Longleat, The House 1907
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Ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bath, and sometimes described as the first true Renaissance house in England, Longleat was built by Sir John Thynne between 1547 and 1580. He bought the land, on which an Augustinian priory had stood, for £53; the building costs were £8,016 13s 6d. The relative peace and stability of the period meant that less emphasis was put on fortification and more on decoration, hence Longleat's acres of windows, which gave plenty of light but would have been difficult to defend. The gardens are by 'Capability' Brown. The grounds are now home to the famous Safari Park. WESTBURY, The White
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