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A selection of my favourite pictures of Stourhead House including the interior.
Stourhead House is the former home of the Hoare family.

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October 2009 - The side elevation showing the library that was added to the side of the original building.

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June 2010 - The approach to the house. Rhododendrons in flower.

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June 2010 - The restriction on photography in the house has now been lifted provided you do not use flash. This is the library.

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A closer look at the stained glass window. “The school of Athens” by Francis Eginton.

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June 2010 - The east front of the house.

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October 2010 - The rear entrance to the house.

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October 2011 -  The Pope’s cabinet. The cabinet is believed to have once belonged to Pope Sixtus V.
It was purchased by Henry Hoare II. It has recently been fully restored. The cabinet contains lots of secret drawers.

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December 2011 - For a few weekends in December this year part of the house is open and the rooms are decorated for Christmas.

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December 2011 - This Christmas tree is in the entrance hall.

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August 13 - Stourhead House under blue skies.

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August 2014 - Colourful pots on the terrace area at the rear of the house.

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August 2014 - One of the many chandeliers in the house.

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August 2014 - A couple of close ups of the detail in the Pope’s cabinet.

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December 2014 - The house dressed up for Christmas.

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December 2014 - The large Christmas tree in the picture gallery.

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December 2014 - Another shot of the picture gallery with Christmas decorations.

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September 2016 - A different perspective on the chandelier in the picture gallery. This shot was from below looking straight up.

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December 2016 - Our now annual visit to see the house dressed for Christmas. This year the outside of the house was dressed as well.

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December 2016 - The entrance hall Christmas tree.

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December 2016 - The picture gallery.

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December 2016 - A detail in the Pope’s cabinet that caught my eye.

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December 2016 - The music room.

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January 2017 - Winter morning light on Stourhead House.