Gardens · South East England
Mompesson House
Mompesson House — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Mompesson House is a garden of interest in england-south-east, 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
Mompesson House is an 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The house is Grade I listed and has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1975.
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Background
History
The Mompesson family had lived in Wiltshire since the fifteenth century, residing in Bathampton. Thomas Mompesson the elder moved to Salisbury, securing a 40-year lease on the north side of Chorister's Green in 1635 and building a large property with a hall and ten other rooms. His son, Sir Thomas Mompesson, MP for the constituency of Salisbury in 1679, 1695 and 1701, rebuilt the property in the late 1670s as well as adding the adjacent stable block. The site was purchased at the end of the 17th century and the house reflects the classic Queen Anne style of that period, as well as the influence of Christopher Wren. It is built with ashlar Chilmark stone. To the right of the main house…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0667, -1.7983
- Address
- 53, The Close, Salisbury
- Established
- 1701
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6897487 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mompesson House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mompesson House?
- Mompesson House is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Mompesson House built?
- Built or established in 1701.
- Who owns Mompesson House?
- Mompesson House is owned by National Trust.