I have posted a closer view of the House on my second album.The estate has been the ancestral home of the Spencer family since the 16th century. Their fortune derived from its earliest known ancestor, Sir John Spencer of Wormleighton, Warwickshire, who bought Althorp in 1508 from the Catesby family with the huge profits from his sheep-rearing business. The house was originally a red brick Tudor building but its appearance was radically altered in the 18th century when the architect Henry Holland was commissioned to make extensive changes starting in 1788. The interior of the house is generally considered its strongest asset as the Spencer family has assembled an impressive collection of portrait art including several pieces painted by the Flemish master Anthony van Dyck. One of the rooms in the estate is called the Queen Mary bedroom, which was used by Queen Mary and George V during their visit to the estate in 1913.The present Earl is Charles Spencer,brother of the late Princess Diana.
Many thanks for all your views,comments and favs,always much appreciated.
Lovely photo Carol, I visited here about a year after Diana died and saw the little island where she is buried..... I still can't believe it sometimes.
@jackie8 .I visited a year later,too.Many of us locals don't believe she's on the island.She always wanted to be buried beside her father in Great Brington church,and there were certain goings on in the night after the funeral,which have been denied.Only time will tell,but not I think in our lifetime.
