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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 .
This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. There are estimated to be as many as 3,000 DMVs in England.
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 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 ...
During the 20th century, the dispersal of a country house's contents became a frequent event. The sale of Mentmore Towers' contents highlighted the issue.. Two years before the beginning of World War I, on 4 May 1912, the British magazine Country Life carried a seemingly unremarkable advertisement: the roofing balustrade and urns from the roof of Trentham Hall could be purchased for £200. [9]
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. A ...
This is a list of Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire, England, in the United Kingdom.. These buildings are protected for their historic significance. There is a parallel system for ancient monuments, known as 'scheduling', which means that there is not a consistent approach to sites like castles, abbeys and henges, which may be listed, scheduled or both.