Loseley Park
Loseley Park is a historic mansion from the Elizabethan era to Guildford in Surrey / England. The building was 1562-1568, built for Sir William More, a blood relative of Sir Thomas More. He was a direct ancestor of today's resident family More- Molyneux, who maintains a dairy operation on the property.
Loseley House
Externally the house has changed little since the rise, although the design of the main driveway fits more in the time of Queen Anne. The greenish- gray pebbly sandstone, which was used for the building comes from the ruins of the adjacent Waverley Abbey. The windows are trimmed with white stone.
The Great Hall is a high-ceilinged room with a beautiful bay window, heraldic framed window glass and a wooden beamed ceiling. On the walls of some family portraits, including a group portrait hanging out of the 1739. Moreover, there are a number of carved, painted and decorated with inlaid panels, which originate from the built by Henry VIII and later demolished Nonsuch Palace in Surrey.
The library, however, has a beautiful wall paneling from the 16th century, everything else is from the 19th century. In the salon, the patterned ceiling and impressive fireplace mantel catch the eye. The staircase is from the 17th century, and the ceilings of the bedrooms in the upper floor from the 16th century.
The hotel's facilities include a considerable number of old pieces of furniture, as well as tapestries and other handicrafts. The most striking piece is a cabinet of German manufacturing with elaborate marquetry, showing the image of a conquered city.
Garden
Little is known about the history of gardens of the estate. Today, thoughtfully designed and well-kept property arose only in 1993 in the walled area of the former kitchen garden. There is a part, was planted in the vegetable, as well as a great herb corner, otherwise the planting, however, has almost purely decorative. A long distance axis connects different garden rooms, which include a fountain garden, and a formal garden with old roses belong. On the south side of the walled-in area is a steep slope close to; here a passage leads to a moat, which extends over the entire length of the garden.
Trivia
The villa was the filming location for the episode "The Noble Art " The 13th Season (2010 ) of the television crime series " Midsomer Murders " with the cases of Inspector Barnaby.