Who lived in Montacute House?
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Who lived in Montacute House?
the Phelips family
The house was built in about 1598 and inhabited by the Phelips family until 1911 when it was rented out. Put up for sale in 1929, it was acquired by the National Trust in 1931.
Does anyone live in Montacute House?
For a brief period the house was let to tenants, one of whom was Lord Curzon, who lived at the house with his mistress, the novelist Elinor Glyn. In 1931, it was acquired by the National Trust. The house is maintained by the National Trust….Montacute House.
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What was filmed at Montacute House?
Montacute House, Somerset The Elizabethan mansion’s extensive grounds provided a spectacular backdrop to jousting sequences and hosted the dazzling Royal Tent. Montacute has previously been used for filming for The Libertine and Sense and Sensibility.
What Stone is Montacute House?
Ham Hill stone
Montacute House is an E-shaped Elizabethan mansion built of warm-coloured Ham Hill stone. The interior is sparse furnished, but the long gallery (172 feet) houses over 100 portraits from the National Portrait Gallery.
Can dogs go to Montacute House?
You are welcome to enjoy the garden and parkland with your dogs at Montacute House throughout the season.
Where is the longest long gallery?
The longest survivor: the Long Gallery at Montacute House
- Montacute’s gallery may have been one of the last examples built of this ‘must have’ feature of great Elizabethan houses, it is also the longest which survives.
- A status symbol.
- The windows on each side allow light to pour in.
Was Sense and Sensibility filmed at Montacute House?
Sense and Sensibility (1995) was filmed in Blickling Hall, Compton Castle, Cornwall, Mompesson House, Montacute House, National Maritime Museum, Old Royal Naval College, Saltram House, Shepperton Studios, Somerset House, St. Mary’s Church, The Flete Estate Holiday Cottages, Trafalgar Park and Wilton House.
Is montacute open?
Our shop is open daily from 11am to 5pm. It is through your purchases that we are are able to continue looking after Montacute House for everyone, for ever.
Do you have to pay to walk around Montacute House?
The parkland, Ladies’ Walk and St Michael’s Hill all remain open and free for you to enjoy local walks; if parking in the village, please park with consideration for residents.
Do National Trust allow dogs?
Dogs are very welcome at National Trust properties.
What is House Gallery?
A balcony or low roof promenade inside a building, or facing a courtyard.
What was a gallery in old house?
In architecture, a long gallery is a long, narrow room, often with a high ceiling. In Britain, long galleries were popular in Elizabethan and Jacobean houses.
Where is the cottage in Sense and Sensibility?
Filming locations were based in various parts of England with a few being located in South Devon. Used as the house to where the main family in the film relocate, Efford House is one of many cottages on the Flete Estate in Holbeton, Plymouth.
Who owns the Sense and Sensibility house?
Norland Park: Saltram House, Plympton, near Plymouth in Devon. Saltram is a George II era mansion built by the Parker family in the 1740s – and the Parkers’ home for 300 years. It is today owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.
Do you have to book Montacute House?
The house, outdoor spaces, shop and café at Montacute House are open. You don’t need to book your visit in advance.
