Charlecote Park, Warwickshire: the Elizabethan gatehouse
Architect/Designer | Gibson, John (1817-1892) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Charlotte |
Country | UK: England |
City | Charlecote |
Subject Date | 1867 |
Image Date | 1986 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Tudor |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 86-62-19a |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Charlotte Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Country houses ; Lodges ; Gateways |
NOTES: Charlecote Park was begun in 1558 by Sir Thomas Lucy, but mainly dates from the nineteenth century, as it was greatly remodelled and enlarged between c. 1847-67, by John Gibson for George and Mary Elizabeth Lucy. The gardens were laid out by 'Capability' Brown.
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