Historic houses · North East England
Stanwick Park
Stanwick Park in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Stanwick Park is a place of interest in England North 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
Stanwick Park (also known as Stanwick Hall) was a Palladian country house at Stanwick St John in North Yorkshire, England.
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Background
History
It was re-built by the 1st Duke of Northumberland, a great patron of the arts, , mostly to his own designs. The duke's principal seat was Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, thus Stanwick Park was always a secondary residence. The 1st Duke furnished the interior of the house with many works of art, including paintings by Canaletto. As a secondary seat, the house was often allocated to a dowager duchess of Northumberland. During the First World War, the house served as a military hospital. Following the end of the war, it remained empty. In 1918, on the death of 7th Duke of Northumberland, his heirs became liable for large death duties, and as a consequence in 1922 the 8th Duke of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4976, -1.7159
- Official site
- www.pastscape.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7600317 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stanwick Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stanwick Park?
- Stanwick Park is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4976°, -1.7159°.