Compton Verney House (grid reference SP312529) is an 18th century country mansion at Compton Verney in Warwickshire which has been converted into an art gallery. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Compton Verney is a small village 2km north-west of Kineton, in Warwickshire and was originally an extra parochial Liberty. The first record of a settlement at Compton Verney was the late Saxon village of Compton. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwÉ”Ëɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ...
The building is a Grade-1 listed house designed by Robert Adam in the 1760s, and is set in more than 120 acres of parkland landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ... Lancelot Brown (1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape gardener. ...
It was bought in 1993 in a run-down state by Littlewoods millionaire Sir Peter Moores, and restored into a gallery capable of hosting international exhibitions. It is now run by Compton Verney House Trust, a registered charity.
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