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Humphry Repton. Humphry Repton (21 April 1752 – 24 March 1818) was the last great designer of the classic phase of the English landscape garden, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown. His style is thought of as the precursor of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century. His first name is often incorrectly spelt ...
Luscombe Castle. Luscombe Castle is a country house situated near the resort town of Dawlish, in the county of Devon in England. Upon purchasing the land at Luscombe in 1797, Charles Hoare demolished the existing house and commissioned architects John Nash and Humphrey Repton to design a new house and gardens at the site.
Catton Park is a Grade 2 listed public park located in the village of Old Catton some 2 miles (3.2 km) north of central Norwich.The park covers 70 acres (28 ha) and was landscape gardener Humphry Repton's first commission.
The grounds were laid out by Humphry Repton (1752–1818) a leading landscape gardener. [3] Parts of Repton's designs still exist, notably the carriage drive which winds its way from the house, sections of which follow the original route. In addition to the conservatory and the almshouses in Blaise Hamlet, [20] Nash built the limestone dairy in ...
The estate was mentioned in the Domesday book. In 1667, Robert Winstone purchased the house and land at Oldbury, previously in the Kemys family. He later bought the land on both sides of the River Frome. Thomas Graeme purchased the estate in 1799; the landscape gardener Humphry Repton advised on laying out the grounds. [1] [4] [5]
Stanage Park is a Grade II* listed Welsh country house set in a large park located some 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Knighton, Powys near the settlement of Heartsease.The extensive parkland and the house were laid out by Humphry Repton and his son, John Adey Repton, in the early nineteenth century.
Repton drafted a plan but Sir John's death halted any further work on the house. [3] However Repton's landscape designs were implemented by Sir John's successor Sir Hugh Smyth. In his book Humphry Repton gave a detailed description of the old and newer parts of the house before the library additions and included a drawing of the eastern front ...
1049799 [1] Sheringham Hall is a Grade II* listed building which stands in the grounds of its park. The house is close to the village of Upper Sheringham in the English County of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. [2] The hall was built on the instructions of Abbot and Charlotte Upcher [3] who engaged the architect and landscape designer Humphry ...