Kingston Lacy Dorset England
Close to where I grew up in Dorset, England is the country home of the Bankes family, landed gentry in the area for over 400 years.
Their first family seat was in Corfe Castle 30 km south. But this was to be destroyed during the 17th century civil war when the Bankes family who were cavaliers (royalist followers), were besieged by parliamentarian forces.
Fond memories of many visits here over the decades. Within the house are collections of fine art and antiquities built up by many generations of the Bankes family.
The house is surrounded by 160 hectares of land, comprising parkland and ornamental gardens.
Kingston Lacy was designated a Grade I listed building in 1958 and the park and gardens are included in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens at Grade II. The house was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982 after the death of Henry John Ralph Bankes, along with Corfe Castle.
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Kingston Lacy Dorset England
Close to where I grew up in Dorset, England is the country home of the Bankes family, landed gentry in the area for over 400 years.
Their first family seat was in Corfe Castle 30 km south. But this was to be destroyed during the 17th century civil war when the Bankes family who were cavaliers (royalist followers), were besieged by parliamentarian forces.
Fond memories of many visits here over the decades. Within the house are collections of fine art and antiquities built up by many generations of the Bankes family.
The house is surrounded by 160 hectares of land, comprising parkland and ornamental gardens.
Kingston Lacy was designated a Grade I listed building in 1958 and the park and gardens are included in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens at Grade II. The house was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1982 after the death of Henry John Ralph Bankes, along with Corfe Castle.
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