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| Wrest Park belonged to the powerful de Grey family, Earls of Kent, from 1280 into the 19th century. The present house here was built in 1834 and is the third on this site. It is a rare example in England of the French chateau style in architecture. The extensive gardens at Wrest Park are a mixture of three distinct gardening styles spanning the years from 1700-1850. The centre is split by a long, formal canal punctuated by a Barocque pavilion designed by Thomas Archer. Mock classical ruins add objects of interest to the garden vistas, and the whole is situated in informal grounds laid out by Capability Brown around 1758. |
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