Parke
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Parke by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Parke
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 15 Mar 2009
"Headquarters of Dartmoor National Park, formerly the mansion house of the Hole family. Built for William Hole between 1825 and 1828." This shows the "main entrance front (to south-east) ... 5 windows wide with centre doorway having a porch of inexact Greek Doric type. 2 pairs of unfluted columns support a plain entablature enriched only with guttae, pilaster responds against wall face. The porch stands on a stylobate of 4 granite steps." More details are at http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=84465&mode=adv . The house is a National Trust property, but is not open to the public; the estate, however, provides excellent walks along the Bovey valley.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.594519
Longitude
-3.688289