DiCamillo Companion
England

Orchard Wyndham House

Near Williton, Watchet

Somerset

England

Historic County: Somersetshire

Circa Date: Medieval core w/15th, 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th century additions and alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Limited Access

Country House: Yes

The House from a 1906 postcard

  • Collections: A 1st century AD Roman marble funerary altar formerly in the collection of Orchard Wyndham is today in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (see "Images" section).

  • Architect: Richard Carver

    Date: 1830s
    Designed: Alterations
    (Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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  • Title: In Celebration: The Art of the Country House
    Author: Hearn, Karen; Upstone, Robert; Waterfield, Giles
    Year Published: 1998
    Publisher: London: Tate Gallery Publishing
    ISBN: 1854372777
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Current Seat / Home of: William Wadham Wyndham; Wyndham family here for 700 years.

    Past Seat / Home of: Sir John Wyndham, until 1573; Sir William Wyndham, 1st Bt., until 1683; Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Bt., 1683-95; Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Bt., 1695-1740; Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont and 4th Baronet, 1740-63; George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, 1763-1837; George Francis Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont, 1837-45; William Wyndham, 1876-1914; William Wyndham, 1916-51; Capt. John Wyndham, 1951-66; George Colville Wyndham, 1966-82.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: Limited Access

    Phone: 01984-632-309

    Fax: 01984-633-526

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://orchardwyndham.com

    Historic Houses Member: No

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