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Chippenham Hall & Park
History of Chippenham Park
Country House, built about 1886, Queen Anne revival, for William Montague Tharp on the original site of the early C17 mansion and incorporating the fabric of two later C17 and C18 houses. Architect unknown.
Dovecote, C18 recently restored.
Matching pair of Neo Classical lodges and gateway c.1745 built for Lord Sandys.
Matching pair of Neo-Classical lodges flanking gateways c.1794-8 built by James Wyatt (b.1746-d.1813) for John Tharp who purchased the Park in 1791.
Stable block, late C17, built by Edward Russell (b.1653-d.1727) later Lord Orford. … The house was visited by Ceilia Fiennes in 1698 and the clock tower is graphically described in her journal.
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