Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate: National Trust Guide
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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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1843594668
ISBN13:9781843594666
Release Date:October 2016
Publisher:History Press
Length:64 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.0" x 8.2"
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