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Tyntesfield
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Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates i
Tyntesfield, south side
Tyntesfield, south side
View of the approach to the house from the west via the visitors centre, effectively to the rear of the property. Architect John Norton designed an ir
View of the approach to the house from the west via the visitors centre, effectively to the rear of the property. Architect John Norton designed an irregular roof to emphasise the asymmetrical design. This picture was taken in September 2005, before the restoration of the roof and its distinct diaper-pattern.
Image of Tyntesfield in an 1866 edition of The Builder magazine (the central clock tower shown was demolished in 1935 at the decision of Lady Wraxall,
Image of Tyntesfield in an 1866 edition of The Builder magazine (the central clock tower shown was demolished in 1935 at the decision of Lady Wraxall, owing to dry rot)
The chapel, built 1872–1877, is modelled on Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The chapel was licensed for family services, used daily for prayers, but was nev
The chapel, built 1872–1877, is modelled on Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The chapel was licensed for family services, used daily for prayers, but was never consecrated.
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The National Trust is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in the United Kingdom, operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.
Tyntesfield
…was added in the 1870s. The Gibbs family owned the house until the death of Richard Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall in 2001. Tyntesfield was purchased by the National Trust in June 2002, after a fundraising campaign to prevent it being sold to private interests and ensure it would be open to the public. The house was opened…
Octavia Hill by John Singer Sargent, 1898
Octavia Hill by John Singer Sargent, 1898
The first building the trust acquired was Alfriston Clergy House in 1896.
The first building the trust acquired was Alfriston Clergy House in 1896.
Bodiam Castle was acquired by the Trust in 1926.
Bodiam Castle was acquired by the Trust in 1926.
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