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词条 Pynes House
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  1. Description

  2. History

  3. Poem

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name = Pynes House
|image =Pynes - geograph.org.uk - 137673.jpg
|caption = Pynes House
|map_type =Devon
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|location =
|location_town =Upton Pyne, Devon
|location_country = England
|architect = Inigo Jones
|client =
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|completion_date =c. 1700
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}}Pynes House is a Grade II* listed Queen Anne style country house built by Hugh Stafford between around 1700 and 1725, situated in the parish of Upton Pyne, Devon, 3 miles northwest of Exeter.[1]

Description

The house has four storeys and covers {{convert|21000|sqft|m2}}. Its present owners run the house as a wedding and events venue, offering 12 bedrooms. It is set in gardens and grounds of 37 acres. The building is primarily made of bricks to a square plan, with Portland stone dressings. The principal roof is slate, with four large brick chimney stacks.[1] An 1827 account relates that "Pynes House contains some valuable pictures, particularly a fine Van Dyke, in the eating-room, and several excellent family portraits".[2]

History

{{main article|Manor of Upton Pyne}}

Poem

The renovations at the house in 1789 inspired Sebastian Emmett to write the poem Written on Viewing the Improvements at Pynes-House, the Seat of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, Bart. Near Exeter. 1789, which talks about the house and the design of the gardens, but also alludes to the character of the nation at the time.[3][4][5]

References

1. ^{{NHLE |num=1097597 |desc=Pynes |accessdate=12 June 2014 }}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Thomas H.|title=Devonshire scenery: or, Directions for visiting the most picturesque spots on the eastern and southern coast|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3voGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA38|accessdate=30 December 2011|year=1827|page=38}}
3. ^{{cite journal|title=The European Magazine|date=September 1792|page=195|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NsMPAAAAQAAJ}}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Gottlieb|first1=Evan|title=Representing Place in British Literature and Culture, 1660–1830: From Local to Global|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317065890|page=194|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T-TsCwAAQBAJ}}
5. ^{{cite journal|last1=Moore|first1=Dafydd|title=Patriotism, Politeness, and National Identity in the South West of England in the Late Eighteenth Century|journal=ELH|date=2009|volume=3|issue=76|pages=745–746|jstor=27742957}}

External links

  • Official site

6 : Houses completed in 1770|Country houses in Devon|Queen Anne architecture in the United Kingdom|Grade II* listed houses|Grade II* listed buildings in Devon|1770 establishments in England

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