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Since 1994 the gallery space has been expanded in collaboration with Scottish architect Stephen Marshall. His first project was the 1998 corridor-like sculpture gallery between the main house and a freestanding orangery. The minimalist structure was awarded the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Award in 1999, as well as several other prizes. [4]
The site was a manor prior to its purchase in 1740, from the estate of Anthony Carew, [3] by the Wiltshire family. The Wiltshires commissioned John Wood, the Elder to design the house and grounds. Thomas Gainsborough was a frequent visitor and painted several canvases in the orangery of the house including that of Edward Orpin, Parish Clerk of ...
The Orangery, Longleat: Early 19th century: Unknown Fountain: Stone: Grade II listed. [39] A fountain in the gardens of The Orangery. Heaven's Gate: Heaven's Gate, Longleat: 2001: Paul Norris Sculpture: Stone, granite: A third millennium-commemorating set of sculptures. Janus Arch: Entrance to Longleat: Angela Conner: Sculpture and fountain ...
The Orangery is joined to the house by a covered passage known as the Dark Passage. This was designed by Wyatt for Sir Thomas Legh in 1815 and is a Grade II listed building. [ 31 ] Further from the house, to the northeast of the orangery, are the stables ( 53°20′21″N 2°03′10″W / 53.33912°N 2.05283°W / 53.33912; -2.05283
Dyrham Park (/ ˈ d ɪ r əm /) is a baroque English country house in an ancient deer park near the village of Dyrham in South Gloucestershire, England.The house, with the attached orangery and stable block, is a Grade I listed building, while the park is Grade II* listed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Wiltshire, England. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks ( Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller ).
The Church of St. Thomas à Becket is the Church of England parish church of Box, Wiltshire, in south-west England. It is one of a number of churches named after Thomas Becket following his martyrdom. The church has 12th-century origins [2] and was substantially remodelled in the 14th, 15th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Wiltshire, England, that has been owned for more than 250 years by the Fitzmaurice family. The house, with interiors by Robert Adam , stands on extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown .