tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post3738065609735131943..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Compton Verney, WarwickshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-80732879979303063782009-05-05T22:46:00.000+01:002009-05-05T22:46:00.000+01:00Ed: That's a good question. I can't think of anywh...Ed: That's a good question. I can't think of anywhere comparable off the top of my head. There are places like Upton, purpose built from the start; and houses that have become by default primarily places for the display of works of art – e.g. Kenwood and the Ranger's House on Blackheath which now houses the Wernher Collection (I've not seen it in this latest incarnation). But these are not purpose-converted in the way that Compton Verney was, nor are they quite country houses any more.<br /><br />I missed the Van Gogh exhibtion, which I've subsequently heard was outstanding. I thought the current one good in parts.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-24287101325203707552009-05-05T21:19:00.000+01:002009-05-05T21:19:00.000+01:00I have been to Compton Verney a few times and have...I have been to Compton Verney a few times and have always been impressed by the original house, its setting and the way it has been converted and extended.I particularly enjoyed the Van Gogh and England exhibition and the current one on Diana and Acteon - Kossowski was a revelation.<br /><br />Your post got me thinking. Is Compton Verney the only example in England of a country house purpose-converted to an art gallery? I can think of country houses that were built to house a collection (e.g. neighbouring Upton House) and can think of examples in Scotland (Duff House) and Wales (Bodelwyddan Castle), but are there any others in England?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-11213190478449869362009-05-05T07:59:00.000+01:002009-05-05T07:59:00.000+01:00Good to see it still there, after not seeing Clumb...Good to see it still there, after not seeing Clumber House on Sunday. Just stables, walled garden, a Gothic chapel and an eerie space where the house was. One of our party asked if the beautiful park had been landscaped by 'Calamity Jane'.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-60419799810771616882009-05-04T23:45:00.000+01:002009-05-04T23:45:00.000+01:00I'm happy it survived but I'd much prefer it could...I'm happy it survived but I'd much prefer it could one day become a home again.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.com