Chevening: A Seat of Diplomacy

by Julius Bryant

Chevening stands in a magnificent park below the wooded escarpment of the North Downs in Kent. It has a history dating back around 800 years, but the house we see today is almost entirely the creation of seven generations of the Stanhope family, building on the original Inigo Jones house of 1630. For 250 years the Stanhopes served their country as soldiers and statesmen and at Chevening as patrons of architecture and art. This new guide highlights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911300113
• ISBN13: 9781911300113
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 9.7"