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:''not to be confused with the 17th century Ashwick Court in eastern Somerset''. Ashwick House is a Grade II listed Edwardian mansion in Ashwick, four miles northwest of Dulverton, Exmoor, Somerset, England. The house is located on a hillside overlooking the Barle Valley. It was built in 1901 by a Bristolian businessman as a hunting retreat. It sits in six acres of sprawling gardens and looks across the hills to the Bristol Channel. The house has six bedrooms, each named after trees and individually decorated. The "Ash Room" is decorated in shades of pink and green, matching the stained-glass window.〔Jacobs, Brian, (Ashwick House near Dulverton ), Exmoor Encyclopedia〕 In 1928 Frank Green purchased Ashwick House. He moved to Exmoor in 1930 and took as active interest in running the Ashwick Estate, which extended to several hundred acres of farmland. In those days 20 resident staff ran the house and it was regularly used for lavish entertaining. To provide for entertainment of the staff, a miniature theatre (sometimes known as the music room) was constructed in the grounds. Standing on stone pillars. The auditorium is long and wide with a wooden dance floor. The stage is deep with a proscenium arch wide. The wings have trompe l'oeil paintings on canvas of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on one side and politicians including H. H. Asquith, Andrew Bonar Law and Austin Chamberlain on the other. The building has been taken over by the Moorland Mousie Trust and is being restored to serve as a heritage information centre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theexmoormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175:moorland-mousie-trusts-green-room-will-be-preservation-centre-for-exmoor-pony-heritage&catid=30:newsflash&Itemid=33 )〕 From 1980 the house was run as a hotel but according to its official site it is now closed to the public.〔(www.ashwickhouse.com )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashwick House (near Dulverton)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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