Stourhead House...

[PKM-UK]

Images from a visit (last year) to Stourhead, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

You can find out more about Stourhead by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Stourton Manor and estate had been home to the Stourton family for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres sold it to Henry Hoare I (son of Hoare’s Bank founder Sir Richard Hoare) in 1717.

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2. Henry commissioned Scottish architect Colen Campbell to build Stourhead House in the Palladian-style. He died just before its completion, but his widow Jane continued to live here until her death in 1741.

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3. It was inherited by Henry Hoare II (aka ‘Henry the Magnificent’) who then made changes to the house.

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4. He built an impressive art collection including works from Poussin, Rysbrack and Bampfylde. (Much of this was sold off to cover debts in later years).

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5. He also began to make changes to the gardens and wider estate, including commissioning the 162 ft high King Alfred’s Tower (a viewpoint folly) in the 1760’s.

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6. Stourhead house continued to be home to the Hoare family until the last surviving member, Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946.

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The gardens at Stourhead, described as being ‘a living work of art’, will feature in a future post (in this thread, or elsewhere).

(Sources: National Trust, Wikipedia).

 

[Kerro]

Phil, I love looking at your photos because we also get a history lesson as well. Good stuff.

 

[PKM-UK]

Phil, I love looking at your photos because we also get a history lesson as well. Good stuff.

Hi Kerro,

Cheers - much appreciated!

(We like to include some background blurb in the hope this adds interest - when we hear people are finding this is helpful that makes it all worthwhile).

P&K

 

[ACEkin]

Images from a visit (last year) to Stourhead, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

You can find out more about Stourhead by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Stourton had been home to the Stourton family for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres sold it to Henry Hoare I (son of Hoare’s Bank founder Sir Richard Hoare) in 1717.

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2. Henry commissioned Scottish architect Colen Campbell to build Stourton House in the Palladian-style. He died just before its completion, but his widow Jane continued to live here until her death in 1741.

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3. It was inherited by Henry Hoare II (aka ‘Henry the Magnificent’) who then made changes to the house.

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4. He built an impressive art collection including works from Poussin, Rysbrack and Bampfylde. (Much of this was sold off to cover debts in later years).

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5. He also began to make changes to the gardens and wider estate, including commissioning the 162 ft high King Alfred’s Tower (a viewpoint folly) in the 1760’s.

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6. Stourhead house continued to be home to the Hoare family until the last surviving member, Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946.

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The gardens at Stourhead, described as being ‘a living work of art’, will feature in a future post (in this thread, or elsewhere).

(Sources: National Trust, Wikipedia).

Rich and richly detailed places, very nicely captured and presented. Thank you.

 

[MikeZ]

Phil, it's another amazing set and with great history. Thanks for the "tour".

 

[PKM-UK]

Rich and richly detailed places, very nicely captured and presented. Thank you.

Hi Cemal,

Cheers - much appreciated.

I'll be posting some shots from around the grounds in due course (not entirely sure yet whether I'll put them here as 'living art' or elsewhere as flora).

Phil

 

[PKM-UK]

Phil, it's another amazing set and with great history. Thanks for the "tour".

Hi Mike,

Cheers - appreciated!

As ever, our limited sample images can only scratch at the surface of the properties and grounds we visit (but we try to give it our best shot! ).

P&K

 

[Only RF]

You had a good trip. Nice tones on the B&W. I've done similar to buildings in Europe, etc and those types of clouds sure make it more interesting.

 

[PKM-UK]

You had a good trip. Nice tones on the B&W. I've done similar to buildings in Europe, etc and those types of clouds sure make it more interesting.

Hi Only RF,

Cheers - appreciated!

We stayed on site in the (small) National Trust campsite, so were able to prompt access the grounds - just keeping ahead of the maddening crowds.

We've been lucky with the sky on both of our visits here...

P&K

 

[Tim Mayo]

Lovely images P&K. The arched, stained glass window is stunning.

 

[PKM-UK]

Lovely images P&K. The arched, stained glass window is stunning.

Hi Tim,

Cheers - appreciated!

Yes, it's a truly glorious sight - actually a painting on glass - and is perfectly complimented by the painting at the opposite end of the library (shown below).

From the National Trust web site -

The lunette window is a main feature of the Library. The vibrant image was created by painting two panes of very thin crown glass on both sides using glass paint and transparent enamel. The two panes were then held together in the surrounding frame by putty.

The window was created by glass artist Francis Eginton and is signed by him in the lower left pane of the central section: 'Frs. Eginton 1803'.

Phil

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