The historic grounds at Compton Verney are registered as a Grade II* listed parkland. Most of what you see in the grounds is the result of a long-term project to restore many of the features which Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716 – 1783) created after 1768. Brown was commissioned by John Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de [...]
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Compton Verney – The Grounds
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 21st 2013
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Compton Verney – The Stable Block
The stable block was designed by James Gibbs in 1736. It has been converted to private dwellings.
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2013
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Compton Verney – The Upper Bridge
[Capability] Brown changed the direction of the approach to the house and merged the five separate pools into the central lake, which he crossed with two new bridges. The Upper Bridge of 1770, guarded by four lead sphinxes, is thought to have been designed either by Brown or by architect Robert Adam.*
*From the Compton Verney Grounds leaflet.
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2013
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Compton Verney – The House
The house at Compton Verney is quite different from the stately homes I usually visit. The house has been transformed to its former glory, but within the walls you will find an art gallery rather than seeing the house as it would have been when it was inhabited.
Until the early twentieth century Compton Verney [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2013
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Ice House
A sign board near to the Ice House gives the following information:
Lancelot ‘Capability Brown’ started work at Compton Verney for the 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke in 1768.
This Ice House was built as a picturesque incident on the new drive in 1772, almost certainly to Brown’s dosing. Positioned amidst shrubbery in order to shade the building from the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 16th 2013
