Witley Court in Worcestershire is a magnificent ruin in a spectacular park. The house was built in the 18th and 19th centuries, reaching its peak in the 1850s after extensive modification by the 1st Earl of Dudley. It was destroyed by fire in 1937. It is now in the care of English Heritage. There are walks in the park with superb views of the gardens and house and behind the house is what is claimed to be the finest Baroque church in England, together with a fine tearoom.
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Witley Court showing ruined house, surviving church and fountains |
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Ornate Gardens and fountain | The frontage showing empty roofless rooms | |
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Frontage with Collonade | Fountain | |
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Fountain in full flow | Loggia front left and Baroque church beyond | |
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Inside the Loggia | Frontage with steps and Ionic columns | |
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The Chapel | Inside the chapel |