house house late mansion garden south somerset parts maintained national trust entry fees long gallery longest england serves south west outpost national portrait gallery displaying studied range old example english architecture period moving medieval gothic renaissance classical houses survive unchanged era house designated english_heritage grade listed building scheduled ancient monument visited people designed unknown architect possibly mason william arnold storey mansion constructed local hill stone built sir edward master rolls prosecutor trial gunpowder house gardens filming location films setting television costume dramas literary adaptations sir edward descendants occupied house early 20th century following brief period house let tenants lord lived house mistress novelist acquired history house built sir edward family lived area farmers rising status site bought thomas passed grandson called thomas started planning house died built left completion work son edward edward lawyer parliament year later speaker house james appointed master rolls chancellor son heir henry prince wales remained hub english political life legal skills employed opening prosecutor trial gunpowder sir edward choice architect unknown attributed mason william arnold responsible designs manor college oxford worked castle somerset architectural motifs similar found chose site new mansion spot close existing house built father date work commenced generally thought based dates fireplace stained glass house date engraved considered date completion sir edward died leaving family wealthy landed succeeded son sir robert represented west country parliament robert distinction arrested staunch protestant subsequently imprisoned tower london result opposition spanish match prince wales catholic spanish family fame notoriety short lived subsequent generations settled somerset live lives county gentry representing somerset parliament necessary following army church peaceful existence estate inherited william early days improvements renovations responsible base court low service range adjoining south mansion restoration great chamber transformed library later insane addicted eventually incarcerated good sadly family away family fortune vast tracts estate son william took control estate agricultural remained estate low house drain limited resources selling family silver art works delayed inevitable years family forced let house annual sum returned original tenant robert departed house let george 1st later tenant american writer henry lane died house house private residence offered sale time country houses demolished given scrap value exception family portraits historic contents disposed house shell remained market years finally house sold philanthropist cook presented society protection ancient buildings society passed national trust trust great houses following year opened public time bare sufficient funds maintain james secretary trust country house committee described mansion embarrassing white elephant second world war army american soldiers surrounding normandy landings architecture built came considered english renaissance style east intended principal façade distinguished dutch decorated stone animals architecture early english renaissance far formal mainland europe drew greater selection motifs ancient modern emphasis placed strict rules derived antique architecture led argument style evolution gothic innovation imported europe argument evident gothic albeit form combined renaissance classical roofs windows appearing bands glass large windows innovation day appearance principal façade built entirely glass similar employed hall despite dutch feature english renaissance acquired style spread france low countries england gothic elements architectural influence italian windows second floor long gallery divided containing statues italian renaissance feature exemplified florence depict dressed roman soldiers bay windows shallow early primitive occurrence motif england beneath bay windows curious circular probably intended reception florence renaissance motifs introduce english gothic architecture henry_viii rebuilding court supporting claim english renaissance little gothic architecture renaissance renaissance style confined house perfect symmetry paired towers stand angles main body house wings project forward sign modern symmetry plan house elevation times hall longer high end greater state like built shape plan era ground floor great hall upper floors retiring rooms family honoured guests centuries layout use rooms changed drawing dining rooms evolved ground floor original approach house far impressive picturesque approach today east entrance façade faced large entrance court remaining flanked large gatehouse long demolished structure contained secondary turn entrance court gatehouse approached larger outer court courts fortified bordered ornate roofs reality purely ornamental domestic fortified courts approaches found earlier medieval english castles houses era corridors rooms led directly changed stonework nearby mansion partly demolished purchased edward rebuild west provided needed corridor giving privacy ground floor rooms floor new frontage place house virtually turned façade entrance impressive elevation overlooked lawn surrounded flower borders original entrance courtyard small roofs flanked demolished gatehouse remain intended houses interior ground floor addition corridor built 18th century stone obtained house undergoing alteration allowed principal floor rooms privacy servants areas linked allowed house turned creating new entrance façade facing west great hall leading corridor important communal eating living room time completed traditional great hall largely halls continued built albeit smaller scale years completion servants continued hall family honoured guests ate great chamber hall served room receive commence rooms leading great hall family private drawing room 16th early 17th centuries house family possibly upper servants allowed privacy dining publicly hall state dining great chamber like cousin adjoining principal bed chamber drawing room originally known white chamber later round uses changed privacy servants desirable like later baroque state apartments ground floor rooms lost original purpose series seemingly meaningless drawing rooms national trust installed 18th century fireplace house drawing room mid-20th century furnished 18th century style room opposite corridor great hall originally rooms comprising sic large household offices pertaining kitchen generally close great hall traditionally place served beer candles lower members household entitled drink wine typical staircase beer cellar room served bread time completion upper servants entertained visiting servants layout medieval concept later custom dictated servants withdraw principal areas house rooms family reception private dining rooms eventually early 20th century lord amalgamated rooms create grand socially necessary dining room lacked great chamber abandoned years earlier servant hall staircase bay window descends basement servant dining room beginning 18th century outside columns east terrace originally decorative replaced lamps floor floor contains rooms house library room known great chamber 16th century mansion room ceremony state position head principal staircase making finale route important guests received formally guests musical dancing place great chamber contains finest chimney piece house classical depicting long gone victims victorian 18th century room shut store permitted decay explains 19th century completely restored style ceiling date period original features remaining stained glass windows portland stone chimney piece room contains ornate carved wooden porch installed library 1830s originally head principal staircase divides great chamber main bedroom 19th century room furnished adjoining bedroom garden chamber bedroom lord early 20th century equipped bath hidden wardrobe house rooms floor include crimson chamber small adjoining dressing room formed room accessed great chamber described family withdraw public ceremonies held great chamber form suite neighbouring bedroom hall chamber eminent guests entertained house hall chamber principal adjoining crimson chamber originally served hall chamber room described suite rooms intended accessed blocked door great chamber way extremely high ranking guest entertained entire suite including great chamber equipped visiting sovereign time completed elizabeth dead family prominence floor numerous smaller rooms house usage frequently changed according requirements mansion occupants room names changed according use decoration second floor notable feature house foot second floor long gallery spanning entire floor house longest surviving long gallery england gallery lit continuous wall glass eastern length extended windows end exterior appear wall supported small masonry long galleries feature large 17th century houses purposes entertaining exercising weather children lead stairs ride gallery today national portrait gallery display collection lead long gallery like gallery hung paintings loan national portrait gallery attic floor second floor open public contains rooms secondary likely 16th 17th centuries occupied senior servants lower servants slept vacant corner space ground basement floors gardens gardens established walled gardens courts added established accompanied stone gate removed 18th century garden planting laid slightly sunken square work ellen lived 1840s death worked court avenue slightly mature avenue trees stretching away outer walls end fields outline date time famous melted shape giant inspired effects freak snowfall sunken garden design style central fountain designed robert dated design library royal institute british architects mixed borders east court powerful hot colours earlier tender colour scheme laid west proved modern taste hectares acres hectares acres formally laid gardens remains hectares acres previously surrounded house gardens listed grade register historic parks gardens special historic interest england present day quarter 20th century gardens grounds restored house village featured locations films scenes film version jane novel sense sensibility filmed scenes film house hall version filmed canadian television june house locations bbc adaption novel wolf hall london national portrait gallery formed regional partnerships partnership marries large antique spaces paintings gallery insufficient space display seen long gallery restored hung important collection 17th century old master portraits wallace short film set house based house short created celebration national trust titled jubilee fictional location earlier wallace film curse rabbit hall based house march october year house grounds open public


english great hall north wales dating 16th century property built robert member local gentry following marriage wife occupied plot land high street constructed phases total cost known household supported local dairy gardens death laid complex instructions dividing estate resulting law case took years resolve effectively preventing redevelopment house preserving original condition passed hands family ceased family home rented purposes 18th 19th centuries including use school cheap finally headquarters royal academy art 20th century house increasingly known preserved architecture costs maintenance grew considerably condition deteriorated welsh heritage agency took management property carried extensive month long restoration project total cost million rooms resemble condition renaissance gardens run tourist attraction unchanged 16th century historian turner considers house finest surviving town house era shows blend continental renaissance local north wales influences innovative floor plan architectural detailing house retains original incorporates symbols historian peter smith described perfect complete memorial wales architecture house influenced contemporary projects north wales later copied 19th 20th centuries buildings town including local police station nearby hotel history 16th 17th centuries built town robert robert came prosperous local family entered service sir walter sir philip administrators senior officials king henry_viii robert fought injured siege took military campaigns scotland traveled extensively europe invested land north wales married wife member local gentry married robert needed suitable house chose settle prosperous town known 16th century society robert paid hugh existing mansion house positioned middle plot crown lane land north purchased richard work began north wing completed following year house pulled allow preparation foundations rest building including digging fresh drains robert lived completed north wing central south ranges built finishing main robert went rent land north land south end facing high street belonged robert house purchased probably relatively high price demolished enable final phase development space build gatehouse formed new entrance small pieces land bought north west house converted ornamental garden bringing total cost land result town house wales time phases house construction probably overseen different senior possibly working original plan determined surveyor mason working english royal court judging details roof design single master carpenter parts build probably worked region years including houses churches phases work probably conducted team possibly london kilogram lime plaster rendering timber brought valley house grey rubble hills near town finer sandstone brought nearby total building work probably entertainment important gentleman 16th century social status according nephew antiquarian john robert kept worthy plentiful house household supported milk dairy food gardens fish trap owned town house dairy facilities supplies bought regional merchants died robert married seven children robert died left complex led legal disputes family sir roger legal case effectively halted development house prominent resolution property passed robert grandson robert daughter house equipped quality style houses major gentry families married family little use house ultimately passed marriage family 18th 19th centuries principal residence hall family rented tenants 18th 19th centuries 18th century gatehouse courthouse main house cheap housing 19th century parts house converted school space small businesses domestic accommodation house residents minor changes process installation partition walls larger rooms remained largely intact offered house sale package land including hall offers 1880s royal academy art concerned condition lord agreed lease building academy use headquarters architects arthur baker commissioned survey building conduct repairs remove century alterations carried conservation work victoria gallery built north west house hold artistic exhibitions weather added building celebrate queen_victoria diamond jubilee 20th 21st centuries early 20th century historical significance increasingly understood costs maintaining house grew considerably middle century finer sandstone timber beams deteriorating survey described decayed plaster ceilings coming away academy art sought government private assistance undertake temporary partial repairs insufficient moved new accommodation property passed control state management welsh heritage agency carried major restoration project house months combining large scale conservation detailed surveying archaeological analysis 19th century victoria demolished bare external stonework rendered lime washed large parts property restored appeared assisted record robert younger exception attic restored probable 19th century appearance intention emphasize colour comfort original building prevent appearing bleak sections house redeveloped hold exhibition displays visitor facilities restoration included installing original replica interior wall woven stuff historical consultant charles praised brave successful decision techniques resemble 17th century condition total project cost million won royal institution chartered building conservation award work followed restore gardens attempting replicate style prevalent 21st century house operated tourist attraction historian turner considers finest surviving town house era protected law grade listed building scheduled monument architecture influences unchanged 16th century making rare survival period architectural style product broader renaissance influences prevalent europe time robert spent time germany style makes use north german gothic themes particularly use symmetry windows house crow stepped features popular england house built similar design manor house possibly based architectural plan features begun spread wales crow stepped example ground breaking wales use windows nonetheless robert emerging member gentry house large sophisticated contemporary renaissance properties built larger rural settings house architecture reflects influences contemporary buildings north wales particular castle built robert father john lacks fashionable long gallery example popular england time beginning appear welsh houses instead rear turret raised prominently height rest house overlooking town slightly feature widely family properties including hall design influenced buildings north wales time including castle hall valley later shaped architecture 20th century buildings surviving examples include town police station hotel layout modern visitors typically enter house high street south passing gatehouse lower courtyard hall main building gatehouse entrance building built north wales despite important english architecture designed house provide suitably entry visitors houses towns physical space gatehouse like originally gatehouse contained suite rooms steward house richard main house forms north south wing joined middle facing upper courtyard upper courtyard key way main house functioned linked ground floor rooms house providing access gave impressive view turret towers south wing hall red white chambers probably built certainly hall meet ordinary visitors servants meals forming main room house wooden benches table display original property traditionally service rooms houses placed far end main hall departed design service area including kitchen instead placed centre building hall radical redesign copied nearby restored kitchen equipped cuisine combination original replica equipment rooms great chamber main room formed ceremonial centre house north wing chambers possibly bedroom private family guests equipped fireplace important status symbol period roof house contained great deal space household servants attic great chamber grand timber roof arch collar joined unusual system called double valley late 16th century appears great chamber ceiling originally supposed open looking visible mistake construction walls meant chamber longer fitted smoothly creating ugly appearance plaster ceiling added hide error gardens house originally resembled gardens hall laid renaissance style popular europe slope land results gardens forming upper lower restored attempt appeared based version shown contemporary painting gardens modeled found excavations house seven rooms possess elements original historian peter smith described perfect complete memorial wales original wooden carved panels line walls includes extensive symbols upper north range different ceilings walls gatehouse shows royal arms great chamber probably intended host senior guests numerous monarchs included house including richard richard iii henry henry vii prominent nobles robert featured house displays arms robert robert shows combined arms families generally given equal prominence house robert arms prominent hall royal arms smaller prominent 16th century probably echoed house including cups incorporates number classical themes executed historian turner describes token additions smith considers decoration naive


park park place hall large 18th century country house kent england built robert replace earlier building house estate passed ownership members family coming family house enlarged current size house sits prominent location way south facing slope provides excellent views grounds gardens close house contain formal walks laid specimen trees planted later house grade listed building garden park listed grade buildings structures park listed park corporate headquarters international agricultural company history late 14th century house court stood site park took family local landowners named held property late 14th century century sold family held late 16th century sold sir anthony grandson sold estate judge sir francis daughter catherine inherited estate following second marriage brigadier general sir george estate sold london merchant sir robert demolished court built present house death house passed son edward edward died children house passed brother diplomat sir sir taken estate territorial designation permanently resident florence sir friend long time correspondent visit edward park wrote sir florence house fine stands like citadel kent county garden death sir house passed nephew sir place nearby sir died house inherited james bishop widowed husband older sister catherine fourth earl death nephew charles 2nd died estate passed son james fifth earl fifth earl death property inherited daughter julia married william later death earl estate possession stanley created 1st baron grandson fifth earl daughter isabella owned house death son captain killed ambush near baron succeeded second son stanley second baron sold house property member banking family following death house sold family house nearest surrounding land sold briefly operated school passing corporate ownership buildings robert original house storey brick building seven bays wide break extended fifth earl thomas william alterations included adding storey original house building storey wings bays wide house render roof covered entrance house north single storey north façade features tall windows ground floors second floor windows central section shorter run ground floor windows east west bays wide storey projecting bay east end single storey projecting bay west end slope site south façade main grounds stands raised platform ground floor raised floor level basement ground floor terrace façade general arrangement north façade wings project slightly past central section storey wing previously single storey bay centre removed internally number rooms feature period wall ceiling decorations including entrance hall dates original building features marble fireplace ornamental plaster ceiling lit roof light features iron adaptation later brass north east house estate stable building built time fifth earl extension house aligned north south axis building comprises storey fronted separated pair storey wings brick west façade painted white east roof slate clock tower centre east central pavilion close stables underground brick built ice house accessed vaulted tunnel ice house dates main house grade listed building stables ice house listed grade park approached tree lined drive lodge north house sits landscape approximately hectares acres woodland farmland way south facing slope overlooking valley river simplified intensive planting earlier centuries elements remain formal gardens designed john previously arranged north south east south west sides house immediately south house wide metre long terrace stone centre aligned central house stone steps descend flights grass covered oval lawn perimeter runs gravel path paths run east west centre lawn wide lawn south east house paths divided north south access interrupted flights steps fountain pond small temples positioned trees way slope west house laid flower garden later 1860s roses south end walkway section garden water rock garden known north end walk avenue giant planted runs north west parish church nicholas giant planted gardens close church end paved walk small gothic designed richard south avenue grass cut slope southern perimeter formal garden formed south formal gardens slope reduces estate continues open tree fringed lake metres south house gardens listed grade number features garden individually listed group value house park north lodge steps south house oval lawn listed grade estate private property open public way long distance walk crosses east west north house public crosses southern close lake similar alignment


private estate rural county california owned corporation architects bernard julia morgan designed structures beginning land sited sharp bends river named financial adviser edward clark local native american tribe people beginning humble fishing resort land improved series people notably san_francisco attorney charles client son william disputed cousin ownership prominent structures noted architecture built land lost fire dollar buildings planned built famous visitors include clark charles joseph kennedy son john kennedy fishing resort earliest known inhabitants area tribe native americans people 1880s guide hunter came area established hotel restaurant tavern foot mount advocated railroad line extended northward location successful construction central pacific railroad trail began bought acres path railroad completed brought miners hunters fishermen tourists wife miss field operated inn led groups hunters mountain profits successful business acquired large parcels land including tract established town surrounding inn built fishing resort half day ride away river elevation feet miles distant popular hunters fishermen known died town renamed mount california charles hunting lodge widow sold river fishing resort site charles wealthy attorney san_francisco parcel lay cascade range mountains south southeast mount called holding ranch built hunting lodge river bend cornerstone laid multi wing lodge dramatic stone walls slate roof designed san_francisco architect included book library room hundreds native american directed lodge fish tower high study view windows containing local trout latin inscription entrance indicated room temple fishing design pictured july american architect building news described california mountain home sir included building list style architecture layout structure group masses trees curving follow bend river curve creating courtyard circular drive central fountain dining room enjoyed sided view river air porch porch opened river flight wooden steps leading octagonal pierced supported large tree waters massive heavy gave impression medieval estate interior use stone wood exterior achieved sense compatibility land celebrating setting beauty family stayed ranch summer invited client visit ranch family summer asked purchase land declined came arrangement purchase year lease land purchased adjoining land held edward clark financial adviser called local tribe applied combination clark holdings new lease contracted magnificent seven story house built displeased extravagant plans previously agreed building modest stop retained ranch leased including bend invited austro hungarian artist naturalist edward wife live property extensive studies plant animal life area collected hundreds specimens avid mountain published mount base ranch death served ranch william bought outright year lease bought ranch bend combined total acres castle signing year lease decided build grand residence hired bernard design gothic style rhine river castle structure mainly complete cost hired julia morgan assist design castle layout fitted slope site tall conifers feet underground cellar feet wide feet high ran length building containing stores central heating supplying steam building central tower stone reached height feet room entered outside allowed fishermen hunters clean catch floors sleeping rooms contained central tower bedroom entered landings main spiral staircase carved stone exterior tower thick load bearing wall topped angled roof hold weight snow shed excess snow paris green tile netherlands surfaced roof providing color like holes branches trees forest bluish gray volcanic stone local lava flows supplied strength massive walls living room feet end framing stained glass window copy 13th century reproduction fabricated netherlands room apex feet high meeting angled wooden beams resting foot thick stone walls tall fireplace separated majority living room large man stand opening fireplace warmed end living room hung stone walls add medieval appearance frederick furniture room european vernacular style designed dining hall like living room gothic stone walls high peaked roof opposing gothic tables unusually placed walls leaving center area open benches provided sit kitchen wing feet dining room connected wide butler hall staff provided rooms kitchen wing foundation cut stone reached ground floor second story wall rubble stone roof topped light gray slate initial critical reactions kitchen wing exterior appearance led surround built structures including dwelling overflow guests honeymoon cottage castle completely finished featured american homes gardens page spread space given house architectural review writer architectural review criticized wooden carvings gave impression praised important aspects structure dark height room deep blues reds cathedral window time given maturity little fire river outside tired inspired day trip great aged rocks great trees fallen years ago harmony reach raised son children watching william wife produced sons spent summer months grandmother boys father sent instructions upbringing writing eldest boy george nearly washed boys needed severe warning river occasionally entertained society friends acquaintances bringing selected guests north panama pacific international exposition death niece anne flint car flint moved husband joseph marshall flint yale professor surgery time architect julia morgan designed structures built superintendent residence separate servant quarters stables building holding house erected near swiss built higher status domestic staff william projects mother william received bulk family inheritance including acre ranch san acre ranch mexico fruit orchard county mining industrial stocks worth million dollars given cousin anne flint mother angered refused return flint art objects loaned palace fine arts exhibit years negotiation bought flint remained forever cousin winter masterpiece burned possibly kitchen fire time magazine reported losses including portions art collection early contracted morgan design larger castle replacement morgan working castle san nearly finished near king city morgan collaborated early mentor teacher plans story gothic style castle great towers minor turrets proposed largest building project instructed arthur art agent based madrid find likely buildings purchase stonework ancient air december discovered santa maria year old monastery paid monastery taken apart removed illegally spanish government changing hands effective stopping hired men stones shipped warehouse san_francisco total cost million old structure removed europe proposed great barn england castle wales late 1920s barn shipped san possible use proposed unused barn incorporated great castle morgan study possibilities spring morgan offered designs consideration stones spanish monastery ground floor reinforced steel weight upper floors portions monastery considered library living room final proposal morgan included indoor swimming pool constructed monastery old church foot long swimming pool featured changing rooms old shallow water foot deep water central diving board altar july steam making ready level land accommodate great castle stop construction plans great depression greatly diminished income pay million project time expansion san abandoning massive castle idea instead asked morgan design village multiple half buildings medieval style germany austria sent morgan europe study suitable buildings brought fine artist day investigate architectural inscriptions painting styles morgan master plan described group romantic names house fairy house bear house arranged cramped medieval style common green arts style story structures roofs completed swiss assistants carved german gothic decorations day painted fine inscriptions exterior decorative patterns hungarian illustrator painted exterior murals depicting russian fairy tales brothers versions bright humorous cheerful dark grim downstream village morgan plan called selection leisure activities swimming pool pool house near tennis courts lawn dining hall called equipped films san house guests expanded plan accommodate weekend bought ranch structure bend torn wing containing master bedroom wing held cornerstone engraved bend rest building redesigned morgan gothic revival style rebuilt original stones january photographer peter images published life magazine showing friends communications office shown photos built bear house abreast current events office fitted covered built house joe private secretary structure served nerve center publishing empire round clock operators telegraph facilities telephone forced bankruptcy sign holdings group trustees called conservation committee included estimated prior year worth headed new_york judge trustees costs halted smaller projects san kept contractors busy maintained skeleton staff paid corporation hosted guests bankruptcy art collections sold including items pay rent stayed properties december attack pearl harbor conditions imposed san ocean associated likelihood japanese christmas moved lover actress davies lived bear house river edge pet davies named years old fell ill time called animal injection distraught davies bear house later writing broke lay hands favorite dog helen died arms buried covered flowers spot marked stone inscribed lies helen devoted friend residency davies received fewer visitors san remote spent time davies picked years practice silk fabric ties wrote poem short note night slipped door morning winter snow ice transforming outdoor scenery hosted actor clark film directors louis mayer columnist parsons cartoonist jimmy wife aviator charles family president daughter anna roosevelt husband john worked millionaire industrialist joe kennedy brought year old son jack future president jack surprised swimming freezing today trustees reorganized corporation installing richard berlin president berlin turn profit old acre ranch holding adjoining parcels adding acres logged tree operation generating million annually late 1980s architects associates began working corporation complete interior angel house construction halted late 1930s began original bedroom wing bend second main bedroom wing finished 1950s tudor style burned december contracted rebuild sensitive problem sugar pine keeping rooms site wrought iron poland local stones locally renaissance era today estate owned corporation open public located approximately north lake man lake completed miles east california energetic willing endure dangerous view estate upper river spring summer estate law senior rights holder use unlimited water adjoining river


hall hall lancashire hall lancashire hall country house near oldest existing building great hall constructed east wing added family lived hall previous buildings site early 14th century house occupied parliamentary forces civil war changes north wing including great hall brick windows installing organ great hall 18th century house inherited charles organised series major changes included building new west wing incorporated ballroom south wing large possible charles architect additions played large planning designing gardens woodland included number buildings types including bridge known chinese bridge carried hall reconstructed reduced size work included demolition west wing building screen wall fill gap removing parts south wing 19th early 20th centuries gardens woodland condition buildings deteriorated middle 20th century work undertaken restore buildings create new formal gardens near hall hall recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building stable block converted modern uses listed grade rest grade grounds contain grade listed buildings grounds designated grade national register historic parks gardens hall open public visits guided tours parts building hired weddings social functions history known building site saxon hunting lodge earl norman conquest estate given hugh remained possession norman passed crown henry iii granted manor hugh hugh son thomas children granted sister ellen married john booth early 14th century reign edward ancestral home originally hall consisted timber framed buildings sides courtyard surrounded moat great hall north courtyard built thomas east wing porch added thomas iii civil war hall held colonel thomas taken twice parliamentary forces hall returned north restored north wing rebuilt thomas windows inserted great hall excluding porch brick estate inherited charles embarked major programme reconstruction transforming hall medium sized tudor house large georgian manor built new west wing contained dining room drawing room library ballroom occupying length floor rebuilt south wing connecting new west wing older tudor east wing end south wing pavilion bay south west pavilion contained southern end ballroom east pavilion housed chapel time stable block buildings constructed grounds architect responsible work unknown suggested design charles major reconstruction took place direction architect west wing demolished removing ballroom retaining drawing dining rooms avoid leaving gap exposing courtyard filled screen wall containing corridor linking west south wings decorated windows projecting ends south demolished 1960s stable block converted flats east wing restored architecture exterior plan hall consists ranges wings arranged courtyard comprises mixture architectural styles north east wings 16th century black white timber framing south west wings brick dating middle 18th century north brick stone timber framing irregular storeys contains mixture windows venetian windows courtyard storey timber framed porch bearing long inscription dated east wing timber framed close rubble stone contains windows small window windows storey staircase turret south wing flemish bond brick sandstone symmetrical storeys bays set low stone centre rising height building consists plain columns carried octagonal pedestal bearing inscription charles contains arms round arched windows round arched door ground floor window windows flat heads left right ends west wing present joined screen wall inside courtyard south west sides interior major north wing occupied medieval great hall hammer beam roof carvings angels added later date roof painted way appears end originally occupied high table finest canopy county according authors buildings england series rare wooden version estate hung high table middle ages appearance lord manor consists tiers panels divided oak ribs compartments painted arms families intersections ribs instead bosses carved letters spelling inscription including date time scheme greater account dated records display coats arms canopy mural walls contain murals depicting history painted revealed family playing damaged plaster end hall supported formed giant oak carved octagonal shape covered panels organ sides organ murals depicting hunt saint playing murals doors doors blocked replaced panels carved animals foliage great hall fireplace decorated head apollo west wing surviving rooms charles extension dining room ground floor drawing room rooms decorated classical style doors dining room simpler contains white marble fireplace dated fireplace drawing room white marble elaborate carved profile room contains giant doors wood carvings style william kent depicting heads flora neptune rooms south wing include family sitting rooms decorated style ceilings gothic motifs rooms wing items moved demolished parts west wing east wing contains service rooms organ organ installed great hall late 17th century dispute respect precise date installation builder probably built attributed bernard father smith conclusive evidence come light dismiss theory fourteen speaking stops includes 17th century reed stops rarity time organ remade christian smith rebuilt parker restored time derelict century organ fine renaissance case tiers lower tier manual keyboards row pipes upper tier consists panels containing pipes flanked large curved hood containing statues playing coat arms celebrating marriage john isabella hall website states doubt england important surviving instrument late 17th century awarded historic organ certificate organ filmed recorded documentary elusive english organ composer friend family played organ composed music hunting song words written charles tradition composed hall possible confirm grounds hall surrounded landscape park woodland covering total acres addition buildings grounds charles played large designing layout gardens 18th century years parts grounds condition buildings deteriorated 1950s work carried improve grounds develop parts gardens modern style north house rose garden created maze southeast hall stable block partly surrounds courtyard south bays middle project forwards carried large block originally removed formal garden built east wing stable block standing garden lead statue naked male figure said father river god stood wilderness garden wall statue carved heads emblem family stood pillars eastern entrance grounds statues designated grade listed building grade building nationally important special interest south formal garden stone statue napoleon carved george turner dated west hall rubble sandstone dating 18th century built act barrier west garden deer park listed grade immediately south hall circular lawn centre probably dates constructed buff sandstone standing pair circular steps consists octagonal base partly supporting octagonal carries copper plate inscribed roman initials simple triangular listed grade leading south lawn walk known lime avenue entered gates dated gates wrought iron piers buff listed grade avenue leads grade listed building structure known shell house called interior decorated shells coloured mirrors single storey cottage constructed red brick buff sandstone roof stone slate chimney brick wall brick stone shell cottage listed grade probably built early 18th century john moved present position middle century thought pillar stands originally saxon cross base octagonal copper plate inscribed roman john initials shell house walk known walk house south west shell house wooded area known wilderness runs river dean winding paths created charles wilderness buildings poor condition collapsed ruin building good condition house small square pavilion overlooking river early example building style constructed red brick partly clad black white timber framing stone slate roof wooden listed grade near bridge known chinese bridge crossing river stood bridge longer present structure wilderness temple diana circular temple dome constructed buff sandstone stands supports columns structure listed grade appears good condition early 2000s said suffering damp buildings known damaged falling trees north entrance grounds pair gate piers listed grade piers sandstone ball gates iron similar end lime avenue end grounds site south approach pair sandstone gate piers dating middle 18th century originally carried carved heads formal garden left isolated route road moved listed grade present day hall stands open countryside west village england designated grade listed building july grade listing means building acknowledged exceptional interest considered internationally important hall privately owned family live hall open public guided tours groups advertised times great hall hunting lodge available hired weddings social functions south wing stable block converted flats known designated grade listed building grade listing applies particularly important buildings special interest east wing listed grade converted flats tea rooms landscape park registered grade national register historic parks gardens designation grade register means site particularly important special interest


canterbury castle portland oregon canterbury castle known arlington castle private house located southwest portland oregon listed national_register_of_historic_places constructed house designed resemble england canterbury castle exterior evoke art hollywood 1920s interior house included castle features moat turret attracted paying tourists immediately following completion canterbury castle portland castle structure built 1930s added national_register_of_historic_places property designated portland historic landmark house underwent major renovation efforts 2000s efforts completed house demolished failing meet municipal safety codes canterbury castle city remaining castle canterbury castle removed national_register_of_historic_places october description canterbury castle private square foot story house located arlington heights near washington park offering views downtown portland constructed stone rocky house featured characteristics castle moat copper topped turret wooden covered moat seven feet wide feet deep single car garage built constructed time house concrete foundation supported rectangular ground plan canterbury featured wing walls cylindrical corner bays uncut stone round arched straight topped windows fitted steel narrow round shape doors wrought iron handles lock plates glass window tower level featured pattern signature element castle designer work surrounding property added exotic appearance art style interior meant evoke 1920s hollywood style featured tile floors inside contained spanish style white spiral wrought iron features including rails built door window hardware lighting fixtures house included basement pool eventually closed water leaks stone fireplace feet width small square windows basement storage room spaces laundry main floor housed garage kitchen breakfast bay living dining rooms music room master bedroom adjacent deck dining music rooms southwest corner property hallway floors featured brown tile black tile master bathroom black red yellow tiles breakfast bay castle said modeled charlie interior arranged central tower capped conical roof clad copper chimneys centrally located rose house west hall history canterbury castle designed constructed immediately following construction unable sell house left portland bankruptcy resume career california visitors immediately showed interest touring house castle attracted paying tourists school groups stop washington park bus tour hosted halloween parties local radio station house known canterbury castle time street situated garden eliminated 1950s portion land sold property added national_register_of_historic_places ownership karen submitted application listing year prior john purchased house year structure developed leaks displayed cracks foundation walls ceiling falling tree caused stones break away damaging house main gas line couple spent years reinforce walls constructed exterior stairs underground retaining wall renovation process completed unable pay repairs required city issued fines property couple struggled pay costly landslide prevention efforts rising property taxes high heating bills canterbury castle listed sale summer million invited local interior design students contractors upgrade house interior success couple left house january ownership turned chase began woman crusade save castle seeking assistance portland city commissioner home improvement expert old house host bob february city bureau development services found unstable soil risk stones separating underneath posed landslide risk property missing stones thick cracks feet long presented hazards residents street rumors demolition began surface march april house purchased robert lived door house years auction demolition began house considered structurally local government determination permitted demolition despite house listing national_register_of_historic_places said house demolition totally like death completely unnecessary magical property hope imagination people great time residents shared mixed feelings demolition able salvage tiles neo designs reported wait economy housing market improved deciding sell land build new structure canterbury castle removed national_register_of_historic_places october demolition canterbury castle castle southwest portland remaining castle city property listed portland historic landmark city castle structure constructed 1930s stones canterbury castle serve steps garden home east new_york


house house historic building english market town lincolnshire set acres school grounds built style french gothic mansion charles business partner thomas privately owned 1940s county council acquired house grounds subsequently served county library secondary modern school later george academy stone house follows layout incorporates range gothic elements design recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building recognising special interest history prior enclosure lands later estate open fields largest race houses thought named muddy formed field bounded north drove lane track running south parts future estate included north west north east following enclosure drove lane straightened moved northwards mile old open fields reorganised new space producing straight geometric boundary lines future grounds divided land owners including lord bristol benjamin private ownership thomas architect builder future member parliament boston employed business partner brother law charles younger design house site firm completed mansion moved wife mother sister employed servants domestic workers added household died followed wife henry occupying years death wife solicitor served clerk county partner local law firm snow son henry arthur partnership connections married daughter charles elder death sons george henry arthur occupied house late 19th early 20th centuries world war henry arthur wife alice ann lost sons battle henry arthur died staying hastings wife planning sell death died businessman liberal politician samuel lived house wife died trustees auctioned furniture years later public ownership occupied military second world war county council acquired land proposed use educational purposes council wanted convert house county library wait war department agree pay fees caused occupancy department agreed library operating house navy army air_force supplied school meals war council bought series site war department council planned open new mixed secondary modern secondary modern school operating alongside original buildings church lane extension block opened allowing school close old site new teaching blocks built grounds school changed george school technology college converted george academy house continued library 1980s decade school sixth form base adult education centre result major rebuilding work george new sixth form centre opened house converted school administrative centre architecture charles thomas builders architects company prospered mid-19th century responsible number civic religious corporate buildings town including gas works grammar school hospital called inventive building built style gothic described mansion essay french 15th century domestic gothic storey house built stone steep welsh slate design incorporates eclectic range gothic elements including tall chimney centred arch doorway dragon motifs carved eastern façade includes tall centred arch window right tower storeys pointed roof connects projecting bay storeys bay incorporates stack square windows topped flamboyant arch roofs decorative spikes chimneys rear simple windows square bay windows wings laid like half site houses gothic stable block sir considered charming tudor style stretch wall grounds long stone fragments gothic likely taken church conducted


castle castle loss german neo gothic castle estonia dating 17th century situated parish county rebuilt late 19th century baron von modeled royal residence scotland renovation occurred rooms floor house museum documents accomplishments music composer conductor castle surrounded buildings forested park hectares acres area largest county park contains oaks ashes approach road lined trees location castle located kilometres north kilometres built high bank lake foot valley arched entrance leads castle road lined trees history earliest mention manor king adolf sweden gave secretary ownership passed purchased inherited baron george rebuilt castle according designs scottish style designed smaller version queen_victoria castle scotland visited occurred castle complex taken government ministry agriculture school cavalry barracks state controlled farm land council offices cinema library fully refurbished original form based original pictures aristocracy descendants resided restoration castle opened public castle foundation castle manor complex features writer ain refers manor house having designed mock english castle castle built plan double wings turrets slate roof building double floors hosts training programmes small conferences fitted meeting rooms dining facilities completed museum located rooms floor castle main feature devoted life work estonia composers initial exhibits members school studied including alfred roots music scores manuscripts books records films photos musical instruments records books sketches theatre costumes display museum houses large scale model castle plays music manor park hectares acres large manor park consists oaks ashes approach road lined trees trees grown largest county hiking track laid park nature reserve artificial river large boulder extreme end park forest apollo statue existed past statue moved park main castle surrounded stone buildings 19th century manor buildings remain grouped areas connected roads contains castle coaching house cheese cellar second economic circle contains laundry kitchen stables sheds border circle contains barn mills church cemetery outer fourth circle contains apollo statue final resting place folklore figure gallery


known house historic house san_diego california united_states constructed son early settlers san_diego considered finest houses mexican california located old town san_diego state historic park designated national california historical landmark right oldest surviving examples spanish architecture california house gained prominence association helen hunt jackson wildly popular novel national historic landmarks southern_california closely tied novel life shortly american acquisition california description large building shaped structure measuring feet feet wings constructed spanish colonial style meaning house rooms set building connected external covered opposed interior hallway main portion center contains entrance facing west left chapel right rooms originally smaller located ends building restoration eliminated walls rooms living room kitchen added later date servants dining room north wing south wing family dining room house topped festivals adjacent plaza seen association novel died family stayed moved los_angeles leaving house hands publication novel set southern_california painted portrait life generated nationwide interest region combined opening southern pacific santa railway lines ensuing rate war drove prices low louis missouri los_angeles meant tourists way southern_california locations novel unfortunately jackson died having disclosed actual locations novel caused great deal speculation page article san_diego union declared home marriage place saying old town house known outside world knows marriage place despite jackson having visited house novel married long low building served mean purpose old days fallen decay rooms occupied father long despite novel work fiction visitors building thinking actual location marriage clear union simply story tourist husband novel walls decided capitalize attendant publicity began selling pieces house naturally building condition began deteriorate rapidly restoration dilapidated building purchased san_diego electric railway company owned prominent san_diego citizen john owned union vision house anchor number tourist attractions connected railway realize twin goals developing san_diego popular generate revenue company end hired architect wood house condition closely matching descriptions novel original balcony removed mentioned novel doors windows moved specifications wanted building look aged charm work half skilled indian hands modern electricity indoor included completion marketed related tourist attraction remained popular years come drawing visitors day hired tommy theater manage property guidance property truly gained association began strongly marketing property sorts labeled marriage place printed attraction association marriage house host weddings eventually purchased association novel keen application national historic landmark status entitled marriage place journal san_diego history goes far novel influence popularity house historic buildings old town san_diego razed fact time relationship house nearly forgotten death daughter continued operate business thirty years finally selling title insurance trust company sold local businessman donated state california restoration state park service set restoring pre state including missing house stands museum furnished likely ownership added kitchen state embarrassed property association novel long standing marriage place sign removed printed 1970s mention novel 1990s state began acknowledge long standing relationship book longer hold country imagination estimated visitors aware house ties novel photo gallery


roger tavern roger tavern known variously roger house house house historic stone house built providence rhode_island roger constable operated tavern town tavern served government meeting place church jail originally constructed half story single room house chamber upstairs house expanded story lean unknown later date roof original house raised original portion house restored norman roger tavern oldest house providence demolished roger american records roger appear boston massachusetts document stated desire freeman plymouth massachusetts later salem massachusetts arriving providence rhode_island lived salem wife mary eldest daughter john johnson acquired acres km2 land miles salem settlement built house lot corner essex flint street constructed house come known roger tavern freeman providence resided death january records roger constable family monument lists having children child benjamin reportedly having found baptized design original architect roger tavern known certain robert book historic rhode_island suggests work william carpenter mason john smith original house began half story stone single feet roughly feet fire room running middle room large summer beam right fireplace stairs ladder lead upstairs chamber unknown date roof original house extended higher evidenced original beams ending feet floor house story lean late 19th century house greatly altered original structure restored robert found restored house featured original posts beams large fireplace remained intact concealed closet result stone fireplace completely concealed prior restoration decade later restored original house structure demolished history roger licensed operate house entertainment tavern contributing reason passage law mandated alcoholic drinks served penalty fine satisfactory reason given constable magistrate roger tavern reportedly site civil rally free man taken prisoner massachusetts constable constable intention prisoner massachusetts prosecution staying nearby roger pray tavern concerned citizens gathered tavern citizens summoned town council messenger sent massachusetts constable demand authority held prisoner end result release prisoner story surrounding tavern murder john dutch carpenter found dying december morning native indian charged crime held tavern matter resolved unknown fate according locals accused neighbor murder cursed family dying house reported town council meetings record payment town treasurer death wife retained house selling stephen september conveyed samuel resided house death death house recorded having story lean transferred property wife death passed daughters hope hope marry robert death robert marry sister death fell robert ownership sold house william smith job john remained family sold captain joseph owen house final house thomas married joseph owen daughter resided house death tavern allegedly buildings burned indians king philip war believed spared roger williams friend indians held christian worship services building house located street adjacent north burial ground entire structure demolished construct triple house time demolition oldest house providence gallery


park park large estate located south estate managed national trust consists mansion house surrounded formal gardens deer park peak district national park house largest recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building estate granted sir thomas passed marriage remained possession family given national trust house dates 16th century modifications retained features added particularly courtyard south range difficult classify work contains elements baroque styles modifications lewis 19th century especially interior formal gardens created developed late 19th early 20th centuries house gardens park locations filming open public display library history land occupied park granted piers wife margaret letters patent dated january richard son black prince margaret grandfather sir thomas taken standard black prince battle rewarded marks year black prince drawn estate exchanged land value belonging black prince sir thomas died passed nearest surviving granddaughter margaret married piers piers richard favoured piers granted family coat arms estate piers executed years later richard rival throne henry sir piers wounded battle stood protected hours battle later returned home foundation hall bred hall kept separate strains prominently founding modern breed strain died beginning 20th century record house site manuscript dated house demolished construction present building began life piers vii middle 16th century house unknown designer shaped plan east north ranges additions 17th century architect venice added south range house creating courtyard plan changes retained features changes mixture baroque styles 18th century piers bought furniture house today family fortunes declined house began deteriorate early 19th century estate owned thomas commissioned lewis restore house alterations mainly interior room intended add south range instead added tower like structure provide servants added storey block east range containing dining room later century william 1st baron newton added stables buildings estate created dutch garden alterations gardens thomas 2nd baron newton wife early 20th century richard 3rd baron newton gave park national trust house exterior house largest measuring overall feet feet round courtyard plan older built squared buff sandstone rubble sandstone later work sandstone house roof welsh symmetrical north face bays storeys central bay consists slightly protruding gateway arched doorway bay columns niche doorway columns columns columns open bearing image architectural historian referred gateway bays project slightly forwards ground floors outer bays upper storeys divided large west storeys bays outer bays projecting forward ground floor upper floors smooth symmetrical bay storey south overlooking pond work influenced works principles authors citation national heritage list england agree design baroque storey arched windows storeys smooth rectangular windows middle bays consist lowest storey arches arise giant columns supporting triangular standing lead statues neptune venus pan partly hides blind attic block bays separated plain end bays slightly bay storey east style single storey extension protruding centre courtyard gave sides architecture differs sides windows piano floor west bay window south north windows similar east grand entrance portal entrance second storeys approached symmetrical pairs stairs iron john centre courtyard italian renaissance head surrounded pink white stone marble interior entrance hall east range contains giant screen columns doorway courtyard open picture swung wall reveal looking entrance hall entrance hall woven originally london home square moved order accommodate interior alterations including removal cutting south entrance hall library east dining room ceiling carved late 17th century style decoration room considered rare early example style north entrance hall principal rooms drawing room drawing room intersecting arches ceiling bands broad fireplace large stone decorated pairs framing arms elizabeth stained glass room includes medieval glass moved original hall church returned depicting house hunting scenes includes arms james rooms house stone ground floor long gallery floor east range long gallery arms elizabeth grand staircase dates baroque ceiling saloon floor south range ceiling decorated style room contains wooden carvings attributed chapel northeast corner ground floor contains detailed carvings owned family known nearly complete copy earliest edition according rite existence family moved house went held safe keeping john library manchester late 2000s national trust acquired decided return park celebrate library restored way 19th century included ceiling velvet room replica based original design grounds house surrounded formal gardens hectares acres deer park hectares acres listed grade national register historic parks gardens gardens deer park number structures gardens west house mill pond south lawn slopes pond small stone bridge area known west lawn sunken dutch garden created william consists formal flower beds central fountain west south east formal flower gardens including rose gardens deer park park enclosed 14th century piers 17th century richard planted avenues lime trees richard son peter carried extensive tree planting park giving current appearance red deer descended original deer present park enclosed grounds highland cattle unusual breed wild white cattle red ears park extinct deer sheep park structures obvious structure park house tower called cage stands hill east approach road house originally hunting lodge later park keeper cottage lock prisoners structure site built taken rebuilt possibly design peter tower built buff sandstone rubble sandstone square plan storeys attached small square towers corners cage grade listed building park cottage erected peter restored early 21st century east remains house left house wood known built sandstone storeys lowest storey square plan storeys octagonal storey date originally formed north gatehouse removed restoration house rebuilt present site grade listed building immediately northeast house designed alfred joined house covered passage known dark passage designed sir thomas grade listed building house northeast stables dated designed built sandstone courtyard plan listed grade structures grounds listed grade house dating italian white marble centre courtyard house dating 18th century probably brought house venice sandstone plan dating pair cottages dated terrace walls west house containing 17th century masonry later repairs lodge gate piers gates park drive forward park drive dating late 17th century moved present position gate piers red lane gate piers gates north north house present day park owned administered national trust house garden park open public advertised hours entrance fee house garden non members national trust additional fee charged parking grounds shops coffee shop restaurant display library associated interactive audio visual display touch screen facility enable pages book turned chants sung years ago events held park use park park hall films television programmes exterior hall seat bbc adaptation jane novel pride prejudice location red dwarf episode location film awakening second series village


virginia house virginia house manor house overlooking james river windsor farms neighborhood richmond virginia united_states house constructed materials sixteenth century england shipped completed months stock market crash virginia house tudor architectural style incorporates range designs english houses modern facilities central heating virginia house built alexander virginia materials old english manor houses adding elegant english spanish oriental silver today virginia house operated virginia historical society house museum largely remains 1940s immediately west property hall history façade virginia house originally located grounds holy jerusalem england founded dissolution monasteries shut land later bought politician named thomas alias fisher reign edward fisher demolished monastic buildings erected house named hawk nest set gardens entertained elizabeth house property bought henry wise royal queen anne mid nineteenth century purchased bank family manor sale auction auction place september described catalogue highly important demolition sale offering items rare old oak doors large quantity floor boards enormous quantities excellent brick sandstone old oak beams alexander wealthy american diplomat wife virginia chase offered sum entire remaining structure secured deal held purchase americans caused outrage british press heavily given heritage property demolished objection purchase backed member house_of_commons proposed sale order prevent act vandalism rejected important persons britain gradually learned intentions april member sent letter alexander saying stepped bought materials partially demolished structure lost time utilized erection new building tudor mansion dismantled concerned stone swiftly demolition phase advisers ordered small explosive device triggered centre house salvage remaining stones explosion effect splitting walls intact meaning building salvaged shipped united_states shipments arrived richmond virginia early soaked dried barn months beginning planned house virginia historical society west wing structure museum rebuilt virginia intended structure society new headquarters virginia house constructed windsor farms neighborhood richmond general contracting firm allen inc different architects employed rebuilding foundation work began november structure officially turned january total cost construction virginia house additional spent buying lot lived virginia house deaths train accident house permanent residence historic society june virginia house listed national_register_of_historic_places considered noteworthy representative peculiar residential building type prevalent late nineteenth twentieth century period american architecture structure exterior virginia house large story long rectangular stone building massive sandstone walls small medieval windows characterized high dutch date thomas era england adjacent cross roofs carriage entrance provide horizontal cross axis central bays rear house project garden terrace containing story cathedral library drawing room master bedroom wing bays windows project north south sides heavy perimeter walls constructed recycled sandstone window west north elevation virginia house copy coat arms commemorating visit queen elizabeth england original coat arms currently display inside glass quarrel windows widely virginia house salvage authentic crown glass dating sixteenth nineteenth century english interior property richly embellished oak stones materials salvaged rebuild virginia reconstructed house incorporated designs influences following acquisition property hired chief architect henry grant scouted english countryside surveying properties considering designs incorporate rebuilding process result reconstruction replica original building west wing house actually replica manor small manor house england belonged lawrence washington ancestor america president george_washington center house reproduction original uses design english commonly adapted low countries early seventeenth century east wing house based manor churchill family estate england original boundary virginia house property recorded clerk office circuit court county virginia described lot block windsor farms plan windsor farms allen inc dated september virginia requested story porch added expand master bedroom suite build second floor constructed january contracting firm taylor designed henry hill sandstone developments 1930s shipment stone slate arrived england thicker heavier lighter color virginia buckingham slate emphasize height steep roof april adjacent acre lot purchased accommodate expansive landscape plan virginia hired architect william lawrence purchased antique stone columns spanish duke reconstruct ancient spanish southwest elevation house able incorporate existing pierced posts north library bay windows design ceiling reconstructed sixteenth century house grounds manor kent england wall tiles use gunpowder original property critical work believed symmetrical lacking quality romance rest house displayed proposed octagonal added outside corner idea rejected completed paid received percent commission drawings construction interior interior virginia house elegant oak assortment english spanish oriental floor consists mainly large elaborate rooms intended social meetings house functions exhibits virginia historical society second floor restricted living quarters staff features large library intended function research facility virginia historical society main entrance hall grand high room oak salvaged ornate shaped staircase actually reconstruction original sixteenth century staircase antique shop london includes leaf cap posts design floor entrance hall fashioned composite asphalt wood known tiles arranged irregular rectangular formation room entrance hall uses oak uses materials derived english manor house floor wide oak fifteenth century stained glass oval window south wall glass tudor rose motif located plaster ceiling hired italian complete adjacent room east smaller drawing room time plaster ceiling featuring cylindrical fireplace rear hall uses old oak high small inch oil portraits renaissance figures columns hallway form ornamental gateway stained glass doors end enter rear porch arcade dining room furnished oak manor bought later imposing portland stone fireplace positioned midway room floor old oak tudor rose ceiling motif repeated room gallery room located northwest corner house furnished vertical oak floor exhibition artwork historic artifacts virginia historical society collection southeast wing house room reproduction great hall washington family manor fireplace oak beam original heavy oak construct open beam ceiling room plaster walls grand second floor library room major note high ceiling grand conference table previously board meetings virginia historical society room manor oak notably carved old english inscription reads lord library secret hidden passage added alexander request leading private study rest second floor consists living quarters including rooms staff virginia historical society virginia bedroom bath study gardens virginia house set carefully planned landscape gardens contain diversity plants virginia hired noted landscape architect charles years built acres scenic gardens containing close types ornamental plants formal spring displays roses garden rails phase plan create informal tudor style garden original acre site purchased house site sloping southern creating ponds garden beds second phase reworked original concept cross axis planting beds flowers iris phase plan took place purchased large adjacent piece land southern house james river extensively planted grass positioned pattern believed demonstrate romantic architecture house original notes preserved collection fine arts library university virginia garden week tours held virginia house gardens spring attracting thousands visitors annually


house house called hall story dormitory college campus town new_york response college board trustees allen designed building named college librarian trustee florence construction completion originally designed smaller houses principles mind ended single shaped dormitory old english manor house style interior students grades live house houses single double triple rooms referred history proposals plans controversy building residents including designating wings black housing converting common areas single rooms contemporary reviewers looked favorably aesthetic qualities declaring beautiful buildings history house construction college town new_york faced surplus students available rooms situation deemed emergency board trustees quarter twentieth century college housed campus rising enrollment period board voted students campus housing acknowledging lack adequate space swiftly build following year board voted begin construction new hall securing funding building friends college meet financial demands project meantime house built loaned funds total project cost coming original plans house called hall saw building model program term defined ellen swallow richards class living conditions conspicuous endeavor purpose securing efficient human beings accordance principles initial saw dormitory divided separate houses surrounded brick wall ultimately designed architectural firm allen responsible buildings campus including thompson memorial library wings completion nursery school concurrently skinner hall music project completed dormitory named college trustee florence member class college librarian year graduation account death september hall dedicated time incoming class freshman school year instead dedication marked informal reception october year residents possibility new language hall built dormitory citing concern artificial construction ruin views controversy arose april students objected plan forth contingent black students approved board trustees designate wing housing space black students grades prior plan black students opt live student community house live analogous community main building residents notified plan approval public meeting held objections raised residents black students wing space foster black community house instead black housing college administration expressed possibility plan violation department health education welfare standards segregation black students walked meeting assembly decided board trustees needed better informed racial climate campus master planning committee voted convert common areas dining room single emergency meeting held students organized save dining room movement collected signatures plan hours instances seen converted house students temporarily housing found semester school year architecture features house built north campus sits apart school exception house west stands stories tall shape wings student rooms connected center common areas ground floor halls student housing upper trans inter wing levels wings courtyard covered lawn trees articles published weekly news identified species present time american holly crab apple trees european beech exterior house built old english manor house style designed mimic nearby house designed architects york completed roof hall slate walls patterned covered half decorations windows towers smaller wing referred maid wing center common area includes kitchen ground floor smaller rooms originally housed servants floors inside common area style architectural features include plaster ceilings windows wood rooms windows notably large soft light present hall building designed house students split double rooms singles fits students referred house presently includes single room doubles room doubles triples opening prior transition female college dormitory limited housing acts home students grades including highest proportion school shared members hall minor renovation summer funded companies included efficient lighting new furniture house like houses game room laundry room grand piano year opened richards college general manager wrote college president henry noble luxurious extravagant authors karen van lisa reilly countered sentiment architectural guide campus noting far cry institutional nature collegiate residential architecture found college campuses concluding beautiful buildings campus guide compiled staff yale daily_news identified popular college house drawn comparisons fictitious school according news building singled college guide college beautiful


prior park landscape garden prior park landscape garden surrounding prior park estate south bath somerset england designed 18th century poet alexander pope landscape capability brown owned national trust garden influential defining style known english landscape garden continental europe garden grade listed register historic parks gardens special historic interest england site deer park set bishop bath wells john tours bought allen complement new house development undertaken house seminary roman catholic grammar school later prior park college 1990s hectares acres park pleasure grounds acquired national trust large scale restoration undertaken features prior park landscape garden include architecture bridge lake buildings history set small steep valley overlooking city bath park established site john tours bishop bath wells deer park subsequently sold lawyer member parliament somerset member parliament matthew dissolution monasteries walls enclosed deer park fallen disrepair deer escaped land returned agricultural use 18th century design purchased local entrepreneur philanthropist allen prior park hectares acres english landscape garden laid advice poet alexander pope construction house overseen allen years death trees scots pine planted sides valley valley floor remained grassland drainage water form fish ponds valley later work undertaken landscape capability brown included extending gardens north removing central cascade making wooded single sweep garden influential defining style garden known english garden continental europe gardens laid distinct areas east house set vegetable plots path western statues trees climbing plants exotic plants recently arrived britain included house estate purchased bishop create seminary bishop william roman catholic grammar school later prior park college landscaping carried 1880s restoration park pleasure grounds acquired national trust opened public november large scale restoration project began cascade lake gothic temple wilderness area complete extensive planting took place future plans include building replica gothic temple garden features garden features include architecture bridge design left world gothic temple gravel cabinet allen ice house lodge pools curtain walls lake curtain wall lake known bridge similar kent cascade house house allen responsible construction castle hill overlooking bath stone piers main entrance gates large ornamental drive entrance ornamental carved porter lodge built main house designs john wood elder bridge bridge copy house designated grade listed building scheduled monument repaired bath skyline minute walk garden leads bath skyline mile circular walk city encompasses woodlands meadows iron age hill fort roman settlements 18th century views city


hall hall mansion located near green east england described finest houses listed grade built sir county largest houses 17th century said brought london hall extended late 18th century altered edward early victorian era extensively restored barry fire considered best works artists employed restoration include philip henry firm bell interior decorated contains fine examples wood carving date park 18th century brown william john formal gardens designed 19th century estate cottages designed son william considered introduced features tile hanging stables contemporary hall listed grade hall remained seat branches family land sold lancaster offices second world war serving headquarters foundation nearly thirty years hotel restaurant health club history sir civil war restoration seat family 12th 13th centuries built timber framed manor house manor passed family marriage richard later 14th century passed family held manor jointly estate dispersed legal problems resulted lands acquired sir christopher heirs sir purchased extensive estate including million today born nearby son sir risen legal profession judge member parliament parliamentary speaker fortune derived successful practice london courts briefly served lord chief justice dismissed charles refusal endorse forced loan consent parliament divided enforced retirement london house estate commenced building substantial hall adjacent old house disrepair later wrote pleased god abundant goodness reduce house years hall completion civil war broke like legal families family hall garrison december royalist forces command lord occupied area surrounded major stronghold early civil war lay miles south west contemporary edward vicar nearby described subsequent action laid siege hall house wounded john day wanting ammunition forced yield day thirty prisoners stout soldiers having quarter life granted february shortly decisive victory battle hall sir thomas forces sir died couple years later end civil war male line died hall passed family marriage sir great granddaughter anne john old manor eldest son john took family wealthy time john income death estimated year million today john son john served members parliament barons anne great grandson john created baron prominent whig politician lifelong friend supporter charles james fox wife née famous beauty political gave lavish hall social circle included major figures day visitors hall period included politicians fox george canning philosopher playwright richard poet william charles artists sir sir thomas lawrence john park hall extended interior neo classical style fashionable years later grandson went considerable expense interiors sympathetic style house thousand today contents time included books mathematical musical instruments pictures art collection included family portraits works sir saved fire building early january extensive restoration work completed married death extinct hall inherited nephew robert baron son adopted title revived later liberal politician poet held key cabinet positions trusted aide friend george king queen mary stayed hall days touring family left hall house stood second world war offered hall county council gift ostensibly heirs wish live house council refusal majority estate sold lancaster grandson writer described extravagant poorly advised hotel early second world war hall military training camp camp troops army camp gun operations headquarters north west region housed prisoner war camp german officers hall leased offices headquarters limited eventually employed nearly people hall produced medical products site including constructed industrial facilities adjacent hall including drying plant packaging unit acquisition hall served ireland headquarters foundation merger produced site hall administration stables block rebuilt internally use laboratories industrial facilities expanded lancaster sold hall buildings adjacent industrial site hall enterprise park hall buildings remained moved sold hotel developer hall bedroom hotel following year additional buildings modern style constructed 21st century extend accommodation architectural history hall built sir architect original building unknown historians concluded design based drawings jones relatively conservative design similar half century earlier hall considered progressive provincial historian thomas fuller wrote sir brought model excellent building parts brought london structures tax assessments original hall largest houses surpassed house survived depicted painting original building square sides feet featured projecting bays groups octagonal chimney built central open courtyard interior great hall long gallery main entrance led screens passage main staircase small east hall externally walled formal walled gardens range separate service buildings located west georgian alterations house remained 18th century contrast principal seats county described square old date admired antiquity work carried 90s john later baron service wing west revival style added hall principal interiors old building neo classical style time original layout great hall long gallery drawing room retained improvements wine employed build new attic staircase seven wrote vastly pleased place build houses time second lord visiting year wrote taste judgment scenes find work art improving hand ancient join house altered edward replaced local architect george commissioned working drawings survive royal institute british architects archive carried decorative work interior style major changes plan ground floor included replacing screens passage entrance hall covering central courtyard create single storey central hall fitted plate glass windows installed warm air heating system total cost including work estate buildings million today barry restoration work main hall destroyed fire said asked retired restore building declined restoration work instead carried barry son sir charles barry architect palace westminster contractors completed cost million today lecture royal academy barry later outlined strategy restoration greatest care taken recover design sir work possible restore execution detail particularly respect human figure think properly repeated modern reconstruction nineteenth century reproduce matters best weaknesses predecessors seek clever imitation tricks construction design spectator age work pass describes barry reconstruction extremely job peter julian consider finest work success directed powerful character existing building barry work considered general elaborate regular original restoration interior employed leading artists time previously worked palace westminster barry principal innovation addition tower west wing required water storage intended unite east west wings hall effect limited tower victorian design reorganised plan building opening central hall create storey providing ground floor service rooms generating extra servants attic modifying roof local architect thomas performed alterations house robert including extending service wing changes hall occurred company installed central heating later constructed office extension north house demolished years building conversion hotel undertaken maintenance work 1970s fabric building poor repair major stonework fall north high winds led carry extensive restoration programme interior exterior completed cost million today main hall hall grade listed mansion located civil parish green mile edge architecture historian considered main hall finest houses hall constructed red brick stone lead slate roof hall storeys eastern half present building largely represents original hall exterior survived fire majority original stonework porch tops renewed barry south face eastern wing seven bays level central bay set forward form stone arched main entrance flanked columns immediately entrance doubled tapering flanking light window large decorated floor central bay triple window coat arms flanking bays single windows ends south face set forward triple bay windows shaped attic windows main windows face double east face eastern wing bays bay windows shaped end central centre northern garden face large bow window originally chapel stone panels decorated arched stained glass lights face main façade addition windows western half building stepped forward southwards bays original building originally service wing eastern building dates georgian era georgian proportions built early revival style heightened subsequent alterations particularly addition central main south face seven bays running entire façade level centre east bays bay window beneath shaped flanking bays single double windows west bays set backwards central window floor single double windows ground floor western wing dominated square tower stone dressed brick rises storeys roof capped surrounded corner chimneys designed barry high victorian style added fire slender bell tower rises west wing rear vaulted ceiling supported columns western end wing single storey extension thomas dating interior interior hall contains mixture original work faithful original designs cases recorded work high victorian style designed barry entrance hall east wing edward barry oak contains marble columns featuring arms opens screen central hall open courtyard house floor level barry converted space featuring walls wooden gallery level tunnel vaulted floor gallery floor paved pattern coloured floor gallery corridors stained glass panels roof supported columns gallery level east central hall accurate reconstruction barry original staircase described planned executed england heavily carved feature animals originally painted east entrance lies dining room great hall room damaged fire restored barry 17th century appearance original ceiling carved wooden screen contains featuring relief plenty considered original large stone believed surviving work interior oak south west contains large wooden featuring green men carving carving dining room noticeably victorian work carved reproduction barry original oak plaster elements virtues depicts winged figure time rewarding industry boys carved portrait sir small chapel lies north central hall originally decorated barry high victorian style elaborate wood carving altar rail featuring angels benches marble carved heads philip wall features bronze depicting biblical characters artist ornate choir gallery reached central hall gallery contains family stained glass wall murals bell painting suite state rooms floor east wing contains long gallery library drawing room great chamber small drawing room date originally mansion likely significantly altered john extensively reworked neo style restored barry designs usually little attempt reproduce appearance probably records original designs lacking performed decoration work rooms state rooms contain elaborate stone flanked columns long gallery north coloured henry depicting sir crew 3rd baron crew bishop durham library carved contains book lovers philip scenes literature drawing room ceiling recorded architect william burn identical pattern inn victoria albert museum plaster cast presumably originally work state survivor fire stone fireplace plaster relief depicting stables gate stables red brick roof completed contemporary mansion listed grade form immediately west hall rectangular courtyard main east face stands right angles house bays storeys attic added edward consists arched stone entrance flanked clock tower rises floor level tower features arrow windows clock faces stone surrounds topped bell chamber addition east face bays set forward shaped topped north south ends east building shaped north south sides large arched carriage openings beneath shaped carved horse heads walls opening decorated bands blue brick east north south faces finished brick stone west building arched openings accessed courtyard main storeys mainly light stone dressed windows light windows attic level roofs tall octagonal chimneys feature decorative ridge tiles interior stables block rebuilt building conversion present use laboratories offices apple house small red brick building west stables dates seen painting hall originally built octagonal plan storeys oval windows stone surrounds lower entrance stone arch second doorway located floor height roof topped lead cap building listed grade park gate listed grade northern lodge slaughter hill dates red brick darker brick stone slate roof shaped plan single storey style features shaped decorated panel carved estate central bay roof forms porch style golden gates lodge south house dates attributed william typical style red brick blue brick slate roof lodge storeys projecting bay road face face panel shield bearing family coat arms gardens park national register historic parks gardens lists hectares acres gardens surrounding grade early shows walled south original hall large stone gateway carved sir arms motto path decorated diamond patterns depicted painting grounds laid extensive formal walled pleasure gardens 18th century park style john later baron brown william john design included ornamental lake hectares acres immediately north house created brook runs park created new approaches house lake drained away dam burst area planted stone statue neptune female originally located banks lake stands woodland dates early 19th century originally head lake need restoration temple peace stood north shore lake demolished time covered mixed woodland including wood temple peace wood formal gardens laid house design included walks elaborate realised low box coloured minerals constructed north south sides hall probably designed barry incorporating statues lions echoing interior staircase military usage second world war destroyed parts gardens army buildings erected near house area hall served parade ground later grow potatoes grounds neglected house offices little survived gates statues english_heritage placed hall heritage risk register highly vulnerable considering historic character gardens park compromised recent developments hotel complex particular conference centre spa associated parking area entrance gates wall separating gardens park farmland date listed grade wrought iron gates exhibited paris exhibition outer single gates double inner gate supported sandstone piers outer pair gate piers capped shaped device supported inner pair griffin lion hall lower gate sections like panels leaf motifs topped style arched panels ornate gate include shields capped crowns inner gates bear inscription render lord outer gates bear date wall brick stone features piers caps carved match tiles main hall tower feature gardens survive grade listed dating early 19th century stands rear house estate history original estate purchased sir included cost lands estate estate acquired marriage inheritance late 17th early 18th centuries common great estates estate flourished 18th century estate included land property predominant land use dairy farming estate included land ranged acres large farms acres gardens park home farm occupied acres fifth greatest landowner county total acres majority estate sold robert lancaster estate buildings hall farmhouse estate home farm stands edge grounds mile south east hall dates listed grade brown brick slate roof storeys bays adjacent farm buildings dating listed lancaster developing hall farm including listed buildings offices totalling square feet estate cottages near lodge designed earliest works include cottages describes cheerful little kate cottage fir tree cottage listed grade half farmhouse road mansion high victorian interiors style derives buildings home counties tile hanging half high chimneys credits introducing features modern hotel estate hall hotel group set acres restaurant conference facilities tennis courts health club including gym spa swimming pool located old building hotel stars restaurant hall licensed civil wedding ceremonies hall park open public lancaster retains ownership large area estate mainly managed dairy farms woodland commercial development near hall farm gallery