You would not be viewing this website right now without the
exceptional efforts of Phil Getchell, who did a little bit of everything
gratis. The DiCamillo Companion would be
an unborn concept were it not for my mother, Betty DiCamillo,
who believed in me and my project and enabled me to bring the vision to
life. The fact that you can view The Database of Houses on the web is the
result of the Herculean programming
and non-stop talents of John Klick, Jr.
Without the boundless genius and grace of Jeffrey Steward
many features of The Database of Houses would be but a dream. The
Database would not live in an electronic form today were it not for
the hours that Sam Quigley gave to its development.
Mark Harland Johnson
designed the logos, executed the artwork, and gave freely of his time
and professional expertise. Much of the information in the
Database I owe to the dedicated efforts of Dorothy Davila, who
consistently entered complex and detailed facts and figures at the speed
of light. David Littlejohn (author
of The Fate of the English Country House) was unstinting
in sharing his notes and time; he gave
me an immense boost in the beginning when I needed it the most.
John Wilkes has been exceedingly
generous in sharing much information about country houses and allowing
me to use countless photos from his collection. Andrew Triggs
is an endless resource of valuable and detailed information,
which he generously shares on a regular basis.
Malcolm Rogers, a true
country house connoisseur, has offered invaluable advice on countless subjects.
Todd Gilman tirelessly edited
much of the copy that appears on the site and has been THE resource for the phonetic
pronunciations of house names. Susan Walker has
shared her time and lent me countless books. And I am grateful to
the many photographers on Flickr who have made their
images availabe for the use in the public domain. Finally, I wish to
remember Selma Lucas, who started
me on my way when she gave me my first book on British country houses,
Mark Girouard's Historic Houses of Britain.
