Belton House
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Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by formal
Belton House, south front
Portrait of Alice Brownlow, née Sherard, by John Riley
Adelaide, wife of the 3rd Earl Brownlow, in a portrait by Frederick Leighton
The stables, restored by the Trust in 2016 as the restaurant
English country house
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An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country
Belton House
…Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by…
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