Chris A Reedy
Dunham Massey - Sunrays
Taken yesterday on a very enjoyable wander around NT Dunham Massey.
Dunham Massey is an Elizabethan house which was extensively remodelled by John Norris in 1732-40 for the 2nd Earl of Warrington.
On the 2nd Earl’s death in 1758 the house passed through marriage to the Earls of Stamford.
In 1789 the entrance front was remodelled by John Hope of Liverpool, and then again in 1905 by Compton Hall who created a neo-Caroline façade loosely based on Sudbury in Derbyshire. Hall was also commissioned to design Dunham’s sumptuous Edwardian interiors.
Much to Hall's annoyance, much of the interior decoration was carried out by Perry Macquoid, an interior designer and furniture historian who was married to Lady Stamford’s cousin.
The 10th Earl, who did a great deal to preserve the estate from development in the mid-20th century, left Dunham to the National Trust in 1976 – one of the most generous gifts in the Trust’s history.
First outing with my new Benro Rhino CF Tripod.
Dunham Massey - Sunrays
Taken yesterday on a very enjoyable wander around NT Dunham Massey.
Dunham Massey is an Elizabethan house which was extensively remodelled by John Norris in 1732-40 for the 2nd Earl of Warrington.
On the 2nd Earl’s death in 1758 the house passed through marriage to the Earls of Stamford.
In 1789 the entrance front was remodelled by John Hope of Liverpool, and then again in 1905 by Compton Hall who created a neo-Caroline façade loosely based on Sudbury in Derbyshire. Hall was also commissioned to design Dunham’s sumptuous Edwardian interiors.
Much to Hall's annoyance, much of the interior decoration was carried out by Perry Macquoid, an interior designer and furniture historian who was married to Lady Stamford’s cousin.
The 10th Earl, who did a great deal to preserve the estate from development in the mid-20th century, left Dunham to the National Trust in 1976 – one of the most generous gifts in the Trust’s history.
First outing with my new Benro Rhino CF Tripod.