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	English country house information - Search.com
		Country houses and stately homes are sometimes confused—while a country house is always in the country, a stately home can also be in a town.
		Other country houses such as Ascott in Buckinghamshire were deliberately designed not to be stately, and to harmonise with the landscape, while some of the great houses such as Kedleston Hall and Holkham Hall were built as "power houses" to impress and dominate the landscape, and were certainly intended to be "stately homes".
		The inhabitants of the English country house have become collectively referred to as the Ruling class, because this is exactly what they did in varying degrees, whether by holding high political influence and power in national government or in the day-to-day running of their own localities in such offices as magistrates, or occasionally even clergy.
	www.search.com /reference/English_country_house (1850 words)

	Info and facts on 'English country house' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Country houses and stately home (A mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family) s are sometimes confused – while a country house is always in the country, a stately home can also be in a town.
		The country houses of England have evolved over the last 500 years, before this time larger houses were more often than not fortified, reflecting the position of their owners as war lords or at least keepers of the peace.
		The country house was the centre of its own world, providing employment to literally hundreds of people in the vicinity of its estate (Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/en/english_country_house.htm (1142 words)

	Country house - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most country houses have large grounds comprised of a garden in the immediate vicinity of the house, and a larger park beyond the garden which is grazed by animals, but also has aesthetic and recreational purposes.
		A country house is typically several hundred metres from any other houses, but it may be close to the centre of a village or even close to the centre of a small town.
		Also, many country house owners and members of their families served as Lord Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace, and local courts were still sometimes held in country houses well into the 19th century; this practice was a holdover from the Medieval manor courts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Country_house (2193 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The English Country House: From the Archives of "Country Life" (Country Life): Books: Michael Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Since Country Life was founded in 1897, every issue of the magazine has featured a scholarly and authoritative article on a country house, each one illustrated with specially commissioned photographs.
		The Country Life archive thus provides not only a nostalgic glimpse of a bygone era, but also, for many houses, the only substantial record of their original appearance.
		The author of numerous articles on country houses, architecture and interior design, he is the general editor of the series of books published by Aurum Press which are based on Country Life's photographic archives.
	www.amazon.co.uk /English-Country-House-Archives-Life/dp/1854107569 (580 words)

	Renaissance country house poetry as social criticism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Country house poetry is a sub-genre of Renaissance poetry and was first written during the seventeenth century.
		Country house poems generally consisted of complimentary descriptions of the said country house and its surrounding area which often contained pastoral detail, and praised cultivated nature.
		Country house poems were written to flatter and please the owner of the country house.
	www.english-literature.org /essays/renaissance-poetry.html (2326 words)

	Country House Competition
		Submissions are invited for the design of a country house to be built in a Gloucestershire valley from anyone who has an interest in continuing and contributing to the greatly admired tradition of the English Country House.
		The purpose of the competition is to demonstrate that a country house of the very highest quality together with its landscaping, can be built in a truly exceptional setting and both enhance its surroundings and contribute to the nation's architectural heritage.
		Isolated new houses in the countryside require special justification - for example, where they are essential to enable farm or forestry workers to live at or near their place of work.
	www.deathbyarch.com /html/country_house_competition.html (484 words)

	UC Berkeley Extension—Travel with Scholars
		The development of the English country house, from 12th- century castle to 19th-century mansion, appears to have stopped.
		A gentleman's taste was shown by correct hospitality, in adopting fashionable decoration both inside and outside the house, and by appropriate leisure pursuits, all of which made changing demands upon the fabric and layout of the house.
		To tackle these problems we consider the social mores of the English gentleman; analyze house plans and theoretical contemporary texts on planning; study household regulations and the hierarchy of servants; and apply what is learned in visits to country houses around Oxford.
	www.unex.berkeley.edu /unex/travel/oxford/castles.html (1158 words)

	English Country House Hotel, Evershot Dorset, England Hotels, Award-winning restaurant & Spa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The privately owned Relais and Châteaux country house hotel is set in 4 acres, offers facilities such as croquet lawn, heated indoor pool, all-weather tennis court, spa facilities and an award-winning restaurant.
		Built in 1798 as a dower house by the 2nd Earl of Ilchester, the property was enlarged in 1893 with a second floor added by the 6th Earl who commissioned his friend and local author, Thomas Hardy, (an architect by profession) to draw up the plans.
		The house was further modernised in 1932 by the last Earl to live in Dorset, when as Lord Stavordale, he brought his bride to live at Summer Lodge.
	www.summerlodgehotel.co.uk /history_hotels_dorset (320 words)

	Journal of Social History: Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880 - Book Review
		House building, an arduous and often frustrating task, was also regarded a duty to be performed for one's progeny and a responsibility to one's self: it constituted both a social and political statement to contemporaries.
		Builders of the country house are also featured: they proved a diverse lot, whether the astonishingly wealthy first Duke of Westminster or an obscure Norfolk squire.
		In fact, so consumed were these gentlemen by the notions of designing their houses that their relationships with architects were less the professional ones which we know today than those of patron and servant--a matter which Wilson and Mackley treat expertly.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2005/is_1_37/ai_109668503 (1081 words)

	English class - Spa Getaways - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Then, in the '90s, the English country-house hotel was, abruptly, no longer the darling of affluent Americans, who stayed home after the first Gulf War and, when they ventured abroad again, found two new loves, Tuscany and Provence.
		One of the country's largest Bentley dealerships is near the hotel, and such is the level of wealth that one satirist described a velvet smoking jacket and monogrammed slippers as "Hampshire casual."
		The original house, which has eight bedrooms, has that inimitable English homey feel--odd ceiling drops that make you duck your head; ensembles of wainscoting, cornices, and Chesterfield couches; mullioned windows overlooking staircases; and ground-floor sitting rooms where it always seems to be Sunday afternoon.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8914321 (804 words)

	The Myth of the English Country House in Ishiguro's "The Remains of the Day"
		Duff twists the country house myth by allowing Beth Heke, the Maori protagonist, to achieve her dream of owning a "whole house" (2) only by embracing and teaching traditional Maori culture.
		Paradoxically, dying as a social actuality, the house was reborn, transfigured as a symbol.
		This notion of authenticity, or genuineness, enters the discourse surrounding the English country house at a time when the social and economic realities that supported the myth had evolved, displacing the owners' participation in the "humane order" with the houses' passive participation in history.
	www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk /curric/english/resource/ishiguro/ed9.htm (1450 words)

	English Country House Hotel near Bath Somerset England-Hunstrete House-Weekend Breaks in England-Wedding ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This is a wonderful opportunity to taste and compare a selection of Bordeaux in one of the most comfortable surroundings in the West Country.
		With log fires burning inside the house and over 70 acres of grounds to walk around, a resident herd of Fallow deer, horses and a traditional country house garden which in season supplies fresh produce to the Hotel, the setting is ideal to celebrate the traditional passing of Christmas.
		A traditional Country House New Year's Eve gala celebration with all the self-indulgence and time honoured relaxation of the past.
	www.hunstretehouse.co.uk /events.htm (607 words)

	English Country House Design
		Such a house has always the effect of taking all the room it needs, and this will be found important when we come to analyze the elements that go toward making the restful charm of a home.
		The sense of privacy and freedom from intrusion that is conveyed by English homes with their ample gardens and buildings placed well back from the street is a quality which we badly need in our American home life as a relief from the rush and crowding outside.
		The arrangement of kitchen, hall and staircase on the other side of the house is equally practical and convenient, as it utilizes every inch of space and provides many conveniences to lighten the work of the housekeeper.
	www.craftsman-style.info /homes/plan-0048.htm (822 words)

	Our Work - New English Baroque Country House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The enveloping side pavilions house a swimming pool and garaging, and in contrast are one-storey wings, utilising the Ionic order in keeping with their subsidiary relationship to the main block of the house.
		A domed Dower House on a symmetrical butterfly plan is a key feature of the landscape, and a series of woodland buildings including a Lake Lodge, Meditation Temple and Workshop, are to be located throughout the grounds.
		The house is a literate classical design that will fuse with the established character of the site and function as a dramatic yet comfortable family home.
	www.robertadamarchitects.com /RAA_Work/work_NEBCH_01.htm (343 words)

	The Country House - an essay
		This first generation of country houses weren’t palaces but fortresses, and for centuries thereafter the fortified manor houses stood not as symbols of virtue and calm but as practical means of controlling and administering a land teeming with violence and discontent.
		The country house thus symbolises a return to law and order in the countryside after a long period of social chaos and aristocratic factional violence.
		The country house of Jane Austen’s time was thus an evolving institution, an environment which Jane used with her usual deft and perceptive touch to demonstrate the values and worth of her characters and their society.
	www.jasa.net.au /houses/thecountryhouse.htm (5777 words)

	The Windsor House, Newburyport, bed and breakfast, Massachusetts, inns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Windsor House is an 18th century Federal mansion in a scenic town brimming with history and attractions along New England's Atlantic coast.
		A full English breakfast is served in their huge country kitchen where lively conversation is the order of the day.
		The Windsor House is in an ideal location, only two blocks from the center of Newburyport and within walking distance of the historic harbor, the Merrimack River, and many exciting shops, excellent restaurants, and interesting museums.
	www.bbhost.com /windsorhouse (552 words)

	Escape to the English countryside - LIFESTYLE (December 21, 1998)
		If you are one of those special people interested in the English country house, then listen to this: ''The event presents informative and descriptive lectures by faculty from Oxford and the University of Virginia who have expert knowledge of the houses and gardens to be visited.
		It is the ''house'' of the Lord and Lady Saye and Sele.
		Their house has not changed much since it was enlarged in the 16th century.
	www.travelsmart.net /ph/inquirer/issues/dec98/dec21/lifestyle/lif_9.htm (855 words)

	The English Country House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The English country house is acknowledged as one of England’s major contributions to European culture.
		Visitors often view the houses in terms of their architectural and artistic merit, but few are familiar with the history of the owners, whose aesthetic preferences, marriages, and political activities are frequently reflected in their homes.
		Despite two World Wars, escalating taxes, and economic crisis, the English country house has made a remarkable revival over the last 25 years, aided in part by the industry and devotion of the occupants.
	residentassociates.org /otooct/english_country.asp (213 words)

	Britannia Country Houses: Brinsop Court (Herefordshire)
		It is set in attractive gardens and grounds and is in the centre of a 775 acre farming and sporting estate, which includes twelve cottages.
		The south wing also houses the Elizabethan Library which has wood panelling and a Jacobean overmantel, both coming from Mildmay House while the heavy plaster ceiling is an excellent reproduction.
		The house is currently split into three separate self-contained units, which can easily be brought back together as one unit.
	www.britannia.com /history/chouses/brinsop.html (334 words)

	Accommodation Search Engine Network: Comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The quintessentially English Country House Hotel is set within 3 acres of well designed mature tree lined gardens in the leafy village of Iffley, on the River Thames.
		This quintessentially English country house hotel is set within 3 acres of well designed mature tree lined gardens in the leafy village of Iffley on the River Thames just a short drive from the centre of historic Oxford 'the city of dreaming spires'.
		This country house hotel within three acres of mature tree-lined gardens in the sleepy village of Iffley, is located only two miles from Oxford city centre.
	www.ase.net /servlet/DisplayComments?fullcode=20148605 (460 words)

	The Use of the English Country House in Agatha Christie Mysteries
		The fourth reason why the use of the English country house was successful was because the author had lived in many of them throughout her life, so she could describe them well.
		As we know from the history of the country house, these estates were passed on from generation to generation, so they were very old and this is what makes the idea of a curse, or mysterious past event, attractive.
		The last reason that accounts for the success of the country house as a setting for a mystery is because the author lived in many throughout her life and was quite fond of them.
	www-atdp.berkeley.edu /9931/mjones/essay.html (1805 words)

	Amazon.com: Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style: Books: Martin Wood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		An Affair with a House by Bunny Williams
		English Country (Architecture and Design Library) by Julie Fowler on 5 pages
		Seldom has a volume contained such a plethora of beauty as does "Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style." Author Martin Wood, a textile and garden designer and interior decorator, has paid a tribute to Lancaster that is as handso
	www.amazon.com /Nancy-Lancaster-English-Country-House/dp/0711224293 (692 words)

	English Country House Devon, UK - Combe House
		The largest rooms in the house are the master bedrooms and suites which offer wonderful panoramic views over the estate and surrounding countryside.
		Elegantly decorated in rich colours and fabrics, and furnished with fresh flowers, family portraits and antiques, these were the rooms originally occupied by the Lords and Ladies of the house in times gone by.
		An English Country House – Combe House Gittisham, Nr Exeter, Devon
	www.thishotel.com /rooms.html (253 words)

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		M Girouard, Life in the English Country House: a Social and Architectural History (1978/80).
		C Christie, The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century (2000) D Arnold (ed), The Georgian Country House - Architecture, Landscape and Society (1998) Take the opportunity to visit any houses you can over the vacation.
		Cooper, Houses of the Gentry 1480-1680 (1999) J Lees-Milne, English Country Houses: Baroque, 1685-1715 (1970).
	www.york.ac.uk /depts/histart/undergrad/ech_reading_2005.doc (376 words)

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		One of the most fascinating country houses to survive with its historic collections.
		The interiors of faded splendour are filled with fine furniture, paintings and sculpture, a library of 5,000 books and a remarkable 18th century ‘cabinet of curiosities' which contains fossils, natural history specimens and the most important collection of scientific instruments to be found in any country house.
		Outside the house there are gardens with statues, a delightful orangery ornamented with coade stone, a stable block and wild fowl lakes set in 300 acres of parkland landscaped by ‘Capability' Brown in the 1770's.
	home.btconnect.com /burtonconstable (215 words)

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