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Charlecote Park 
CHARL-cut
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
Circa Date: 1558
Status: Fully Extant
CHARL-cut
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England
Circa Date: 1558
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
CHARL-cut
Location
Country
England
District Today
Warwickshire
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Wellesbourne
Latitude
52.191261
Longitude
-1.60022
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1558
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Images From The V&A Images courtesy of and copyright by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  An albumen print mounted on brown card by Francis Frith & Co., part of the Universal Series of topographical photographs.  Portion of flock wallpaper with a formalized fleur-de-lis design; Flock on paper.  Portion of wallpaper with a strap-work design; Woodblock print on paper; Stamped on the back with the William IV Excise duty stamp and Paper 222 Stained; with frame mark 137B 179 62 1258.  Portion of wallpaper with a design of formalized flowers, fruits and leaves; Woodblock print and flock, on paper.  Portion of flock wallpaper with a strap-work design, dark-red on a lighter red ground; Flock on paper.  Wallpaper with a design of floral arabesques in red, blue, brown and (?)gold flock, on embossed gold paper.  Portion of flock wallpaper with a strap-work design in brown, on an embossed gold ground; Flock on embossed paper. |
Architects
| Designed | Church (1851-53) and Drawing Room Wing (1850s) |
| Date | 1851-59 |
| Designed | Decorated interiors of House |
| Date | 1828-44 |
| Designed | Planned renovations |
| Date | 1828-44 |
| Designed | Landscaped grounds for George Lucy |
| Date | circa 1760 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Vol. I, p. 253, 1852.
Country Life
I, 46, 78, 1897. XXXV, 126, 1914. CXI, 1080, 1164, 1328, 1952.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. IV, 1821.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01789-470-277
Fax Number
01789-470-544
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
The Lucy family leases part of the House from The National Trust.
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
Lucy family; here since 1247.
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Sir Thomas Lucy
House & Family History
In 1189 Sir Walter de Cherlecote inherited Charlecote from his father, Thurstane de Cherlecote. Sir Walter’s grandson, Sir William de Lucy, inherited Charlecote in 1247. Sir William was the first Lucy of Charlecote and the direct ancestor of Edmund Lucy. Edmund Lucy was a solder in Henry VII’s army at the Battle of East Stoke when the Yorkists were finally defeated in 1487. Thomas Lucy was knighted here in 1565 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, deputizing for Queen Elizabeth I. The Queen spent two nights at Charlecote in 1572, sleeping in the Great Bedchamber, now the Drawing Room. George Hammond Lucy and his wife Mary Elizabeth renovated every room in the House in an attempt to restore the Elizabethan feeling and character of the House. They also expanded the House the South and West with large additions. The Library ceiling is based on the Drawing Room ceiling of Hatfield House. George Hammond Lucy acquired objects for Charlecote at William Beckford’s Fonthill sale in 1823.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Legend has it that William Shakespeare was caught in the Charlecote park poaching deer and fled to London, where he found great success.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
“Capability” Brown landscaped the grounds, circa 1760, at a cost of £525, for George Lucy. The 180-acre Deer Park has a rare breed of sheep, Jacob sheep, whose ancestors were brought here by George Lucy, over 200 years ago. The Gatehouse is a completely unaltered Elizabethan relic. There is a Wash House and Brew House extant on the grounds. The Coach House contains a fine collection of coaches used by the Lucy family in the 19th century. The Orangery of 1857 is now the Tea Room.
Chapel & Church
The Church was designed and built 1851-53 by John Gibson.
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"The Libertine" (2004 - the Brewhouse was used for the Earl of Rochester's bath scene; and a whole street of the East End of London was constructed here).
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
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