Lancelot Brown was called in to redesign the garden grounds, this changed the original look planned by Henry Wise in imitation of Andre le Notre's Versailles gardens. It contains a famous China Anteroom, the Long Library, and the Willis Organ. Its Great Hall is decorated by James Thornhill's ceiling fresco honors the exploits of its first resident. While the North Front was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, it is John Van Brugh who is usually credited as its architect. FTP identify this residence near Woodstock, built over a period of 19 years, and given as a gift to celebrate John Churchill, the Duke of Malborough, for his defeat of the Comte de Tallard at a namesake 1704 battle.
Lancelot Brown was called in to redesign the garden grounds, this changed the original look planned by Henry Wise in imitation of Andre le Notre's Versailles gardens. It contains a famous China Anteroom, the Long Library, and the Willis Organ. Its Great Hall is decorated by James Thornhill's ceiling fresco honors the exploits of its first resident. While the North Front was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, it is John Van Brugh who is usually credited as its architect. FTP identify this residence near Woodstock, built over a period of 19 years, and given as a gift to celebrate John Churchill, the Duke of Malborough, for his defeat of the Comte de Tallard at a namesake 1704 battle.
Lancelot Brown was called in to redesign the garden grounds, this changed the original look planned by Henry Wise in imitation of Andre le Notre's Versailles gardens.