Belton House, Lincolnshire
£15.00
Belton House (scroll down for a more detailed Description)
Published 1975 by © Hugh Evelyn Limited; drawn by Michael Pickwoad (1945-2028)
Size: c. 48.9 x 31.7 cm [19.2″ x 12.5″] may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago
Collotype printed on high white matt heavy cardstock of 200 g/sm2
Colllotype is LARGE size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns
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Description
For three hundred years, Belton House was the seat of the Brownlow and Cust family, who had first acquired land in the area in the late 16th century. Between 1685 and 1688 Sir John Brownlow and his wife had the present mansion built. Despite great wealth they chose to build a modest country house rather than a grand contemporary Baroque palace. The contemporary, if provincial, Carolean style was the selected choice of design. However, the new house was fitted with the latest innovations such as sash windows for the principal rooms, and more importantly, separate areas for the staff. As the Brownlows rose from baronets to barons upward to earls and then once again became barons, successive generations made changes to the interior of the house which reflected their changing social position and tastes, yet the fabric and design of the house changed little. Following World War I (a period when the Machine Gun Corps was based in the park, as referred to in Henry Williamson’s Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight), the Brownlows, like many of their peers, were faced with mounting financial problems. In 1984 they gave the house away – complete with most of its contents. The recipients of their gift, the National Trust, today fully opens Belton to the public. It is in a good state of repair and visited by many thousands of tourists each year.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.0311 kg |
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| Dimensions | 49 × 32 cm |
