Historic houses · West Midlands
Painswick House
Painswick House — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Painswick House is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Painswick House is a Neoclassical country house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It was built c.1737 for Charles Hyett by the architect John Strahan. It was extended in the 19th century by George Basevi for William Henry Hyett. In the 1740s, Benjamin Hyett, Charles' son and heir, created a Rococo pleasure ground to the north of the house. By the 1950s, the garden was derelict and planted over with conifers. Restored from the 1980s, based on a painting of the park by Thomas Robins the Elder dated 1748, it is now England's "sole surviving complete rococo garden". The garden is listed at Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, while the house is listed at Grade I.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house and a range of outbuildings were built in the 1730s by Charles Hyett to escape the smog of Gloucester but Hyett died in 1738 not long after moving there. He demolished an earlier farmhouse which stood on the site. It was originally known as "Buenos Ayres". Hyett's architect was likely John Strahan. Around 1830 the house was extended by George Basevi adding the east and west wings.
Architecture
The limestone building has tiled roofs. The nine-bay front has a central door set in an Ionic porch with a pediment. The interior of the building has many original fireplaces and makes extensive use of friezes for decoration.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7927, -2.1995
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Painswick
- Postcode
- GL6 6TH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Established
- 1737
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526108 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Painswick House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Painswick House?
- Painswick House is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL6 6TH), in the parish of Painswick.
- When was Painswick House built?
- Built or established in 1737.
- Who owns Painswick House?
- Painswick House is owned by | designation1 = Grade I.
- Is Painswick House a listed building?
- Painswick House is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Painswick House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL6 6TH. It sits within the North Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.