Dyrham Park
| Dyrham Park | |
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National Trust | |
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 Lower part of the park and the house | |
| Location: | 51°28’48"N, 2°22’22"W |
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| Website: | Dyrham Park |
Dyrham Park is a baroque mansion in an ancient deer park by the village of Dyrham in Gloucestershire. It is today owned by the National Trust.
Description
The house is set in 274 acres of gardens and parkland. The west front of 1692 was commissioned from the Huguenot architect, Samuel Hauduroy, and the east front of 1704 from William Talman, architect of Chatsworth, by William Blathwayt, who was Secretary at War to William III.
Because of Blathwayt's royal connections, and his influential uncle, Thomas Povey, Dyrham became a showcase of Dutch decorative arts. The collection includes delftware, paintings and furniture. 18th century additions include furniture by Gillow and Linnell. The interiors have remained little altered since decorated by Blathwayt. The Blathwayt family lived at the house until 1956, when the government acquired it. The National Trust acquired it in 1961.
Access
The house and gardens are open to the public on certain days, and the grounds are open all year long.
A bus takes visitors from the car park down to the house, gardens, tea room and shop. The bus road can be walked down for access to the house or there is an easy walk to the house down grassy slopes. There is no car parking at the house itself.
Dogs are not permitted into the park, but there is an exercise area for dogs near the car park.
Events
Events within the park include music concerts,open-air theatre productions, Easter egg hunts, guided tours of the house, park and garden, and Perry Pear Day.
Dyrham Park on film and television
Dyrham Park is a frequent filming location. It has appeared in:
- The Remains of the Day (1993, Merchant Ivory
- Servants (2003 BBC television series)
- Australia (2008)
- Wives and Daughters (1999 BBC miniseries)
- Doctor Who: Night Terrors" (2010 episode)[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Dyrham Park) |
References
- ↑ Golder, Dave (27 August 2011). "Doctor Who "Night Terrors" Preview: Daniel Mays Interview". SFX. http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/08/27/doctor-who-night-terrors-preview-daniel-mays-interview/. Retrieved 6 April 2012.