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Loading... Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate: National Trust Guide (National Trust Guidebook) (edition 2016)by Oliver Garnett (Author)
Work InformationFelbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate: National Trust Guide (National Trust Guidebook) by Oliver Garnett
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The sumptuous interiors created by James Paine for the Grand Tour collection of William Windham lie within a largely 17th-century building set within a beautiful park. An unusual feature of the house is the startling contrast between the Jacobean south front and the classicism of the late 17th-century west wing by William Samwell. The book introduces the various characters who have left their mark on the estate and its ancient church, the house and its contents: the feuding Wyndhams and Felbriggs; the Wyndham who captained the short-lived Mary Rose; William Windham I who planted thousands of trees under the influence of John Evelyn; the amorous entanglements of three William Windhams--the last fatal to the family's ownership of the estate; and its salvation through the determination of Wyndham Ketton-Cremer and the last squire and scholar of 18th-century culture, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer. The rooms and their principal contents are described and richly illustrated, and the final pages are devoted to the large walled garden with its octagonal dove-house, the park, and St Margaret's church with outstanding medieval brasses. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)914.2612History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe England and Wales Eastern England, East Anglia, The Fens, Great Ouse RiverRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |