The Great House
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Weather for today
13°C
Patchy rain nearby
Today
12 — 20°C
Wed
14 — 25°C
Thu
14 — 23°C
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Sunrise
05:25
Sunset
21:00
Max wind
15.1 km/h
Uv Index
0.4
Description
The Great House is an impressive 1680s English Baroque-style townhouse built on the site of the former Black Boy Inn.
This unique monument impresses with its seven-part façade, crenellation and semi-circular staircase leading to a pedimented door. The interior is decorated with an oak staircase with religious and allegorical paintings by Dutch artist James de Witte.
In the past, the famous lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson and writer Fanny Burney were guests here. During World War II, members of Winston Churchill's cabinet lived here. The vaulted cellars with original stoves and wine niches are a reminder of the building's history as a former inn.
Reviews
★4.6
Christine Agg8 months agoThe great house is opposite my house it was built in 1689 in local stone designed by a student of sir Christopher wren the same stone was used to build st Paul's cathedral dome.the top of the house is a ballroom, it is a private house, not open to the public. Now on the market,
Manuel Garcia2 years agoNice spot
Maurice Eldridge3 years agoVery interesting buildingRelated categories
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