West Wycombe Park
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 Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet (1708–1781), notorious "bon vivant" and builder of West Wycombe, dressed in his "Ottoman" dining club garb. |
West Wycombe Park is a country house near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, built between 1740 and 1800. It was conceived as a pleasure palace for the 18th century libertine and dilettante Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet. The house is a long rectangle with four façades that are columned and pedimented, three theatrically so. The house encapsulates the entire progression of British 18th century architecture from early idiosyncratic Palladian to the Neoclassical, although anomalies in the design of the house also make it architecturally unique. The mansion is set within an 18th century landscaped park, containing many small temples and follies which act as satellites to the greater temple, the house.
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| West Wycombe Estate West Wycombe Estate www.west-wycombe-estate.co.uk - Web |
| West Wycombe Park information from the National Tr... West Wycombe Park information from the National Trust www.nationaltrust.org.uk/west-wycombe-park/ - Web |
| West Wycombe Park entry from The DiCamillo Compani... West Wycombe Park entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses www.dicamillocompanion.com/Houses_detail.asp?ID=2093 - Web |
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