Claydon House - Bucks -Stables Block Weathervane
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Norfolk12
N 51° 55.308 W 000° 57.246
30U E 640689 N 5754318
A unusual weathervane on the stable Block of Claydon House, this is now a restaurant.
Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon.
Waymark Code: WM57ZY
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/25/2008
Views: 11
One of England's most extraordinary houses, it has been in continuous occupation by the Verney family for over 350 years. The house is filled with mementos of their fascinating history, from exploits in the Civil War to visits by their relative, Florence Nightingale.
Claydon was originally a Jacobean manor house, but was remodelled in the 1750s at a time when the craze for Chinoiserie was at its height. The result was the remarkable series of rooms we see today, lavishly decorated in intricately-carved white woodwork covered with motifs based on Oriental birds, pagodas and summerhouses.
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