Sub Man

By SubMan

Dyrham park

Dyrham Park is a baroque mansion in an ancient deer park near the village of Dyrham in South Gloucestershire, England.
The house is set in 274 acres of gardens and parkland. The west front of 1692 was commissioned from the Huguenot architect, Samuel Hauduroy, and the east front of 1704 from William Talman, architect of Chatsworth, by William Blathwayt, who was Secretary at War to William III.
Because of Blathwayt’s royal connections, and his influential uncle, Thomas Povey, Dyrham became a showcase of Dutch decorative arts. The collection includes delftware, paintings and furniture. 18th century additions include furniture by Gillow and Linnell. The interiors have remained little altered since decorated by Blathwayt. The Blathwayt family lived at the house until 1956, when the government acquired it.

The National Trust acquired it in 1961 and still maintain the property and gardens to this day!!

The house is currently undergoing a major £4m conservation project to replace the leaking roof and install a new energy efficient boiler!!

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