West Wycombe Park

Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-westwycombepark/

Classification Historic Building, Gardens

DescriptionWest Wycombe Park is a country house near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. Coordinates: 51.643° lat. -0.808° long.First impressions of West Wycombe are that it should be situated in the hills of the Veneto, or perched as an aristocratic summer retreat looking over the sea in the Crimea. Built between 1740 and 1800 as a pleasure palace for the decadent 18th-century libertine and dilettante Sir Francis Dashwood, the house is long and rectangular, and all four of its façades are columned and pedimented, three theatrically so. The house combines and encapsulates the entire progression of British 18th century architecture, from early idiosyncratic Palladian to the Neoclassical However, there are anomalies in the design of the house which make it architecturally unique. It is situated in an 18th-century landscaped park, surrounded by smaller temples which act as satellites to the greater temple, which is the house itself.

The house was given to the National Trust in 1943 by Sir John Dashwood 10th Baronet (1896–1966), an action strongly resented by his heir [1], however he retained ownership of the contents of the house, much of which he sold; later after his death the house was restored at the expense of his son Sir Francis Dashwood. Today, while the structure is owned by the National Trust the house is the home of Sir Edward Dashwood and his family. The house is open to the public during the summer months and a venue for civic weddings and corporate entertainment which help to fund its maintenance and upkeep.
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The AddressWest Wycombe Park, , High Wycombe, HP14 3AJ

Phone01494 755573

DateOct 16, 2006

Contact NameWest Wycombe Park Office

CategoryEngland > Buckinghamshire
England > Buckinghamshire > Attractions in High Wycombe

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