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Gardened Country Houses: England's soaring old cathedrals, rivaling, church for church, those of medieval France, are in themselves a valid reason for going overseas, as are also her formally gardened country houses, these being the huge, palatial "homes" of another era, filled with marble and works of art. About 160 of them may be visited by the public and there are nearly as many aristocratic gardens that are worthy of special note for their horticultural or historical interest.
The tradition of the country house is one of Britain's most significant architectural and landscape design trends. In recent years many striking new houses have been approved, yet with planning guidance currently under review, the future of the country house tradition is under threat.
Within the cities there was less need for de-ense. The Jacques Coeur House, Bourges,France, is a fine example of Flamboyant Gothic; its windows, both on the street and on the courtyard, are large and traceried. Many houses were built in half-timbering, with their upper stories projecting over the narrow streets. At the end of the Gothic period in England, the king's peace removed the need for fortifications even in the country, and consequently such manor houses as Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, though still built around a court, can have abundant windows in the outer wall. |
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