2018

SE4017 : Columns and pediment, Nostell Priory

taken 6 years ago, near to Wragby, Wakefield, England

Columns and pediment, Nostell Priory
Columns and pediment, Nostell Priory
The centre of the east front of Nostell Priory with 5 Ionic columns below a pediment. The house is Grade I listed and today is owned by the National Trust.
Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory is an elegant 18th-century Palladian mansion set in hundreds of acres of parkland. It takes its name from a 12th century monastery which was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1540. The land passed through several owners until it was bought by the Winn family in 1654, with plans to build a new country house. After the Civil War they supported the monarchy and were rewarded by Charles II with a baronetcy in 1660.

Building the mansion began around 1733. Rowland Winn, the 4th Baronet, hired James Paine to supervise the work and he worked on the house for the next 30 years, using an ornate rococo style. In 1765 Rowland Winn, the 5th Baronet, inherited. He and his Swiss wife Sabine employed Robert Adam to finish the house in the neoclassical style. Adam was commissioned to design additional wings, only one of which was completed, and complete the state rooms. He added a double staircase to the front of the house, and designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to decorate the interiors and, as a result, Nostell has one of the largest and finest Chippendale collections in the country.

The House, which is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage ID: LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings) was given to the National Trust in 1953.

LinkExternal link Nostell Priory and Parkland (National Trust Visitor Information)


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Historic Building other tags: Historic House National Trust Property Grade I Listed Nostell Priory Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Architectural features illustrated Automatic Clusters: · National Trust [18] · East [11] ·
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SE4017, 218 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 July, 2018   (more nearby)
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Monday, 9 July, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 4044 1751 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:39.1519N 1:23.3782W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 4045 1751
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