Turret and chimneys, Taplow Court
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Turret and chimneys, Taplow Court
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 14 Jan 2014
There had been earlier grand houses on this hilltop, but this one dates from 1855. In the Buckinghamshire volume of 'The Buildings of England', Pevsner describes it as 'Big, Early Tudor'. Big it certainly is, but it puzzles me that Pevsner seems not to have noticed the building's French flavour. The turret seen here is one rather French feature, but there are others: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3816827 Taplow Court was built right next to an old churchyard, and may even have encroached upon it - notice the tomb within a few feet of a window.
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Image Location
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51.531351
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-0.694553