Montacute house

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Montacute House is a masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. With its towering walls of glass, glow of ham stone and surrounding gardens, it is a place of beauty and wonder - a statement of wealth and power, designed to impress both passing visitor and local villager.

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Montacute House -with garden in Montacute, South Somerset. An example of English architecture during a period that was moving from the medieval Gothic to the Renaissance. It is an E-shaped Elizabethan mansion built of warm-coloured Ham Hill stone. Its long gallery (172 feet) houses over 100 portraits from the National Portrait Gallery. The Tudor exterior is one of the most impressive in England.

Historian David Ross visits Montacute House, Somerset, with a history of thre house, photos, and nearby historic attractions to visit. We love Somerset Heritage!

In understanding historical buildings there exists the possibility of coming at an analysis from different fields of study and viewpoints. This can make it exciting and complex. Archaeology looks at the material culture, Art History the ideas, designs, techniques and ornament, Engineering & Construction looks at the way the building holds together, and Architecture considers both the aesthetic and functional…

Montacute House

Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion in Montacute, South Somerset, England. An example of English architecture created during a period that was moving ...

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Montacute House is among the very few Elizabethan houses in England to have retained its setting within a compartmentalised garden, with the different compartments each offering something special.

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