Standen House in 2021

Standen House is an English country house located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Newport, Isle of Wight.[1] The 18th-century house has a brick front and features seven-bay windows, a porch with Doric columns, and triglyph frieze. Made of brick, it is located at the base of Pan Down. To its right is situated the park of Gatcombe, which itself lies in a valley which includes the winding River Medina.[2] Gatcombe House lies opposite Standen House, separated by the river and woods.[3] Great East Standen Manor is nearby.[4]

References

  1. ↑ John George Bartholomew (1904). The survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial: compiled from the 1901 census and the latest official returns (Now in the public domain. ed.). Newnes. pp. 749–. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Black, Adam; Black, Charles (1888). Guide to the Isle of Wight (Now in the public domain. ed.). A. and C. Black. pp. 47–. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Wyndham, Henry Penruddocke (1794). A picture of the Isle of Wight,: delineated upon the spot, in the year 1793 (Now in the public domain. ed.). Printed by C. Roworth, for J. Egerton. pp. 61–. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Lloyd, David Wharton; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). The Isle of Wight. Yale University Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-300-10733-3. Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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