court court manor house court hill north somerset england dating early 14th century owned national trust designated grade listed building house built added years great hall chapel block earliest surviving parts structure west wing added windows decoration rest building changed construction adaptation undertaken 18th century owned house acquired nation given national trust payment death duties family resident house open public addition main house grounds include selection walls date 13th century gardens listed grade national register historic parks gardens history present house built early 14th century sir john speculation lie site roman building based excavations south house house incorporates remnants 13th century building lie angle rest house situated nearly miles inland parish church andrew stands coast norman conquest manor granted king matthew turn granted sub tenant thought sir john descendant matthew distance parish church manor house included chapel dedicated saint peter house undergone considerable change built century seeing structural alterations retains features manor house family line ended manor eventually passed marriage family wake lords manor john wake major additions house late 16th century including new west wing manor sold sir john wake sir john estates confiscated english civil war recovered restoration heir house bought merchant bristol prominent bristol family 1st sheriff bristol member society merchant master mayor bristol high sheriff gloucestershire member parliament years preceding death created family wealth originally came copper brass including mining hills commerce property descendants slave trade sir succeeded sir sir 2nd son sir 3rd sheriff mayor bristol time second succeeding father seat bristol death despite nearly ruined south seas bubble crisis died bankrupt estate entailed protect creditors passed brother sir 4th substantial changes house grounds fashionable gothic revival style succeeded son sir 5th ordained young man west title supporter hannah opponent time inducing vicar sack causing national scandal second wife mary alterations house early 19th century improvements town including school town modern primary schools named line came end sir charles 6th succeeded father sir charles writer contributed periodicals including gentleman magazine sir charles sister julia married historian henry nephew arthur buried family vault andrew church arthur subject alfred poem visited court year poem published created poet william visitor court sir charles time inspiration house featured novel history henry contrary common belief wrote court samuel taylor lived briefly period visited court sir arthur 7th inherited house title like father writer resigned bath spent rest life improving town setting lending library building funding cottage hospital existence saints church near court built orders sir arthur additions fabric court west wing house largely destroyed fire rebuilt davis architect building works chapel rediscovered east window having filled altar broken english protestant reformation room having known lady sir 8th nephew son law sir arthur inherited estate title enthusiastic voluntary inventor bicycle brakes device prevent ladies skirts bicycle wheels known potter setting pottery court grounds help local boy called george masters popular especially america marketed masters work typically variety rich colours relief decoration flowers style similar art later works metallic sir son sir succeeded son sir arthur pioneers documentary film making years prior second world war working john inherited title father death house acquired nation given national trust payment death duties west wing immediately demolished considered architectural historical significance reduce running costs return house supposed ground plan sir arthur died succeeded son sir charles family resident house open public architecture house site faces south court hill road passed east west metres door great hall screens passage chapel blocks survived early 14th century square headed chapel windows contain decorated period buildings probably complete chapel later date 14th century building embodied older structures including small storey tower dates mid late 13th century building 14th century kitchen museum probably earlier hall alterations late period limited addition storey tower rear house rooms substantial west wing added adjoining parallel solar wing apparently typical period transformed living arrangements wake family built presumably time solar block east wing new windows end kitchen block eastern end decorated little evidence building work early following period near restricted repairs substantial alterations included replacement great hall roof new gothic south window great hall complete provision ceiling hall time west wing façade chinese gothic style sir arthur 7th began house lodge gate dates 1860s major changes west wing extended time style façade obvious alterations east end servants lived worked probably date period fire destroyed western end house rebuilding followed larger west end constructed sir arthur took pains ensure south retained reveal change great hall window given square head style late 1950s national trust agreed house victorian west wing south demolished minor 19th century buildings rear new west given stonework façade incorporated south architecture grounds certain survivor medieval period small drum tower original purpose unknown substantial wall origins 13th century garden walls unknown dates origin pre date stables built buildings including lodge south entrance georgian victorian medieval appearance eastern barn resulting incorporation stone medieval barn stood house early picture court shows building known wake tower court hill included map demolished towers popular features summer houses built site ruins early 19th century interior central largest room house great hall original dining room accompanying screens passage gave access hall service rooms staircase north hall added 18th century state room western floor damaged fire oak fireplace brought house queen square bristol chapel floor rectangular window dominates house stained glass window added fire justice room variety uses takes function court 18th century house contains family portraits pictures collections glass prints bridges railways gardens gardens court listed grade national register historic parks gardens foot court hill sheltered south facing site largely protected winds blow bristol channel court run gently perimeter wall bulk house dramatic architectural quality garden carved series rise merge woodland surrounded described ranges terrace walls england court roll mentions gardens record sited record constructed basic layout known today certainly place seen portrait house period later 18th century space great wall terrace wide views valley hills garden pavilion built time summer house faces long grassy walk pretty terrace modifications involved facing lower retaining wall pink bricks build double flight steps garden largely 18th century form small ponds added 19th century open wooded single rose remained garden verge collapse replaced new marking years family presence court little known century planting remains house black tree described ancient 19th century drawings photographs record increasingly elaborate schemes finally swept away 1960s today informal style architectural character garden long straight sweeps wall easier style maintain recent years native wild plants allowed rare exotic specimens continual thought given contrasting textures colours foliage lower garden house air small number fine specimen trees splendid late oriental plane tree dominates garden grass foot left uncut spring allowing fine showing english gardens best june bloom luxurious plants flowering ongoing initiative plants provide interest season best late summer species colours plenty day


manor house associated chapel gardens near somerset england property owned national trust parts dating 14th century sections dating 15th 16th 18th 20th centuries parts blend perfection gentle sunny landscape surrounds comments house listed grade english_heritage chapel existing house having built functioned chapel masses said souls family living dead great hall added 15th century room 16th renovations undertaken 16th 17th centuries house fell disrepair north range demolished early 19th century sir walter bought house restored period style fine 17th century 18th century oak furniture antique modelled medieval historic period paintings death left house national trust gardens listed grade register historic parks gardens special historic interest england original 17th century gardens disappeared laid arts crafts style series rooms separated high box complemented ponds walks rooms history surrounding house includes site deserted medieval settlement scheduled monument unusual derives family lived centuries river flows nearby documentary evidence known william feudal tenant estate family occupied added house mid 18th century earliest surviving manor associated buildings chapel dates century great hall built century early 16th century entrance porch room added eastern hall great little south hall family sold manor tenants moved house gradually fell disrepair reported neighbour north range destroyed farm house built site north range dated architectural historians late 18th century time john came draw house west range disappeared sir walter son late sir william physician queen_victoria bought time great hall store great farm equipment brother bought started restore manor wiltshire inspired brother work set restoring interiors period style including fine 17th century 18th century oak furniture antique modelled medieval west range rebuilt plain william mary style architect left historic core house untouched incorporates carvings believed demolished left manor national trust died house designated grade listed building national trust opened west range holiday rental property older parts house open public architecture house storey house chapel built local blue stone parts house mellow honey coloured especially windows later 18th century additions brick roofs stone later tiles chapel chapel existing house functioned chapel masses said souls family living dead built peter completed served original manor longer survives later existing house small window permitted servants observe communion house chapel thoroughly renovated thomas installed arch collar roof communion rail rear screen roof painted arms relations monument south altar records thomas work chapel sir walter added stained glass including medieval glass said come church william commissioned death great hall structure built century southern end shallow raised favoured guests sat long table facing rest hall servants roof arch collar double curved typical west country design carved decorative practical beneath pierced base main carved wooden angel shield arms fireplace 15th century windows stained glass date early 16th century hall entered east porch screens passage divided hall kitchen servants quarters left hall screen gallery original having inserted sir walter based decoration arch great hall room time arrival great hall store great hall furnished 17th century oak furniture including tables chairs great dining table stand blue white late 17th century treasure home 16th century botanical volume noted henry born resided manor published translation flemish dedicated queen elizabeth copy displayed great hall room added south great hall early 16th century provide small intimate room family eat private away servants small bedroom probably originally dressing room great chamber entrance room time room bedroom added rooms added south great hall great great chamber little little john builder placed coat arms outside building great main family sitting room ground floor south facing grand window giving views gardens john early 17th century thomas added wood including internal porch decorative features practical benefit keeping drafts 20th century room store farm equipment sir walter paint stripped reveal original warm coloured oak great chamber impressive room barrel ceiling plaster decoration featuring john arms wife ceiling rare survival wall bed displays royal coat arms tudor roses signifying loyalty king henry_viii government represented somerset 17th century great poster bed walls original oak room construction canopy bed little smaller room henry thomas studies later displayed collection early room little chamber sir walter bedroom bed came burton house somerset house given william elder admirer achievements prime minister paintings sir walter furnished rooms furniture included historic newly commissioned paintings paintings include portraits lady catherine robert james scott 1st duke mary england sir peter william iii england landscapes jan jack green oil paintings horses george armour george richard pain included extensive collection gardens trace henry garden disappeared records son thomas kept stocked orchard included sorts type pear sorts divers victorian period garden run seed start scratch arrival gardens designed constructed include series walled rooms specimen trees pool lawn orchard border includes plants described gate piers east west entrances listed buildings gardens constructed series rooms separated high box gardens influenced arts crafts style popular time garden staff graham stuart thomas national trust gardens adviser designed main border trust tenants manor transformed garden main border new plants following stuart thomas colour scheme gardens listed grade register historic parks gardens special historic interest england barn north west house listed buildings garden aligned door east house building described water tower built imitation manor identified english_heritage garden severe formal approach flanked deliberately low key simple distract beauty building main border metres long best flowers grade blues reds white garden contrast orchard contains fruit trees crab spring flowering meadow plants lady orchard crossed wide paths meeting central originally situated corners garden succumbed dutch disease early replaced ash trees inviting houses orchard viewed raised walk east idea copied manor main path known long walk based long walk manor garden gloucestershire smaller scale plain walkway connecting raised walk pond garden pond garden seat garden lawn aligned openings form bay windows great great chamber south house plain short tunnel link pond garden garden


house house grade listed mansion greater london original house built hunting lodge duke destroyed fire present house built place british government purchased house military hospital royal_air_force station raf established grounds military use house served time headquarters group raf raf bomber command river passes grounds house north south splitting raf house farm estate north house includes sports leisure complex farm ceased operations local council served notice quit tenant farmhouse hill council depot followed plant nursery sold residential housing plans approved early redevelopment raf station house renovated converted include restaurant accessible public site undergoes redevelopment history house house site built hunting lodge duke british_army commander german origin said point argue bar enemy house eventually passed family sold widow prime minister lived death estate passed elizabeth widow william husband left hall having need house sold estate sold richard henry cox member cox banking family grandson richard cox founder travel company cox kings second house house burnt present structure built classical victorian style area estate south house established golf club founded charles newton lived house charles stevens partner local timber company estate frederick cox richard henry cox grandson placed house market describing brick stone building partly extensive ornamental gardens house gardens surrounding artificial lake created section river amounted acres british government bought house grounds intending construct prisoner war camp grounds local opposition plan led house canadian hospital care troops evacuated line world war hospital opened september closed december having commanding officers sisters charge november officers men royal flying corps armament school moved house making donation canadian red_cross needing site training recruits ground gunnery parts estate required canadian hospital established firing range opposite river house royal_air_force formed april following merger royal flying corps royal naval air service site came control new service known raf central depot site split form raf stations area east river including house raf remainder raf trained lawrence lawrence book mint initially censored frank use letter words describes time house looked black windows cups tea sailor march royal observer corps established headquarters house remained transferring raf march group formed day command air vice marshal philip house headquarters july raf bomber command formed old air defence great_britain based house remaining command moved raf high group relocated raf heath control raf passed fighter command raf technical training command entire site known raf raf school education moved house raf november southern region air traffic services royal observer corps south east communications centre moved house november southern region air traffic services headquarters moved house station home end war london area control centre renamed london air traffic control centre air traffic control centre eventually transferred raf west operated satellite station raf military air traffic operations moved house january final years military ownership house occupied service authority civil aviation authority air proximity board house grade listed june redevelopment march raf closed ministry defence facilities greater london redevelopment plans approved council january house converted include restaurant provision retain carpenter block house


hall building similar hall hall country house near village metropolitan borough england built robert lord manor designed henry local mason architect robert son henry collector paintings built impressive structures grounds hall house 19th century estate passed family thomas expanded house built adjoining chapel 1960s house estate sold run nursing home mercy jesus hall georgian style consists main block service block linked right angle rear hall recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building buildings associated hall designated grade garden temple built henry collection statues chapel building known old hall garden grounds hall structures listed grade include stables monument lodge base medieval cross history manor held family 12th century documentation site richard following reformation retained catholic faith suffered consequent dangers legal transactions marriages family acquired possessions end 18th century held property far away liverpool preston present house built robert inherited estate building began finished house designed henry leading mason architect area time robert moved house liverpool estate passed eldest son henry henry started extend house adding described large body offices right angles main block help sic architect grounds designed built stable block created kitchen garden park included lake built wall perimeter estate designed possibly henry collector paintings later statues collection amounting items order house constructed series buildings grounds hall initially kept collection series built garden temple building classical style followed impressive building design based rome henry died hall passed son charles died childless estate passed thomas cousin took thomas restored hall mid-19th century large bay window added west drawing room new dining room built east end ceilings raised interior decoration carried firm added new connect gallery dining room new main entrance hall reception hall original chapel organ new large storey chapel designed second world war hall buildings park war office admiralty additional buildings erected parachute bombs fell near hall blowing windows garden estate seriously dilapidated decided sell hall surrounding land farms went sitting tenants chapel parish church given liverpool hall bought mercy jesus adapted use nursing home officially opened john time archbishop liverpool work building fit new purpose including making weather proof installing central heating lift bedroom new entrance created hall access gallery converted chapel use staff residents henry wing partly provide services hall partly sisters convent sisters staff hall continue provide nursing care elderly architecture exterior hall georgian style constructed brick sandstone shaped plan main block faces southeast storeys attic bays richard describe late english baroque style consider evidently inspired buckingham palace london upper storey attic central bays project forward lower storeys flanked pairs giant sides central doorway giant columns ends building central bays attic columns style windows surrounded ground floor windows central bays heads outer bays carried consoles upper floor windows consoles central doorway head carved arms corners right main block 19th century single storey wing bays central single storey block linking main block service block right angles rear service block henry offices style faces southwest storeys seven bay plus storey bay pavilion right central bays service block project forward central porch window clock carried columns windows wedge central bay pavilion round headed windows mixture interior house built main entrance centre southeast face led entrance hall following alterations carried 19th century new main entrance house converted nursing home new entrance created rear time family moved house entrance hall library drawing room left room right right dining room gallery room music room library lounge residents gallery chapel staff residents interior house retained decoration carried ceiling contains dating depicting symbols relating music hunting representations learning cultivation walls paintings refer pretty decoration entrance hall small simple sober staircase hall grand space dining room decorated contains oak walls painted panels ceiling oak fireplace replaces original marble fireplace removed family left house scheme decoration gallery associated structures angle main block service block built stone lead dome circular plan southeast columns exterior panels inside decorated statues shape venetian windows interior dome central source lighting building garden temple garden temple form temple stands grounds south hall probably designed william restored building mainly brick stone roof columns mask contains latin inscription translates place summer winter year round referring fact building heated air external bay central entrance flanked relief inside statues shape venetian windows roman masks relief panels set walls old hall despite previous hall present hall built site older hall original purpose unknown 19th century drying building stands grounds southwest hall brick stone roof partly stone slate partly slate building storeys irregular bays windows entrances large slight tudor arches church holy family church right angles north end service block originally family chapel roman catholic parish church built designed church brick stone slate roof exterior relatively plain interior decorated executed paintings stables stables grounds southwest hall built brick stone slate roof stables storeys bay central bays projecting forward centre round headed entrance angle window windows ground floor wedge upper storey round headed end bays 20th century garage north garden structures garden south main block monument form marble column stone carries eagle dates early 19th century southwest hall dated consists stone metal plate missing southwest octagonal structure built wall kitchen garden brick slate roof round headed entrance decorated flanked inside grounds hall base medieval cross scheduled monument gates lodge impressive entrance grounds lion gate road south hall designed henry baroque style design copied gateway background paintings marriage gate constructed sandstone consists central round arched entrance flat headed pedestrian entrances central entrance style columns including broken containing decorated ram heads pedestrian entrances surrounds statue lion entrances contain cast iron gates east gate dates probably designed henry round headed central entrance flat headed pedestrian entrances simpler lion gate central entrance flanked decorated central panel pedestrian entrances caps decorated west lodge road north lion gate dating middle 19th century french renaissance style built brick stone slate roof lodge bays central lodge storeys outer storey central bay flanked round headed entrance decorated windows round headed pair entrance outer bays ball outer bays roofs central bay roof spike simplest entrance northeast gate dating consisting pair gate piers later gates piers stone caps flattened ball hall described splendid georgian house consider service block affair hall designated grade listed building october grade middle grades listing applied particularly important buildings special interest listed grade garden temple old hall church holy family park garden surrounding hall structures listed grade lowest grade applied buildings national importance special interest stables column carrying eagle octagonal structure lion gate east gate west lodge northeast gate base cross


house house officially house story dormitory campus college town new_york designed boston architecture firm allen built fourth built residential houses students grade gender disabled accessible following renovation history house fourth residential dormitory built campus college town new_york construction came period rapid building spanning older seminary style model housing single large hall college residents lived case main building quickly popularity favor smaller individual houses project began opening strong house continued house house finally house built funds provided magnate philanthropist john trustee college named honor mother house structure paid strong house hall replaced roof new windows installed new staircase facing away built underwent major renovation school year reopening beginning academic year renovation included plans upgraded accessibility including elevator disabled accessible doors making offer features architecture features designed boston architectural firm francis richmond allen responsible design neighbor house design buildings difficult template set way strong houses frederick law consultant design college recommended new area built formation order provide greater sense allen disregarded advice instead opting place long rows buildings bias ultimately placed north west strong standing total stories tall additional basement level brick building capped pitched pennsylvania slate roof chimneys multiple thick roof fitted features elements trim capped brick inside building room floors wood walls painted cream fifth floor rooms feature sloped ceilings tile floors marble communal spaces utilize motion sensing lighting technology house currently capacity students residents houses students grades live single rooms room doubles room triples shared members hall kitchen basement frequent practice space student bands guide school published college named best main


fuller houses fuller houses historic homes broadway rhode_island constructed queen anne styled homes constructed rental properties fuller family believed originally identical construction half story houses marked octagonal bay contains staircase large story porch projecting completely house national_register_of_historic_places nomination single unit examined identical unit believed undergone minimal alterations house broadway surveyed seriously modified allow apartment units fuller houses significant preserved detailed queen anne styled apartment flats fuller houses added national_register_of_historic_places history fuller houses constructed susan fuller fuller husband charles fuller operated successful jewelry findings firm owned houses intended use rental properties member fuller family reside houses specifically broadway alice fuller beginning houses positioned prominently viewed location east route northbound traffic interstate originally placed location prominence construction heart greatly increased visibility landmarks design fuller houses originally believed constructed identical half story queen anne styled homes having ends facing street southern flank building visually broken story bay window peak semi octagonal bay northern corner houses indicates position staircase single story porch shed roof striking feature fuller houses story circular porch southwest removed building topped conical roof queen anne style exterior walls houses tops simple metal national_register_of_historic_places nomination interior units surveyed second floor interior broadway unit accessed spiral staircase leading floor attic second floor landing short opening said water fountain removed said exist floor queen anne leads dining room large floor ceiling china located east apartment kitchen rear staircase north apartment contains bath nomination states alterations unit minimal likely floor unit northern fuller house containing broadway seriously modified split units real estate information broadway suggests modifications house listing property having rooms according house sold unit configuration bay garage dating 1920s broadway significance fuller houses significant pair preserved detailed family queen anne style apartment flat houses queen anne style work descriptive nomination impressive examples remaining houses represent important step development architectural development contribute city visual character fuller houses added national_register_of_historic_places


known house home elizabeth jane howard common border north london couple bought georgian house acres land auction lived house registered grade listed building previously known house jane howard restored previous owners changed jane lived jane mother brother artist friends children philip martin family novels written including green man alteration jane odd girl wrong martin rachel papers dead babies cecil day lewis poet wife children daniel day lewis day lewis stayed spring cecil dying cancer wrote poem house died shortly writes brief period day residence brilliantly creative household britain history house 16th 19th century land earlier house owned henry family owned land estate acres major appears lived house captain thomas hall 2nd lived 1920s writer mother novelist anthony rented house common january early summer possibly shortly death husband sons according robert biography martin jane howard discovered connection house papers maintained purchased purchase unlikely given family finances daughters emily sons anthony tom moved common belgium fled escape prison england husband died threat prison emily tuberculosis doctor advised winter england benefit described property pleasant house good garden common near pretty cottage super writes invited guests stay christmas addition family referring cottage somewhat misleading end help emily died february buried nearby churchyard church mary virgin anthony later placed characters dull country house 20th century jane howard found house previously called decided restore known bought heath common site battle wars roses house registered grade listed building previously known house address wood road address listed common red brick trim house bays storeys windows central porch columns later extension detached cottage cottage double doors lead internal rooms including reception rooms large kitchen room contains century acre garden jane lived old barn listed building gravel drive descending rose garden cedar trees tree cat buried dating end garden bar gate lay acre meadow belonged property let local women horses household residents jane married meeting years earlier literary festival helped organize left husband peter scott daughter divorced second jim douglas henry married wife hilly jane began affair couple lived house london bought auction lived november year wrote poet philip april bloody great mansion depths country miles centre lots room come spend night core household consisted jane jane mother kit died house jane brothers monkey artists terry lily lived cottage children philip martin lived house time time outside term time weekends case philip martin children jane married moved martin second year oxford jane encouraged martin start reading married martin reading comics recommended jane charles scott graham william advised try place oxford said owed debt months sussex brighton passed levels levels won exhibition exeter college oxford graduated english martin lived christmas year started work times literary supplement moved central london visiting father jane weekends shared near street friend rob henderson henderson charles highway rachel papers gregory riding success pregnant widow ran money martin found dust bed sit court described experience house common citadel christmas weekend great sense depth cellar barrel walk proof think christmas morning breakfast laps watched journey centre earth visit pub day long week long lunch hub humour high spirits like engine comedy felt secure house clearly insecure experienced climbed car sunday night sunday night headed motorway monday flat street job outside world novels wrote books wood study ground floor including green man jane austin questions girl riverside murder ending alteration years jane finished disguise odd girl wrong spent time looking house martin wrote novels rachel papers dead babies bedroom study draft rachel papers started july completed september won somerset award won lucky jim heard prize gone martin said words effect good family old turning grave reference view lucky jim characters country moral decline guests day lewis wrote glamorous older people core writers painters dogs cats shared communal basket stray writers publishers marriages wells martin girlfriend step daughter philosopher said household impossible imagine house guests included martin close friends christopher james james julian barnes literary agents tom pat pat sister martin girlfriend australian psychiatrist james durham pat partner time pat julian barnes married september visitors book listed john philip writers tina brown paul johnson johnson wife iris husband john journalist bernard john gross editor times literary supplement broadcaster wife novelist historians robert conquest paul visit novelist elizabeth day moved spring father poet cecil day lewis dying cancer families close cecil jane lovers divorce jane martin started dating brother daniel mother stayed house weeks cecil died jane wrote better getting pleasure simplest things cecil bunch flowers record piece cherry cake new thriller dedicated final poem jane accept weakness friends good day sick room featured woman journal june advertisement arthur sons company decorated room took photograph jane sitting published headline couple sold shortly moved smaller house house walk london apparently tired living far central london jane loved exhausted effort running expected cooking domestic work family plus guests drive finances women bed board jane ended said wonderful jane jane left marriage realized like lawyer gave letter day expected health farm remarried spoke big house disappeared martin wrote love


hall hall country house duke westminster set large estate mile south village england house surrounded formal gardens farmland woodland estate covers area acres substantial house built 17th century early 19th century replaced larger house designed william turn replaced larger house chapel designed alfred building started concluded years later fabric house deteriorated like period demolished chapel retained new house built design considered sympathetic local landscape late 1980s given appearance french house surrounded formal gardens 17th century design changed centuries accordance current ideas surrounding variety buildings included estate decorative built business estate listed buildings house estate normally open public gardens open days year raise money charity estate buildings hired charitable purposes halls hall country house family 15th century evidence storey house site estate 17th century estate map 18th century survey undertaken showed building present hall substantial house built sir thomas 3rd inherited estate age succeeded grandfather sir richard 2nd died new owner commissioned architect william design house building started stone brought ruined castle north wales cost building house risen equivalent time shows substantial square house storeys entrance bays shows earlier house south new house hall time robert 2nd earl later 1st westminster inherited estate hall old fashioned need renovation appointed william plan improvements building started estimated years build cost equivalent event took years cost equivalent previous house surrounded possible gothic style including turrets arched windows octagonal towers buttresses regular flying new wings added stage 1820s wings added time direction benjamin interior house lavish exterior gothic detailing state bed included yards purple yards fine silk trimmed gold lace future queen_victoria visited age wrote journal house magnificent described extravagant latest critic found concern saw vast pile gothic monument wealth ignorance bad taste richard 2nd westminster succeeded father commissioned scottish architect william burn alterations house burn raised centre south look like tower changed external gothic features architectural historian described house spectacular gothic mansion hall 2nd died succeeded son hugh initially 3rd 1st duke westminster appointed alfred design new hall core previous hall retained parts modelled parts completely rebuilt private wing built use family joined main hall corridor designed chapel clock house rebuilt work began took years complete cost library feet long dining room room feet long octagonal great hall contained organ interior henry marks painted canterbury pilgrims morning room painted panels drawing room rooms paintings wrote outstanding expression high victorian originality added palace ambitious instance gothic revival domestic architecture country daily_telegraph described beautiful islands contain world wars parts hall hospital royal naval college moved hall college bombed moved hall officer cadet training school end national service hall present hall hall needed repair decoration dry found roof robert 5th duke westminster decided demolish main building private wing retaining chapel clock tower stables took place new building commissioned duke appointed john wife brother law architect earlier worked estate intention build modern home result rectangular flat building faced white stark contrast landscape construction began took years build cost exterior central entrance house followed plan storeys plus basement containing swimming pool central storey hall gave access principal rooms main reception rooms floor included wall silk floors hall considered appearance local countryside decided change exterior designed thomas partnership work hall look like french began completed associated structures adjacent hall remaining structures designed north chapel clock tower grade listed building decorative scheme interior chapel based involves stained glass stone mosaic developed shields immediately north chapel stable court listed grade buildings stable court brick red stone half red tile roofs west range half upper storey central gatehouse turrets base circular higher conical roofs gatehouse storey arcades courtyard statue horse joseph listed grade southeast corner stable yard house dated listed grade lobby stable yard chapel artificial listed grade area stable court structures listed grade north court consists coach house covered court riding school designed 1870s 1st duke north hall cottages attached cottages designed time court cottages lodge gates piers screens near cottages engine shed hall railway east stable yard chapel like sandstone game dating 1870s estate served gauge hall railway line ran hall depot chester line spur went nest repair yard old railway route opened grounds estate covers area acres acres acres formal gardens listed grade national register historic parks gardens boundaries estate generally follow field boundaries east follow line river history 17th century formal gardens created hall included features canals costly maintain later 18th century changed favour informal type garden layout credit designing informal gardens hall given capability brown brown documents dated shows payment estate notes plan garden drawn william concludes brown engineer landscape payment engineering project landscaping influenced brown pupil clerk works thomas worked estate years robert later 1st inherited estate beginning 19th century run appointed john pupil improve garden landscaping innovations new terrace walls house avenue planting trees lake east house alongside river arranged construction kitchen garden changed 1820s william employed design new built wall statues stone added garden house built extended final size feet long feet wide feet high present kitchen garden created year provided food hall house london built employed building works grounds created chapel stable yard designed house known temple chester architect john douglas designed dutch tea house tea garden number service buildings estate started improve known italian garden dragon garden work continued gardens grounds 20th century 2nd duke commissioned blow pupil design parts gardens removed built canal leading away house added compartments pond base pond second world war airfield garden buildings damaged cluster devices war improvement gardens resume 1960s wives 4th 5th worked designer james russell early 1990s gardens developed 6th duke wife working garden designers russell smith formal gardens east house series leads fish pond retaining walls southern end upper terrace listed grade retaining walls end upper terrace steps leading middle terrace stretching middle terrace long rectangular pool containing retaining walls pool listed grade north south terrace pool compartments framed compartments statue smith 2nd listed grade north depicts bay south hunter horse end pool steps lead smaller rectangular pool right angles steps retaining wall end terrace listed grade retaining walls pool listed grade area contains statues pool path known broad walk stretches north south end broad walk building designed 3rd north end house dating built yellow form round temple shallow roof inner drum concentric flight steps leads south entrance house listed grade south end broad walk dating built buff red sandstone arches columns built roman altar found spring near brought listed grade east west reconstructed roman columns listed grade south dutch tea garden laid garden contains tea house designed john douglas plan half building sandstone roof red tiles sweeps upwards small listed grade centre garden statue mercury tea house stone north tea house path leading broad walk pair wrought iron gates 2nd duke gates overthrow listed grade south hall formal garden known italian garden contains pool centre dragon fountain fountain listed grade italian garden statues listed grade taken old hall demolished statue joan norman bishop leading north house spring walk leading kitchen garden food grown family east kitchen garden walk long greenhouse filled feet long believed longest glass corridor world listed grade gates garden believed designed listed grade walls gates garden designed listed grade east house pool containing equestrian statue 1st duke depicts duke horseback holding aloft falcon bronze duke listed grade retaining walls pond listed grade west golden gates screens listed grade listed building gardens large stone east fish pool dating richly carved feet high stands circular pedestal forms final feature eastern view hall listed grade features grounds entered number approaches contain structures architectural importance avenue miles long straight drive leads road golden gates east hall lodge south avenue built design john douglas 1st duke built red bricks yellow stone bands listed grade associated lodge gates piers wing walls designed time douglas listed grade way avenue north upper lodge designed douglas 1st duke dated grade listed avenue grade listed red sandstone copper cap dated designed douglas approach leads village crosses river grade listed iron bridge built william 1st iron bridge lodge adjacent bridge designed douglas listed grade approach hill lodge designed 1880s douglas listed grade approach near dutch tea garden gates overthrow piers dating classic revival style listed grade north hall approaches approach goes village slightly west chester approach bypasses village going hill associated approaches listed buildings major structure hill lodge designed douglas 1st duke listed grade storey gatehouse tower multiple attached smaller towers roof structures listed grade comprise lodge designed douglas associated gates piers wing sandstone causeway south lodge carrying drive house called boat designed douglas garden lodge designed pair gates screen walls adjoining lodge dating stud lodge domestic offices designed douglas stud riding school stud stables house east stud estate office designed north lodge north lodge gate post garden house douglas gates gate piers south garden house present day hall private residence open public gardens open days year raise money charity area stable court number rooms exhibitions carriage museum holds westminster collection carriages exhibition room houses collection items relating family history room contains items history family illustrations hall stages past stables include items relating family horses garden house contains exhibition paintings victorian artist henry marks areas stable court available hire charitable fund raising long room refurbished character large country house drawing room hold people saddle room dining room carriage room adjoining buildings converted wolf room stage audio visual facilities seat people contains black chalk pictures birds joseph wolf chapel usually reserved family december year carol concerts raise money charity


known reconstructed late renaissance palace rome erected cardinal designed joining buildings existing building considered good example lying north street building faced north large new square located west new saint peter square designed years square named palace demolished erection new palace demolished rebuilt different north new avenue constructed links peter vatican city center rome location palace located rome north avenue main facade facing south belongs block renaissance building demolished late 1930s reconstructed 1940s east west separates north square roughly occupies area old facing saint peter square north building borders reconstructed renaissance house physician paul iii history renaissance baroque secretary pope appointed cardinal santa bought palace lying end road later named march building owned banker family florence sold pope donated immediately nephew sold cardinal years later accordance pope order building bought nearby houses selling negotiation finished successfully old woman refused sell home forcing architect enlarged palace woman heirs live sold owner san oldest coffee shops city strong opposition owner forced cardinal renounce extend building east works commenced powerful angular erected corner testified intention years went acquisition palace gave task design larger palace architect naples death brief innocent win favor pope viii task finished nephew worth noticing early 16th century houses palace hosted late time painting vatican lunch aides rear room artists discussed work problems lunch different solutions walls room palace built remained place owners took care walls room years palace housed brief time oldest schools rome founded years joseph presently del heirs sold building mario member family lesser nobility emigrated town rome family acquired high rank church city bishop epidemic owner palace received task personally given pope alexander vii defending plague erection peter square necessary demolish block houses new square situated roads block named del buildings hosted knights rhodes demolition created large new square north square representing saint peter square took building shop ground floor founded san oldest coffee houses rome modern age march palace seat belgian historical institute short time acquired congregation propaganda construction demolished partially rebuilt year design roman dynasty architects commercial activities palace known shops active selling religious articles ground floor building hosted shop restaurant originally aforementioned painted sketches mid-19th century papal killed shut authorities result shop reopened years capture rome september hosting aforementioned rooms renovated sketches lost description original building prospect known rome plan published published palace finished seventeen windows floors facade resembles buildings like built del resulting union small houses long especially addition wing west end del years death addition palace unanimously described city guides lacking grace main modest appearance metres long floors windows portal area covered square metres right entrance lay rectangular yard orders opposite lay smaller square yard surrounded reconstructed building shorter having windows façade shows exposed bricks yards rebuilt windows portal come original palace today hosts san seat establishment fountain erected palace yard moved garden lying church santa hill


place place previously court 16th century country house kent england house built robert circa site earlier manor house modified number times history achieving present form home number members parliament kent including sir francis owner sir robert sir rider thomas rider house sits south facing slope giving views extensive deer park kitchen gardens north house remain remnants 16th century formal garden planting house grade listed building barn listed grade parks gardens listed grade history prior sixteenth century manor passed marriage sale ownership families minor gentry manor possession family death robert passed daughter wife john death male heir manor divided daughters helen joan portion manor place estate passed joan husband john estate passed daughter wife thomas daughter wife william sold estate parts manor death grandson thomas manor left daughter husband quickly sold estate sir thomas son sir thomas younger sold estate robert following involvement rebellion mary fortunate death sentence estate confiscated crown restored elizabeth came throne parts current house built circa extension earlier house west son owned house death son left house brother death left sir francis times member parliament sir francis son sir robert occupied house taking manor territorial designation created sir robert served convention parliament parliament son francis death estate inherited daughter philadelphia wife thomas rider thomas rider carried number alterations house grounds following death estate inherited son sir rider son thomas rider second thomas rider left house cousin rider rider left son thomas rider kent west kent thomas rider rebuilt parts house extended park death left house nephew thomas rider let house series tenants house occupied family firstly sold house remains private ownership belongs family buildings storey shaped main house forms east south sides courtyard single storey stables forming north west sides south west house second larger courtyard flanked west large barn north south single storey return wings house remainder courtyard house built robert circa extension earlier century house built roughly north half east range regularly south half east range south range centre east range features storey porch stonework upper level roof plain clay tiles stone north end east range stone east façade smaller ones south façade band stone base runs floor windows east façade repeated south string course appears added thomas rider works windows east façade rectangular windows ground floor floor gothic frames south façade ground floor windows taller number stone framed storey bay located slightly right centre windows floor simpler tall works included demolition replacement north west ranges substantial rebuilding south range north range built red grey brick stone walls demolished range west range 17th century clock turret relocated south range rebuilt bell dated internally south range includes century stone probably reused earlier house north room attic floor principal room floor include century timber room entrance hall features century period feature 16th 17th centuries windows entrance hall north room east range include stained glass windows dated includes windows 17th century german stained glass taken adjacent church peter stained glass timber framed western barn constructed 15th early 16th century extension north end late 18th early 19th century walls constructed combination methods stone brick timber pitched plain roof contains west east south end half north end carriage entry passes centre barn single storey extension runs right angle south end east probably built 16th century storey extension east north end lower main barn half roof house courtyard buildings grade listed buildings barn listed grade grounds mounting block stone arch grade listed park house sits grounds approximately hectares acres south facing giving views south east formal entrance north west house approached woodland drive approximately metres immediately east south house open north house enclosed gardens arranged kitchen gardens remnants 16th century formal garden scheme removed replaced informal landscaping thomas rider tenure sloping ground south south east house maintained deer park lake metres south east house estate private property usually open public way long distance walk crosses east west north house


court court tudor manor house begun completed late vernacular stable court situated near somerset england house owned families fell disrepair tenant farm repair architect alfred house acquired national trust recommendation antiquarian canon 1920s house renovated stable block turned residence gardens constructed house originally surrounded medieval deer park 17th century formal garden constructed largely disappeared new garden laid garden designer arts crafts style contains walled kitchen gardens fruit ornamental gardens history estate occupied 11th century 14th century included substantial house north east present building traces moat seen owner 6th baron died left son diplomat military commander edward henry vii manor inherited henry created earl services henry_viii spent time france little time somerset begun new house went bankrupt involved disgrace catherine howard henry_viii fifth wife unlikely current building work house crown owners including henry grey 1st duke suffolk sold william london merchant assembling somerset estate son john thought responsible building possibly modeled earlier work hall east close roots hall hall hall passed family including sold brother law sir thomas house house sold colonel william house estate owned family bought different owners poorly maintained known court farm interior house suffered tenant farm fire early 19th century derelict repaired supervision alfred court acquired trust leased col 1920s wife turned house refurbished court house renovated house built colonel son william iii originally stable coach block time contracted design formal gardens property maintained head house large properties acquired national trust anticipated expensive repairs maintenance thirty years later example trust wary taking country houses court occupied tenant stuart interiors took lease andrew grandson col company sold reproduction furniture stuart interiors left court december building furniture open visitors site filming bbc tudor era historical serial wolf hall house venue bbc programme architecture like built shape large projecting wings square projections contain house truly symmetrical hall lights south seven supported octagonal buttresses decorated twisted scale work caps english central entry porch leads screens passage hall left innovation service passage leading kitchen wing occupies right wing long gallery stretches entire length house upper floor house stables built william iii converted separate house plans drawn architect forbes building given new west storey brick building tile roof immediately building fountain court 1920s constructed tudor style match buildings single storey building attic building lions storey agent house known built 1920s row cottages tudor style farmhouse barn dating period walls multiple estate entrances house gateway west rebuilt 1920s tall piers stepped caps permitting view symmetrical facade house east east south lawn wrought iron gates wall vintage rectangular lily ponds base gardens 16th century house surrounded deer park william took action star chamber court local hunted deer park away remains original gardens include rectangular raised area metres metres near liner pond canal metres metres evidence 17th century formal garden court noted arts crafts style gardens garden designer provided planting plans gardens laid forbes partnership forbes col arthur series walled areas include white garden rose iris garden lily garden original plans restore gardens planting scheme changed designed designed 1960s walls kitchen garden built 1920s include gravel paths laid square cross centre enhanced fountain surrounded fruit trees vegetable plots soft fruits carriage openings wrought iron gates kitchen garden provides produce property restaurant located adjacent house includes types fruit vegetables local mary peter primary school bases vegetable plot children plant tend cook produce walls apple pear trees attached garden court metres south west house unusual multi faced built stone bronze stone column lion imported california colonel gardens grade listed national register historic parks gardens


estate houses scotland estate houses scotland scottish country houses large houses usually landed estates scotland built sixteenth century defensive castles began replaced comfortable residences royalty nobility local origins scottish estate houses aristocratic extensive building rebuilding royal residences beginning influence renaissance architecture unique scottish style scots emerged combined features medieval castles tower houses towers renaissance plans houses designed primarily residence defence restoration work architect sir william bruce introduced scotland new phase architecture shape royal palaces estate houses incorporating elements style eighteenth century scotland produced important british architects including neo william adam innovative son robert adam rejected style european architecture embodied series estate houses scotland england incorporation elements medieval architecture william adam helped launch revival scots nineteenth century given popularity use walter scott house queen_victoria retreat castle twentieth century building estate houses declined influence aristocracy waned taken national trust scotland historic scotland reformation departure scottish court artists looked secular patronage estate houses art elaborate estate houses adorned paintings wood carvings grand tour encouraged collection classical art adoption classical styles new works incorporated adam style revival resulted victorian style combined elements renaissance symbols landed power national affiliation modern fittings late sixteenth century estate houses surrounded gardens influenced italian renaissance gardens late seventeenth century formal gardens versailles dutch gardens important models eighteenth century formal symmetrical common development nineteenth century return formal garden near house development country house seventeenth century separated family servants gentry families spent time visiting family friends neighbours important life major activities included hunting cards chess music large meals important social life eighteenth century estate houses designed centres public display nineteenth century increasingly private developed distinct male areas architecture renaissance origins private estate houses scotland extensive building rebuilding royal palaces probably began james iii accelerated james reached peak james works seen directly reflecting influence renaissance styles constructed james direction master work john referred palace apparently use term country extended james iii began correspond fashionable corner italian palace castle style palace combining classical symmetry neo imagery evidence italian working james reign completed palaces rebuilt proportions james encountered french version renaissance building visiting marriage second marriage mary guise resulted longer term connections influences work reign largely disregarded style adopted england henry_viii adopted forms european followed buildings edinburgh described finest examples renaissance architecture britain work planned financed james hamilton addition work castle castle house new inn cathedral lodging abbey ailing queen copying continental forms scottish architecture incorporated elements styles traditional local patterns adapting scottish materials particularly stone work undertaken james demonstrated continued renaissance influences chapel royal having classical entrance built north wing built classical similar themes seen private houses castle built earl scots unique style great private houses scotland later known scots originated kept features high walled medieval castles largely obsolete gunpowder weapons influenced french brought scotland work royal palaces drew tower houses towers hundreds built local lords fourteenth century particularly borders abandoned curtain walls favour fortified refuge designed raid sustained siege usually stories typically crowned projecting continuing circular corner new houses built late sixteenth century nobles primarily built comfort defence retained external features associated nobility larger ground plan plan rectangular block towers castle castle particularly influential work william wallace king master mason death worked rebuilding collapsed north range house george 3rd earl began work hospital edinburgh adopted distinctive style applied elements scottish fortification flemish influences renaissance plan like style seen lords houses built house edinburgh castle highly influential style gave way english forms associated jones later seventeenth century restoration turbulent era civil wars english occupation scotland significant building scotland largely confined military architecture restoration large scale building began incorporating comprehensive ideas reviving sir william bruce considered effective founder classical architecture scotland key figure introducing style scotland following principles venetian architect ideas strongly based symmetry perspective values formal classical temple architecture ancient greeks romans associated england designs jones bruce style country house nobility encouraging continental leisure oriented architecture built country houses including castle house significant work mansion built estate purchased surveyor royal works undertook rebuilding royal palace gave palace present appearance death charles_ii bruce lost political favour later following glorious revolution imprisoned suspected houses predominantly built cut masonry rubble stonework internal walls james smith worked mason bruce rebuilding palace appointed surveyor royal works responsible maintenance palace father law master mason robert smith worked caroline park edinburgh castle smith country houses followed pattern established william bruce roofs fronts plain handsome style hamilton palace fronted giant columns entrance restrained palace modelled william orange palace netherlands eighteenth century act union growing prosperity scotland led new building scotland produced significant architects era including campbell james william adam created work degree looked classical models campbell influenced style credited founding georgian architecture architectural historian howard speculated associated james smith campbell pupil spent career italy england developed rivalry fellow james trained rome practiced mainly england architectural style incorporate elements forms italian baroque jones strongly influenced interpretation baroque sir christopher william adam foremost architect time scotland designing building numerous country houses public buildings best known works house near edinburgh house individual style built baroque details inspired continental architecture death sons robert john took family business included lucrative work board ordnance robert emerged leader phase neo classical revival england scotland death rejected style continued tradition drawing inspiration directly classical antiquity influenced year stay europe influenced development architecture britain western_europe north_america russia patterns taken scottish architect charles cameron adam main rival william chambers born sweden work london small number houses scotland appointed architectural tutor prince wales later george iii robert adam architect king international outlook adam combined conventions influence large number pupils revival earliest evidence revival gothic architecture scotland castle constructed design input william adam displays incorporation turrets early gothic homes largely conventional style houses incorporated external features scots style robert adam houses style include house east clearly seen castle adam important adoption style early nineteenth century house residence novelist poet sir walter scott built model modern revival style common features borrowed seventeenth century houses included crow stepped pointed turrets style popular scotland applied relatively modest dwellings architects william burn david edward edward robert publication robert ecclesiastical architecture scotland provided handbook style rebuilding castle palace subsequent adoption royal retreat confirmed popularity estate house building agricultural depression glasgow bank crash construction dominated patronage decline numbers servants linked introduction electricity central heating labour saving devices vacuum cleaner led changes scale building arts crafts designs featured philip gothic design william house birmingham industrialist twentieth century present style peaked end nineteenth century building large houses declined importance twentieth century exception work undertaken john beginning reconstruction house produced series major country house designs important house built james miller adam style style continued influence construction estate houses including castle rebuilt industrialist andrew ross english architect designed neo georgian mansion owner moscow department store building world war social change undermined construction rural estate houses isolated examples included houses designed built place combined modern traditional elements second world war disrupted occupation estate houses wartime schools barracks housing hospitals war outdated lack electricity modern shortage live servants heavily aristocracy unable find money maintain large houses shortage building materials post war period estate houses valuable resources stone result important estate houses demolished destroyed period higher proportion total england included destruction works robert adam including house hamilton palace firm charles brand demolished country houses scotland years shortage building materials reduced number new large luxury houses isolated examples included logan house designed david style 1950s 1960s hughes design earl house period saw considerable restoration existing houses interiors creation estate houses led greater privacy comfort luxury families lived interiors broader family rooms added heating improved windows gave better views light opened fresh air reformation virtually ended religious patronage art scotland artists turned secular patrons departure scottish court england argues shift court castle patronage creativity estate houses art elaborate illustrated wealth taste occupants result scottish renaissance painted ceilings walls estate houses included detailed coloured patterns scenes examples survive designs relied continental pattern books led incorporation moral philosophical symbolism elements called classical myths earliest example extant hamilton palace west decorated regent james hamilton earl examples include ceiling house undertaken mark long gallery house painted alexander earl scottish estate houses increasingly adorned paintings including portraits landscapes later classical genre historical paintings thomas living house working closely architects including william adam trained james sons james robert worked adams painting houses scottish landscapes italian dutch scenes artists credited inception tradition scottish landscape painting come fruition late eighteenth century painters hamilton brothers john alexander jacob david began tradition artists european significance spending considerable portions careers outside scotland henry significant artist eighteenth century pursue entire career scotland point scottish painters able professionals homeland supplying nobility works fill walls houses carving feature estate houses finest domestic wood carving panels abbey eventually moved dining room house carvings castle rebuilt george gordon 1st early seventeenth century focused images overtones led damaged occupying army seventeenth century elaborate use carving arms classical motifs began depicting flowers william bruce favoured dutch house trophies gates included work jan van dutch known living supplied bruce carved worked bruce rebuilding palace london george john worked bruce active probably castle eighteenth century development grand tour took young scottish continent particularly rome home exiled turn interest classical renaissance styles buying artistic works particularly sculptures major scottish collection marble nineteenth century james 2nd england commissions new tended crafted relatively cheap lead economical painted plaster john yard london particularly demand important work yard john bacon bacon partner eleanor artificial stone london produced buff coloured provide fine detail fired sections frost fire cheaper carved stone capitals coats arms ornamental extensively adam brothers particularly houses built scotland castle castle east house east supplied sculpture neo classical adam style nineteenth century interiors lavish eclectic origins style scott author began incorporation actual old architectural fragments pieces furniture lavish scale effective beginning antique collecting scotland initiated treatment new surfaces resemble old ones new wood resemble old oak adam solution exterior neo classical interior abandoned revival houses change extended create victorian style combined elements renaissance rubble walls stone pitch pine seventeenth century style plaster ceilings added symbols landed power national affiliation including displays weaponry stuffed animals heads integrated traditional materials styles modern fittings sprung water gardens gardens yards medieval castles houses formal european tradition garden kitchen garden orchard surrounded defensive walls hunting park renaissance style gardens scotland built stewart dynasty royal palaces french hired james james archaeological remains indicate sophisticated formal gardens similar landscaping found including king knot garden late sixteenth century landscaping estate houses influenced italian renaissance gardens seen troubles world country house poetry like william extensive gardens developed house alexander 1st earl ponds entertainment guests nephew george 3rd earl planted garden house earl castle surrounded herbs flowers best surviving garden early seventeenth century castle david created enclosure adorned sculptures seven cardinal virtues seven liberal arts seven deities expense eventually legacy alliance beginnings grand tour meant french styles particularly important scotland adapted scottish climate late seventeenth century gardens versailles formal avenues stressed symmetry order model glorious revolution dutch influences significant uniform planting books continent england widely available period book published scotland john scots borrowed john translation nicholas adapting ideas scottish conditions late seventeenth century william bruce scotland forefront european garden design lowering garden walls incorporate surrounding countryside allowed focus significant landscape features bass rock castle alexander edward continued tradition established bruce adding landscapes houses including hamilton palace castle angus grand schemes french tradition included james douglas 2nd duke reworking castle incorporated douglas family crest design earthworks undertaken field marshal john 2nd earl castle kennedy earl palace versailles style gardens scotland included canals statues ornamental trees eighteenth century reaction french court retreat expense maintaining large formal gardens symmetrical common development natural style attempted create rural antiquarian john clerk key figures defining elite taste scotland estate garden poem country seat built ideas alexander pope created gardens help william adam combined ground formal landscape irregular planting associated england capability brown dominated scotland followers robert robinson thomas white senior junior whites involved planning estate gardens scotland including castle palace important publications included james justice scottish director reputation scottish managing hot walls cultivation fruit trees meant began demand england end eighteenth century began reaction english style garden influenced picturesque taste spread encouraged gardens wild resulted creation features like hall mirrors cave falls emphasis surprise revelation natural nineteenth century writings highly influential return formal garden near house sons directly involved restructuring landscape walter scott dislike sweeping away old formal gardens influential creating emphasis preservation restoration ideas taken john prolific author century britain highly influential world ambitious formal gardens recreated castle new plants world discovered sampled scots monkey puzzle tree meant victorian gardens characterised eclectic mix formal picturesque end century ideas william robinson edinburgh based hope arguing informal flower based gardens begun dominate resulted revival seventeenth century mixed flower kitchen garden carried castle robert social life development country house seventeenth century separated family servants previously sharing hall master feet door servants given separate small chambers placed floor servants visible kept away members family guests fulfilled necessary unpleasant tasks fewer number lower social status female country house servants large houses hierarchy positions developed butler sexes increasingly segregated quarters relatively isolated gentry families spent time visiting family friends neighbours result important life leisure activities pursued gentry included hunting cards chess music remained important noble houses accounts listing professional musicians hired entertain family guests professional musicians expensive maintain eighteenth century members household provided musical entertainment organ piano house libraries contained considerable quantities music palace duke daughter collected vocal music nineteenth century women family chief performers men expected play piano drawing rooms consumption large meals important social life planned result unexpected guests usually consisted courses variety dishes served course expected select eighteenth century service service dishes displayed tables time advent service nineteenth century served alcohol forms important formal dining regency era drinks taken separate room eighteenth century estate houses designed centres public display nineteenth century increasingly private family wing britain added castle architect william burn style characteristic victorian country house 1830s distinct male areas house began emerge men withdraw masculine conversation activities centred smoking rooms 1870s gun rooms began added mainly cater weapons hunting weekends popularity salmon fishing deer stalking shooting particularly highlands confirmed queen_victoria purchase hunting lodge rapidly expanded southern businessmen began sports offered scottish estates status symbol large areas land designated hunting hunting parties major life scottish estate house wider range activities developed nineteenth century members classes lawn tennis carriage rides amateur current ownership twentieth century finances needs landed classes changed surviving country houses sold boarding schools hospitals spa conference centres hotels national trust scotland founded cares post medieval castles estate houses occupation twentieth century open public historic scotland created agency cares properties publicly accessible landmark trust operates historic buildings holiday homes


century country house served headquarters british_army scotland located close west central edinburgh scotland designed sir william bruce input james smith completed earl recently acquired estate marriage good surviving example bruce smaller houses set pattern edinburgh area 18th century later home charles hope improvements estate policies extended times sold earl leased property briefly hotel country club army outbreak second world war continues army scottish headquarters house protected category listed building substantial 17th century classical house worked notable architects early history estate recorded belonging john reign david estate passed marriage john stewart son sir robert stewart sold estate time tower house john treasurer city edinburgh john granddaughter aged married william 2nd earl changed ownership built features estate date time 17th century east ruined house dated east type scotland erected east house found field south house bruce house couple set planning new house replace aging tower house earl contacted sir william bruce promised design convenient little house courts property surveyed john old tower house taken survey took place site visit bruce time virtual house arrest political suspected sympathies design submissions obtained james smith robert smith scheme judged small irregular bruce urged earl agree house built bruce partially based smith early design work house commenced courtyard feet laid establishing formal arrangement house sit february contract signed lord mason thomas house feet feet high according wood draught signed sir william bruce bruce new house complete worked engaged bruce nearby house construction time included john thomas cabinet maker william scott joseph foster smith alexander wright andrew staircase wrought iron decorated roses oak leaves bears similarities caroline park work james james building comprises compact storey house dutch classical style introduced england sir roger typical bruce work bay entrance bay projecting central section topped remains carved coat arms earl wife initials william earl date roof bell cast tall chimneys placed replaced 1950s centrally placed entrance reached steps carved decorations garden similar topped decorated house complete wings connected curved passages added incorporated additional accommodation library passages south wing later demolished inside bruce planned apartments state apartment comprising dining room drawing room bedroom dressing room second smaller apartment south bruce survives south apartment later turned single room wood carving blue room 17th century centrally placed developed fully bruce design house walled garden north east built alexander designs earl designed gate piers garden buildings supplied garden balanced similar walled garden south east house trace visible second garden shown 18th century maps area consistent bruce symmetrical layout charles hope improvements 2nd left nephew charles hope second son charles hope 1st earl hope travelled europe grand tour taking young architect robert adam inspired improve policies return walled formal gardens house removed planted numerous trees estate laid avenues garden buildings constructed lake excavated new bridge river constructed link neighbouring estate hope bought bridge bath house arched bridge dated bears hope initials inscription taken useful sweet built design adam john james robert brothers bridge spans particularly picturesque section flowing single span upstream bridge bath house built similar style presumably architect bath house square vaulted chamber pool fed river water upper chamber comprises circular saloon windows poor condition original roof conical structure niche exterior wall housed statue temple avenue oak trees runs hill bridge summit hope ornamental temple built commanding wide views expanded estate temple circular storey structure tower rear bears arms 1st temple buildings scotland edinburgh suggested formed gate house alexander design john earl incorporated temple design adam brothers latin inscription temple translated live happy joyful things structure burned early 1970s upper storey removed hazard aviation following development new longer runway nearby edinburgh airport remaining storey renovated forms private house extensions additions hope grandson james hope asked thomas brown provide designs attic extension carried years later william burn commissioned design new north wing incorporating dining room new extension topped matching bruce original complete removed 1950s rear curved led garden rear plans matching wing south carried burn interior creating large drawing room rooms south apartment james son william commissioned david design northern extension forming servant range interiors william rebuilt 18th century stable court clock tower william son colonel james hope sold estate father death earl early 20th century lord purchased home second son killed world war decided lease house policies agricultural lands continue farmed lord neighbouring estate lease taken james edinburgh textile manufacturer commissioned robert alterations property having stood years added window south bruce remaining interiors water turbine constructed bath house provide electricity let thompson turned riverside hotel country club thompson operated room hotel golf course successfully like country houses use armed forces army headquarters scotland regiments stationed camp second world war including royal artillery royal signals anti aircraft units surrender german forces norway negotiated signed related major book states brought flew scotland contact duke hamilton based photograph supposedly display story war thompson exercised option lease allowing buy lord army moved offered purchase property thompson finally completing sale early 1950s army alterations original roof replaced extra rooms added attic resulted loss bruce chimneys burn dining room internally house considered little original scheme remaining allow restoration extension added time north west house staff general officer commanding chief scotland camp army began replacing wartime permanent structures new barracks opened headquarters army scotland arrived year edinburgh castle land purchased lord married quarters built close river purpose built office block architects gibson constructed walled garden named block honour builder camp site cold war anti aircraft operations room built 1950s following restructuring army scotland 2nd division headquarters moved camp york black watch regiment serves officers mess camp people including civilian military personnel employed march ministry defence announced plans new headquarters building plans existing block demolished walled garden stands restored new building constructed grounds granted planning permission september december defence ministers nato countries met discuss role nato troops involved afghanistan ministers attending des robert gates australia protest march organised attracting july following defence basing review carried ministry defence announced barracks barracks edinburgh closing review proposed single support command based replace existing divisional headquarters including 2nd division based disbanded units form new multi role brigade based camp disposal plans develop army barracks scrapped march early government announced site sold strategy estate date sale given army headquarters scotland merged 51st infantry brigade


old house keys old house keys feed meeting place house keys lower house isle man parliament located street castle capital isle man south island building house keys parliament moved douglas prior house keys official home met castle later bishop man library criticism royal commission plans drawn new meeting house keys concerns cost approved building designed thomas completed housed house keys keys followed primary functions island moved douglas old house branch bank later bank national heritage acquired building began restoring house appeared building opened public museum november background parliament isle man oldest currently running parliament world recorded meeting date far 8th century originally member ruled kingdom isles half representatives coming isle man 12th century dropped member isle lost 16th century consisted upper lower house lower house known keys time members met irregularly castle called lord help legal taxation issues keys continued meet castle moved thomas wilson bishop man library late 18th century met library royal commission reported keys assemble mean decayed building little sufficient contain number consist history construction years royal commission report state library keys met governor isle man john murray 4th duke instructed thomas clerk works public buildings cost draw plans new house keys plans rejected british home department treasury expensive despite repeated demands new meeting place proposal hold carried survey library request keys condemned building resulting meetings keys held public house george inn despite comfort afforded building criticised highly improper court justice particularly importance island house keys recorded journal keys october design requested time smaller expensive building keys purchased building met moving library grammar school new plans agreed concerned continued disagreements british treasury department keys fund project treasury believed cost covered taxes keys argued tax excessive parties eventually agreed pay cost project approved years discussions building completed years keys started building january operation year completion house keys heavily criticised letter rising sun newspaper external appearance building described bland like small country villa village jail senate house interior similarly particular attention paid small space provided speaker chair keys time building underwent significant changes keys self elected body following pressure public notably isle man times editor james brown house agreed elected popular vote 1860s douglas prominent lieutenant governor moved residence law courts moved following year town replaced capital island house keys building described small dilapidated hanging wall house keys moved court house douglas years later current home old bank building douglas later use vacated keys building purchased bank long acquiring building bank removed ceiling chamber added large create grand banking hall building expensive shade blue fashionable time bank collapsed building taken bank render stripped outside building 1910s 1920s revealing limestone underneath bank westminster bank 1960s upper floor chamber replaced building presented commissioners national westminster bank condition serve town town hall opening town hall civic centre rural library national heritage undertook renovation building run museum building restored appearance year chosen house keys election bill passed making house keys popularly elected body absence images depicting interior written descriptions conjunction


house house street athens georgia built james featured georgia early railroad history example federal architecture number features unusual period including kitchen raised basement main floors rooms trim greek key pattern long service family home lodge bought enterprises house listed national_register_of_historic_places building fallen disrepair restored offices law firm december sale architecture early history built atop hill house dwelling constructed prince avenue street added later cutting portion original property architecture federal style relatively unusual athens locally produced central doorway white washed brick construction typical elements style house stories room central hall plan style based standard greek revival floor plan raised basement low roof story basement originally housed slave quarters kitchen hazard fire unusual houses period include kitchen house brick construction risk thought low floors constructed knot free heart pine solid details include silver hand forged locks simple visually striking greek key pattern trim house built unusual feature time house location meeting organize successful railroad company georgia company united_states james named president company later served president georgia railroad bank generations lived house book historic houses athens charlotte thomas marshall notes years son james built house death deed relating house lot recorded time sons louis james executed deed mother mary acknowledging lot given father deed house purchased serve mount lodge lodge athens company restoration current use albert president athens company acquired house active member athens clarke heritage foundation generous philanthropist particularly regard historic houses planned house administrative offices corporate ultimately enterprises 1980s ended plans family sought house listing national_register_of_historic_places house grounds fallen decay georgia trust historic preservation law firm lewis formed partnership purchase house enterprises trust added protective selling property law firm partners john served prime negotiations local company development owner smith wilson working historic preservation years contracted carry restoration work original floor plans altered tenure reinstated wilson able use drawings house 1930s works progress administration documentation historic buildings house restoration use law offices described elizabeth athens clarke heritage foundation excellent example use house owned law firm lewis historic status house listed point interest guide georgia characterized architecture georgian colonial athens historical society dedicated historical marker grounds historic american buildings survey documented house july added national_register_of_historic_places march locally designated historic landmark recognized georgia historical marker program