Compton Verney, (also known as Compton Mardak), Stratford-on-Avon, England

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Brief description of site

The site at Compton Verney has medieval origins. The present house was developed by Robert Adam in the 1760s from an early-18th-century house, and at the same time the park was landscaped by Lancelot Brown. After decades of neglect, it is in the process of being restored following its purchase by the Peter Moores Foundation in the 1990s.

Brief history of site

Sir Richard Verney built a substantial courtyard house in 1442-3. Additions were made to the house in the late-16th century. In around 1714, the estate was inherited by the Dean of Windsor, who began an ambitious remodelling of the house. At the same time an extensive formal landscape was created, recorded on a plan of 1736. Plans for the extension of the house were commissioned from Robert Adam, and in 1768 Lancelot Brown prepared plans for the surrounding landscape.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	151	Grid Ref:	SP311 528
Latitude:	52.17259	Longitude:	-1.546659

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