Exterior view of the south facade of Longleat House, showing a flight of steps up to a pedimented doorway, and statues on the roof balustrade above

Date:
1855 - 1920
Location:
Longleat House, Horningsham, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP06642
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

Longleat House is a country house built on the site of an Augustinian Priory, which was founded in 1210, and dissolved in 1529. It became a private residence in 1546, butr was rebuilt in 1568 after a fire. The house was subsequently refronted in 1572, 1801 and 1811.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Tudor Country House