Stanway House

Stanway House

Stanway House is an example of a Jacobean manor house, owned by Tewkesbury Abbey for 800 years then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the Earls of Wemyss.

It is located near Stanway, Gloucestershire, in the south-west of the English Midlands.

Stanway is also home to the Stanway Fountain, the tallest in the European Economic Union. It is also the highest gravity fountain in the entire world. The fountain is rumoured to be so powerful that in January 2007 a guest to the manor was hospitalised, caught nozzle-straddling at the time of an eruption. The fountain is operated by remote control.

External links

* [http://www.stanwayfountain.co.uk/history.html Stanway House]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stanway, Gloucestershire — Stanway is a small crossroads village in the English county of Gloucestershire.It is part of the Tewkesbury Borough Council area. The village is dominated by Stanway House, a Jacobean manor house which has been a popular location as a film set.… …   Wikipedia

  • Debden House — is a residential adult education college, conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council. The house is used as a conference centre with residential facilities… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheppey Corner — is a thatched cottage in the picturesque Cotswold village of Stanton, Gloucestershire. The cottage was constructed around 1650, and it is often considered one of the most picturesque cottages in the Cotswolds, and is featured in many Cotswolds… …   Wikipedia

  • J. M. Barrie — James Matthew Barrie in 1890 Born 9 May 1860(1860 05 09) Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland Died 19 June 1937( …   Wikipedia

  • List of historic houses in England — Historic houses in England is a link page for any stately home, country house or other historic house in England.Bedfordshire*Ampthill Park *Battlesden House *Chicksands Priory *Eggington House *Hinwick House *Houghton House *Luton Hoo *Milton… …   Wikipedia

  • Gloucestershire — County of Gloucester redirects here. For other uses, see Gloucester County (disambiguation). Gloucestershire …   Wikipedia

  • Detmar Blow — Born 1867 England Died 1939 Gloucester, England Nationality British Work Buildings Hilles Eaton Hall (Cheshire) …   Wikipedia

  • Earl of Wemyss and March — Earl of Wemyss (pronounced Weemz ) and Earl of March are two titles in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 and 1697 respectively, that have been held by a joint holder since 1826. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss… …   Wikipedia

  • Jeeves and Wooster — Infobox television show name = Jeeves and Wooster caption = Series title card format = comedy runtime = 55 minutes creator = starring = Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry country = UK network = ITV first aired = 22 April 1990 last aired = 20 June 1993 num… …   Wikipedia

  • Emma (téléfilm, 1996) — Emma Données clés Réalisation Diarmuid Lawrence Scénario Andrew Davies d après Jane Austen Acteurs principaux Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”