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Maunsel House in the English county of Somerset was built in the late 14th or early 15th century. The house stands south of the hamlet of North Newton, in the parish of North Petherton. It is the family seat of the Slade baronets and is a Grade II * listed building. ==History== It is believed that Geoffrey Chaucer wrote part of ''The Canterbury Tales'' while staying at the house.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.morethangoodmanners.com/stately-home-stays/west-of-england/maunsel-house )〕 Between 1648 and 1726 it was owned by the Bacon family who turned some the land, which had been part of Petherton Park, into gardens, orchards and a fish pond. It has been the family seat of the Slade baronets since 1772,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.stately-homes.com/maunsel-house )〕〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.morethangoodmanners.com/stately-home-stays/west-of-england/maunsel-house )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.johansens.com/europe/england/bath--somerset/maunsel-house )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visitsomerset.co.uk/information/business/maunsel-house-p346353 )〕 when it was bought at auction for £3,000.〔 Between 1772 and 1868 wings were added to the north and west of the original building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.maunselhouse.co.uk/About.asp?Page=44 )〕 The county surveyor Richard Carver, a pupil of Sir Jeffrey Wyattville, carried out some work in Gothic taste about 1835.〔Colvin, Howard, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'', 3rd ed. 1995, ''s.v.'' "Carver, Richard", noting ''Victoria County Histories'': Somerset, vol. 6:296..〕 The house is now used as a wedding venue and for corporate events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.maunselhouse.co.uk/Index.asp )〕 To enable catering for large parties a commercial kitchen was built to fit in with the architecture of the rest of the building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.westcountryrenovations.com/maunsel-house-somerset.html )〕 In 2012 the house and the current owner Sir Benjamin Slade appeared in a television programme "The Guest Wing".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-17619290 )〕 The house also featured in an episode of ITV's Party Wright Around the World presented by Mark Wright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week11/party-wright-around-world#.U0kWSvldWSo )〕 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「Maunsel House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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