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Montacute House is a statement of wealth and power, designed to impress both passing visitor and local villager. When it was built, it must have seemed wonderful beyond dreams; it's still pretty impressive now.
Montacute House is a masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. With its towering walls of glass, glow of ham stone and surrounding gardens, it is a place of beauty and wonder.
Sir Edward Phelips was the visionary force and money behind the creation of this masterpiece, which was completed in 1601. Explore the significance of Montacute House in the article below.
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