Historic houses · Mid Wales
Harpton Court
Harpton Court in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Harpton Court is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Harpton Court, Old Radnor, Powys, is a Tudor Revival house dating from the late 19th century. It originally formed the north-west wing to a much larger Neoclassical mansion, which was reconstructed by John Nash in the early 19th century, but the main part of the court was demolished in 1956. The house was the ancestral home of the Lewis family, whose most prominent member, George Cornewall Lewis, served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary under Lord Palmerston. The court remains a private house and is a Grade II listed building. Its gardens and grounds are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
The Lewis family had owned land in Radnorshire since the 16th century, the earliest recorded presence being of Thomas Lewis (1518/1519 – 1607) who was Sheriff in 1547. The family continued as local landowners and minor politicians until Thomas Frankland Lewis (1780–1855) who held the office of Chairman of the Poor Law Commission and gained a baronetcy. His son, George Cornewall Lewis (1806–1863) gained far greater prominence, serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Secretary of State for War in the administrations of Lord Palmerston. Occasionally suggested as an alternative to William Gladstone as Palmerston's political heir, his career was cut short by his early death at…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2313, -3.1218
- Address
- Old Radnor, Powys, Wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q29488003 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Harpton Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harpton Court?
- Harpton Court is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2313°, -3.1218°.
- Who owns Harpton Court?
- Harpton Court is owned by Privately owned.