English Baroque Architecture Collection (#2)

The bastioned wall at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327727 The bastioned wall at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

View from the hall portico towards the kitchen court, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
CLF327720 View from the hall portico towards the kitchen court, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

A stone lion above a window at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327719 A stone lion above a window at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The first state room at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327709 The first state room at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The drawing room, Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311837 The drawing room, Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The west front, Lumley Castle, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327784 The west front, Lumley Castle, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Saloon at Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327782 The Saloon at Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Pears in flower against Vanbrugh's garden wall, Claremont, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327755 Pears in flower against Vanbrugh's garden wall, Claremont, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The portico of the Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
CLF327747 The portico of the Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

The south front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327741 The south front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The central section of the south front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by
CLF327740 The central section of the south front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The north entrance front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327737 The north entrance front, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The eastern service wing at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327736 The eastern service wing at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A north corridor looking east, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327734 A north corridor looking east, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The arches of the corridor in the east wing, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
CLF327732 The arches of the corridor in the east wing, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

The view from the west staircase, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by
CLF327729 The view from the west staircase, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Duchess's bedroom, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327710 The Duchess's bedroom, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Lake Pavilions at Stowe, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo)
CLF327792 The Lake Pavilions at Stowe, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Hall at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327787 The Hall at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Looking back towards the Great Hall from the High Saloon, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
CLF327742 Looking back towards the Great Hall from the High Saloon, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

The Great Hall, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327730 The Great Hall, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

South end of the Great Hall and eastern corridor, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
CLF327718 South end of the Great Hall and eastern corridor, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

The great hall, Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo)
CLF320713 The great hall, Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The main hall at Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327791 The main hall at Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The stable wing of the forecourt at Seaton Delaval, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327786 The stable wing of the forecourt at Seaton Delaval, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The west end of Queen Anne's Orangery at Kensington Palace, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327779 The west end of Queen Anne's Orangery at Kensington Palace, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The eastern front and garden, Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327778 The eastern front and garden, Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The staircase at Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327776 The staircase at Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Chapel looking east, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327735 The Chapel looking east, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The entrance front, Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327774 The entrance front, Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The loggia at Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327770 The loggia at Kings Weston House, Bristol, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Looking through the colonnade to the entrance facade, Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland
CLF327721 Looking through the colonnade to the entrance facade, Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

Looking through the entrance gates into the forecourt at Grimsthorpe Castle
CLF327760 Looking through the entrance gates into the forecourt at Grimsthorpe Castle, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson

The surviving cyclopean gateway, Eastbury Park, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327757 The surviving cyclopean gateway, Eastbury Park, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The gallery overlooking the Great Hall, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by
CLF327750 The gallery overlooking the Great Hall, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The saloon at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311872 The saloon at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The staircase at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006)
CLF311871 The staircase at Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Barnsley Park, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo)
CLF320624 Barnsley Park, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: built c.1720 for Henry Perrot)

Vanbrugh Castle, Greenwich, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo)
CLF327793 Vanbrugh Castle, Greenwich, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The west front, Blenheim Palace, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327712 The west front, Blenheim Palace, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Saloon, looking north-east, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy
CLF327717 The Saloon, looking north-east, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The west front of Easton Neston, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo)
CLF310438 The west front of Easton Neston, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Melton Constable Hall, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo)
CLF310451 Melton Constable Hall, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

The east front, Grimsthorpe Castle, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson
CLF327767 The east front, Grimsthorpe Castle, from The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh by Jeremy Musson, published 2008 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Streatlam Castle, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo)
CLF311845 Streatlam Castle, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Christopher Wrens first design for the new St. Paul
KW329957 Christopher Wrens first design for the new St. Pauls Cathedral after the Great Fire of London, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916)

Interior of the Nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking east, as it would have
KW330050 Interior of the Nave of St. Pauls Cathedral, looking east, as it would have been after Wrens first design, from London Pictures: Drawn with Pen and Pencil, by Rev

Castle Howard, from Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell, engraved by
XJF391556 Castle Howard, from Vitruvius Britannicus by Colen Campbell, engraved by Hendrik Hulsbergh, c.1718-20 (engraving) by Campbell

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English Baroque architecture, characterized by its grandeur and opulence, is a testament to the artistic genius of its architects. From the magnificent entrance halls to the intricate details of each room, these buildings exude elegance and sophistication. In Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, we are greeted by an awe-inspiring entrance hall that sets the tone for what lies beyond. The Great Hall at Lumley Castle in County Durham captivates with its majestic proportions and ornate decorations. Oulton Park in Cheshire showcases another remarkable entrance hall that leaves visitors breathless. Houghton Hall stands proudly as a prime example viewed from the north-east. Its symmetrical design and meticulous attention to detail make it a favorite among enthusiasts. Queen Anne's Orangery at Kensington Palace boasts a stunning center on its south side, showcasing the architectural prowess of Sir John Vanbrugh. Castle Howard in North Yorkshire offers a glimpse into English Baroque through its ground floor corridor adorned with exquisite artwork. The staircase at Easton Neston in Northamptonshire is nothing short of extraordinary; every step tells a story of craftsmanship and beauty. Seaton Delaval's west wing exemplifies Vanbrugh's mastery as seen in his country houses' designs. Frampton Court's entrance front impresses with its grandeur while Castle Howard's dome adds an ethereal touch to this lost masterpiece. Bubb Dodington entering Eastbury Park captures the essence of English Baroque through artistry on canvas—a moment frozen in time that reflects both power and grace. Lastly, Claremont's belvedere provides panoramic views amidst elegant surroundings—an architectural gem worth cherishing. These black-and-white photographs offer glimpses into England's rich architectural heritage—the legacy left behind by visionaries who shaped our understanding of beauty and design forevermore.