Detailed view of the entrance to Montacute House on the west front

Date:
1908 - 1909
Location:
Montacute House, Montacute, The Borough, Somerset
Reference:
BB060037
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Detailed view of the entrance and central bay of the house, showing the arched porch, Phelips' coat of arms in a diamond-shaped plaque and some of the hearldic beast figures. Each firgure is on a short pillar, some of which are squared while others have a twisted pattern. The west elevation was added by Edward Phelips between 1785-87. The house is now owned by the National Trust.

Content

This is part of the Series: KON01/01 Negatives; within the Collection: KON01 Judge Edwin Max Konstam Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Konstam, Edwin Max

Keywords

Post Medieval Country House