This Beautiful Palladian Mansion Featured In The 2005 Film Adaptation Of Jane Austen'S Pride And Prejudice. It Was Built In 1776-1783 By John Carr For Francis Sykes, Who Had Made His Fortune In India. The Interior Is Notable For Its Original Delicate Plasterwork And Elegant Staircase, As Well As For The Unusual Octagon Room. The House Fell On Hard Times Early In The Last Century, But Was Rescued By Lord And Lady Lliffe, Who Restored It And Filled It With Fine Pictures And Furniture.
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| Image File: | _NT_170041 |
| Caption: | Detail Of The Hand-Painted Chintz Window Curtain In The Green Chintz Room At Basildon Park, Berkshire. The Parisian Upholsterers Boudin Were Commissioned In About 1930 To Replace The Original C18Th Bed Hangings And Curatins. The Curtains Incorporate The R |
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| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3653 x 4593 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 05/06/2009 |
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| Credit: | Dennis Gilbert/Ntpl/VIEW |
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| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Lower Basildon |
| Headline: | Lower Basildon, Reading, United Kingdom, Architect Unknown |
| City: | Reading |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Architect: | Unknown |
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| Category: | Culture Visitor Attraction |
| Building Type: | Culture Visitor Attraction |
| Year of Completion: | 1783 |
| Collection: | National Trust |
| Public Notes: | This Beautiful Palladian Mansion Featured In The 2005 Film Adaptation Of Jane Austen'S Pride And Prejudice. It Was Built In 1776-1783 By John Carr For Francis Sykes, Who Had Made His Fortune In India. The Interior Is Notable For Its Original Delicate Plasterwork And Elegant Staircase, As Well As For The Unusual Octagon Room. The House Fell On Hard Times Early In The Last Century, But Was Rescued By Lord And Lady Lliffe, Who Restored It And Filled It With Fine Pictures And Furniture. |
| Keywords: | uk; united kingdom; great britain; british; england; english; dg basildon 25; antique; fabric; textile; material; chintz; pattern; patterned; painted; pelmet; interior; room; historic; historical; decor |
| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Culture Visitor Attraction |
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| Photographer: | Dennis Gilbert/Ntpl |
| Source File Name: | _NT_170041.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |