A house built in the late fifteen hundreds. by Sir Edward Phelips.
The warm stone came from nearby Ham Hill and has been described as "the most beautiful Elizabethan House in England".
It must be noted that little of the original furnishings remain from any of the eras in which we might be interested, but the building and the decoration is original and would have been so during the Regency.
These external views show an extraordinary house.
This is a view of the east front, the principal front of Montacute. and is designed in the typical "E" formation from this period. It also follows the height of Elizabethan fashion with its extensive areas of glittering glass. A hugely expensive proposition at this time.
Between each window on the top, third, story, and on the gable of the central bay are statues of the nine worthies - Joshua, David, Judas Maccabaeus, Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar, King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon.
The house is topped of with Flemish-type gables, whose curves were a fashion imported in the late 1570s
This is a pavillion, one of a pair each side of the forecourt at the east front were built and used as extra bedrooms.
There will be much more to come about this lovely house.
Until next time, Happy Rambles
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