Title

West front and parterre, Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, 1998

Caption

West front and parterre, Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, 1998. Kirby Hall was one of the finest houses built in the 17th century. Begun in 1570 by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was completed by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Elizabeth I. It is seen here across the west garden, laid out as a parterre of the 1690s.

Date

1998

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19A78_354

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

49,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 43,5cm x 28,8cm / 5138 x 3397 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior building buildings England architecture garden plant color colour shrub formal location century outside country house stately home Nineties 20th century Northamptonshire English Heritage 1990s decade garden design Kirby Hall parterre TGN photograph Christopher Sir Christopher Sir Humphrey N Corrie Stafford Sir Christopher Hatton Hatton Christopher Hatton Sir Humphrey Stafford Corrie N Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Humphrey Stafford photograph