farnham]], Surrey and which he published in his book, ''The Surrey Style''. He designed a library with [[David Hicks]] at [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]]'s [[Easton Neston]] in the style of the [[English Baroque]] for [[Lord Hesketh]], a [[Gothick]] conservatory at [[Cholmondeley Castle]] and altered [[Mount Stuart]] for [[Lord Bute]].

Much of Gradidge's work on Surrey country houses was with the Surrey-based architect [[Michael Blower]]. Their first projects were on [[Charles Voysey (architect)|Voysey]]'s ''New House'' in [[Haslemere]] and on [[Detmar Blow]]'s ''Charles Hill Court'' for an Austrian industrialist. From there, they went onto [[Harold Falkner]]'s ''Tancreds Ford'', which they designed and built for the writer [[Ken Follett]] and his first wife, and which was published in two articles in [[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]].<ref>Country Life 17 & 24 November 1983, by Michael Hall</ref> Next came ''Kingswood Hanger (The New House)'', reputedly designed by [[Hugh Thackeray Turner]] and for which they jointly won a [[RIBA]] Award, which was also published in Country Life.<ref>Country Life 3 September 1998, by Clive Aslet</ref> Just prior to Gradidge's death, he and Blower were working on a project at ''Combe Court'', which was completed by Michael Blower and his sons through their architectural practice, Stedman Blower.

===Other work===

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==External links==

* [http://www.cultural-connection.org The Blower Foundation (for cultural connection) is a registered UK Charity devoted to cultural heritage and expression] and hold an archive of drawings by Michael Blower and Roderick Gradidge and have an online gallery of buildings by both architects.

* [http://www.stedmanblower.co.uk Stedman Blower Architects ] hold additional correspondence and detailed information on the projects by [[Michael Blower]] and Roderick Gradidge.

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