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Hanbury Hall and Gardens.

Built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester, Hanbury Hall is a beautiful country house.

Inside, a mix of interiors await to be discovered, from the restored Hercules rooms and recreated Gothic corridor, to the recently re-decorated smoking room and stunning staircase wall-paintings by Sir James Thornhill which underwent major restoration work in 2010 and look magnificent.

Surrounding the house are eight hectares (20 acres) of recreated early 18th-century gardens and 162 hectares (400 acres) of park. Features include the intricately laid out parterre, fruit garden, grove, orangery, orchard and bowling green. A walk around the park will lead you into the surrounding countryside.
HH001. The main entrance.
HH001. The main entrance.		 HH002.A view of one off the buildings at the four corners of the courtyard
HH002.A view of one off the buildings at the four corners of the courtyard		 HH003.jpg
HH003.jpg		 HH004.- The Walled garden
HH004.- The Walled garden		 HH005.jpg The long gallery.
HH005.jpg The long gallery.		 HH006. The long gallery in the grounds
HH006. The long gallery in the grounds
HH007. The fireplace in the long gallery.
HH007. The fireplace in the long gallery.		 HH008.- A view of the house and and the long gallery,
HH008.- A view of the house and and the long gallery, 		HH009.jpg
HH009.jpg		 HH010. The ornate gardens
HH010. The ornate gardens 		HH011.- The rear of the building - behind the hedge was the tea gardens
HH011.- The rear of the building - behind the hedge was the tea gardens		 HH012.- The main entrance to the Hall
HH012.- The main entrance to the Hall
HH013.- An armorial device on the wall.
HH013.- An armorial device on the wall.		 HH014.- One of the ornate ceiling images.
HH014.- One of the ornate ceiling images.		 HH015. The dinning room with the ornate ceiling painting.
HH015. The dinning room with the ornate ceiling painting. 		HH016. The fireplace in in the dining room.
HH016. The fireplace in in the dining room.		 HH017.jpg
HH017.jpg		 HH018.- This bedroom was occupied by the last member of the family, before the house was bequeathed to the National Trust.
HH018.- This bedroom was occupied by the last member of the family, before the house was bequeathed to the National Trust.
HH019.- This shows the fireplace as seen in HH018.
HH019.- This shows the fireplace as seen in HH018.		 HH020.- Ornate wallpaper in one of the corridors.
HH020.- Ornate wallpaper in one of the corridors.		 HH021 - Another view of the wallpaper
HH021 - Another view of the wallpaper		 HH022 - This is reputed to be the room that the last owner shot himself.
HH022 - This is reputed to be the room that the last owner shot himself.

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fotabug29-Jun-2014 12:10
Quite a place! Enjoyed the gallery
v c bacon29-Jun-2014 03:23
Beautiful old estate!
Ed Duverger28-Jun-2014 18:47
Excellent gallery.
Thank you for that interesting tour.
Ruth Voorhis28-Jun-2014 13:51
Wondeful gallery, Roger. I appreciate this beautiful tour.
graham 28-Jun-2014 07:12
super collection and gallery Roger
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