Compton House
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Compton House by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Compton House
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 23 Oct 2009
Another view of Image "Largely rebuilt 1839-43, after a fire in 1827, by the younger John Pinch of Bath, in mid C16 style. Ashlar stone walls with crenellated parapets. Front elevation has short octagonal corner finials throughout with crenellated strings, and ogival caps. Slate roofs. Groups of clustered octagonal stone stacks on and behind the ridge." The rest of the description is at http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=105636&mode=adv . Seen from public footpath N26/6 which runs between the house and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.949195
Longitude
-2.579325