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Squerryes Court is a late 17th century manor house that stands just outside the town of Westerham in Kent. The house, which has been held by the same family for over 280 years, is surrounded by extensive gardens and parkland and is a grade I listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Name: SQUERRIES COURT List entry Number: 1272592 )〕 ==History== The site has been inhabited for at least 800 years. It was owned by the de Squerie family until the middle of the 15th Century. This family had a squirrel for their crest and it is thought they took their name from the place. The previous house, dating from medieval times, was torn down in 1681 and the present house built by Sir Nicholas Crispe, a London merchant. In 1700, the property was sold by Sir Nicholas's son to Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey. The third earl sold it in 1731 to John Warde, whose great uncle Sir Patience Warde, had been Lord Mayor of London in 1680. Subsequently, his father also achieved that office as well as becoming one of the first Governors of the Bank of England. The building, which is in early Georgian style, houses a fine collection of Old Master paintings from the Italian, 17th Century Dutch and 18th Century English schools, together with furniture, porcelain and tapestries. All of which were acquired or commissioned by the family in the 18th century. Items connected with General James Wolfe victor of the battle of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and a friend of the Warde family, are also on display. The 30 September 2012 was the last day that Squerryes Court was open to the public as the next generation of the owners' family moved in. 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「Squerryes Court」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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