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Witley Court, Worcestershire

Witley Court in Worcestershire is a place we have been visiting for over 20 years. Although the house is a ruin, English Heritage have done a great job of restoring the gardens and main fountain.

The house was originally built as a Jacobean manor house. It was expanded to a mansion in the 19th century. Between 1846 and 1937 it was the home of the Earls of Dudley. The house fell into decline after 1937 after a fire caused extensive damage.

I have dated the photographs with their year in the title so the progress in restoration of the gardens and fountain can be appreciated.

More information:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/witley-court-and-gardens/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witley_Court
House and church across lake 2000
House and church across lake 2000		 P and A fountain 2000
P and A fountain 2000		 Porticos 2000
Porticos 2000		 House from P and A fountain 2000
House from P and A fountain 2000
House from P and A fountain II 2000
House from P and A fountain II 2000		 Building the fountain pump 2002
Building the fountain pump 2002		 Conservatory 2002
Conservatory 2002		 East Fountain 2002
East Fountain 2002
Fountain work in progress 2002
Fountain work in progress 2002		 Restoration in progress 2002
Restoration in progress 2002		 Rude statue 2002
Rude statue 2002		 Shocked at rude statue!
Shocked at rude statue!
Another rude statue
Another rude statue		 Looking out to gardens 2004
Looking out to gardens 2004		 East fountain 2004
East fountain 2004		 Fountain 2004
Fountain 2004
Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2004
Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2004		 Witley Panorama 2004
Witley Panorama 2004		 Andromeda and Perseus 2005
Andromeda and Perseus 2005		 Witley Court with fountain 2005
Witley Court with fountain 2005
Perseus and Andromeda fountain firing 2005
Perseus and Andromeda fountain firing 2005		 Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2005
Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2005		 Porticoes 2005
Porticoes 2005		 Detail 2005
Detail 2005
Great Hall 2005
Great Hall 2005		 Internal wall detail 2005
Internal wall detail 2005		 Church beyond conservatory 2005
Church beyond conservatory 2005		 Path conservatory and church 2005
Path conservatory and church 2005
Lake 2005
Lake 2005		 Fountain starting up 2005
Fountain starting up 2005		 Fountain in full swing 2007
Fountain in full swing 2007		 Looking over the east garden 2007
Looking over the east garden 2007
The Conservatory 2007
The Conservatory 2007		 Inside the church 2009
Inside the church 2009		 House from east parterre 2009
House from east parterre 2009		 Portico silhouette 2009
Portico silhouette 2009
Conservatory steps 2009
Conservatory steps 2009		 garden_shelter_2009
garden_shelter_2009		 house_from_east_2009
house_from_east_2009		 house_from_garden_2009
house_from_garden_2009
main_entrance_2009
main_entrance_2009		 main_fountain_2009
main_fountain_2009		 Old Stables 2009
Old Stables 2009		 The Lake 2010
The Lake 2010
Ballroom wing April 2010
Ballroom wing April 2010		 Church interior April 2010
Church interior April 2010		 Sunday afternoon April 2010
Sunday afternoon April 2010		 Fountain I 2011
Fountain I 2011
Fountain II 2011
Fountain II 2011		 Garden Pavilion 2011
Garden Pavilion 2011		 Ceiling of garden pavilion from inside 2011
Ceiling of garden pavilion from inside 2011		 Columns in the Michaelangelo Pavilion 2011
Columns in the Michaelangelo Pavilion 2011
Approach to Great Witley Church 2011
Approach to Great Witley Church 2011		 Great Witley Church 2011
Great Witley Church 2011		 Church altar 2011
Church altar 2011		 Church interior view from altar 2011
Church interior view from altar 2011
Foley family monument inside church 2011
Foley family monument inside church 2011		 Church pulpit 2011
Church pulpit 2011		 The Ascension by Bellicci on church ceiling 2011
The Ascension by Bellicci on church ceiling 2011		 House from south garden wall 2011
House from south garden wall 2011
East parterre from house 2011
East parterre from house 2011		 Conservatory 2011
Conservatory 2011		 Wet Sunday afternoon 2012
Wet Sunday afternoon 2012		 Wet Sunday afternoon 2012
Wet Sunday afternoon 2012
Main fountain with house beyond 2012
Main fountain with house beyond 2012		 Fountain from south entrance 2012
Fountain from south entrance 2012		 Tulip beds, east parterre 2012
Tulip beds, east parterre 2012		 East parterre garden 2013
East parterre garden 2013
Fountain in full flow 2013
Fountain in full flow 2013		 Church dome from ruined house 2013
Church dome from ruined house 2013		 Steps and columns 2013
Steps and columns 2013		 Church interior - 2014
Church interior - 2014
Church ceiling - The Ascension
Church ceiling - The Ascension		 Step and Porticos from conservatory - 2014
Step and Porticos from conservatory - 2014		 Church organ 2014
Church organ 2014		 Foley memorial
Foley memorial
East parterre April 2015
East parterre April 2015		 Fountain 2015
Fountain 2015		 Fountain and house 2015
Fountain and house 2015		 Fountain in action 2017
Fountain in action 2017
Conservatory 2017
Conservatory 2017		 Fountain from steps 2017
Fountain from steps 2017		 In the house 2017
In the house 2017		 Fountain
Fountain
Lazy Sunday afternoon 2018
Lazy Sunday afternoon 2018		 East aspect 2018
East aspect 2018		 Fountain with stone temple beyond 2018
Fountain with stone temple beyond 2018		 Great Witley Parish Church 2018
Great Witley Parish Church 2018
House from east parterre 2018
House from east parterre 2018		 Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2018
Perseus and Andromeda Fountain 2018		 Forecourt 2018
Forecourt 2018		 East parterre 2018
East parterre 2018
Enjoying the fountain 2020
Enjoying the fountain 2020		 Windblown fountain - 2021
Windblown fountain - 2021		 Conservatory 2021
Conservatory 2021		 Conservatory 'interior' 2021
Conservatory 'interior' 2021
Admiring the fountain 2021
Admiring the fountain 2021		 Conservatory - exterior 2021
Conservatory - exterior 2021		 House from East Parterre - 2022
House from East Parterre - 2022		 Eastern approach to the house - 2022
Eastern approach to the house - 2022
Happy couple
Happy couple		 East parterre fountain - 2023
East parterre fountain - 2023		 Perseus and Andromeda fountain - 2023
Perseus and Andromeda fountain - 2023		 Fountain and house - 2023
Fountain and house - 2023
House from East Parterre - 2023
House from East Parterre - 2023		 Conservatory - 2023
Conservatory - 2023		 House in winter sun - 2023
House in winter sun - 2023		 Conservatory - 2023
Conservatory - 2023
House from south parterre - 2024
House from south parterre - 2024

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Buz Kiefer11-May-2023 13:05
Remarkable gallery. The thumbnails alone are gorgeous. V
Zoltán Balogh08-Apr-2021 05:23
This is a really great gallery, John! V
John R. Powell11-May-2015 19:22
I have enjoyed looking at these fine images John! It's a place I hope to visit this summer and it's only about 26 miles from me.
Graeme28-Apr-2015 17:37
An amazing mansion house with majestic grounds and almost ruined by a sad turn of fate from the fire. It still looks magnificent against the gardens and fountain and the church that survived. I cannot wait to visit it! Thanks for sharing this awesome gallery, John.VVV
Graeme
John Barreiro27-Apr-2013 20:19
Excellent collection that displays the variety found there. V
Dan Greenberg03-May-2012 02:28
Totally brilliant series! You have covered it with so many awesome, well varied images. I will definitely have to explore this thoroughly. ~VVV~
Joseph Lei09-Oct-2011 01:13
Good use of the X1.
Alexander Kazakov13-Jun-2011 14:42
Really great gallery!!! V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)11-Jun-2011 19:02
TOP QUALITY,John!
Paolo
A+
Walter Otto Koenig06-Jun-2011 18:26
Wonderful documentation of this fantastic place. You've got many great images here John. "V"
Jean-Luc Rollier25-Apr-2010 09:07
Excellent collection!Beautiful place!
JL Vote
joseantonio25-Apr-2010 08:44
Nice buildings.beautiful gallery
Ashley Hockenberry29-Jun-2007 19:34
Fantastic architecture!
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