Mottisfont Abbey

[poliphilo]

Tudor mansion, Georgian makeover- with a medieval priory buried inside. The interiors are 1930s pompous- lots of fake marble- with the exception of a room painted in trompe l'oeil by the witty and wonderful Rex Whistler- the last country house job he undertook before going off to be killed in Normandy.

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[artkouros.livejournal.com]

I should have been born to the manor in England 200 years ago - I could totally play the part.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The lifestyle continued until the mid 20th century. There may indeed be a few places where they still keep it up.