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Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion that survives to this day.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death it was inherited by his sister Ellen who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew Major James Archibald Morrison.
During the Second World War, the estate was requisitioned. It served several purposes including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training, and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952 Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about restoring the house sensitively to its former glory, with the addition of modern-day comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house, together with 400 acres of parkland, to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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The Library
Lord Iliffe used this room as his study.
The calm water of Lower Peirce Reservoir.
Nikon D7000 and Sigma 18-50 mm f/2.8 lens with CPL.
©2010 CP Cheah. All rights reserved.
When grade 4 students stepped onto the Barstow on stage as part of the new lower school theatre program, they received three instructions—have fun, be safe and be an ensemble. By the end of the workshop, they’d accomplished all three.
"Lower school theatre is an enhancement to these students’ education," Director of Theatre Bob Kohler said. "It teaches problem solving, it teaches them to work together and support each other. It gives them the freedom to play." (Photo by Todd Race)
Around my neighborhood,
and yeah i was sitting on the corner of the road thinking of getting rich when i took this,
but then the plan failed miserably, still on the look for another spot
In the graveyard of St. Mary's Church we found this WWI memorial, with its red poppy wreaths at the base.
Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion, which still survives.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death, it was inherited by his sister Ellen, who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew, Major James Archibald Morrison.
The estate was requisitioned during the Second World War. It served several purposes, including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952, Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about sensitively restoring the house to its former glory, adding modern comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen, and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country, searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions, including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house and 400 acres of parkland to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basildon_Park
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshir...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshir...
Christmas 2024
Basildon Park celebrates twenty years of starring as a filming location this year.
The room decor theme is ‘Your favourite Christmas movie’.
Visitors are invited to admire the sumptuous Christmas trees, bask in the glow of the twinkling lights, and see if they can guess the movie theme of the room.
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The Octagon Drawing Room
Saint Philip
by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
1740–1743
Oil on Canvas
Lower Class Brats at Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin December 1, 2006.
All photos Copyright 2006, Steve Hopson.
All rights reserved, no use without license.
Lower chairlift building
Learn more about Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia here: www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/natural-tunnel#general_i...
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Trying to get something interesting here always seems like such a tall order. There is plenty of debris to deal with but I always find myself going back for the challenge.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
The third annual Hot Peace Lunch, hosted by the Ross School Parents Association, was held in the Lower School Field House on March 27. The room was filled with beautiful, handmade decorations including paper cranes and peace mandalas. The lunch featured a vegetarian meal as well as a group sing-along, a meditation on peace, and live music with African drumming.