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Fenton House is a 17th century merchant's house in Hampstead in North London which belongs to the National Trust. It is a detached house with a walled garden, which is large by London standards, and features roses, an orchard and a working kitchen garden. The interior houses the Benton Fletcher collection of early keyboard instruments, one of which is often played to visitors during opening hours, and collections of porcelain, 17th-century needlework pictures and Georgianfurniture. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... See Hampstead (disambiguation) for other places named Hampstead. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Species About 100, see text References: U. of Illinois 2002-05-29 A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa and the flower of this shrub. ... An orchard is an intentional planting of trees maintained for food production. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Keyboard A keyboard is a data entry or control device using a number of keys which are to be pressed by the fingers. ... A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Porcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature than glazed earthenware, or stoneware pottery. ... Needlework is another term for the handicraft of decorative sewing and textile arts. ... Furniture - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...
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Fenton House's page on the National Trust's website (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=275)
Fenton was born in Heywood, halfway between Bury and Rochdale in Lancashire, England.
Several of Fenton's pictures, including the two versions of The Valley of the Shadow of Death, are published in The Ultimate Spectacle: A Visual History of the Crimean War by Ulrich Keller (ISBN 9057005697) (2001).
Fenton is considered the first war photographer for his work during the Crimean War, for which he used a mobile studio called a "photographic van".
One of the earliest and largest houses in Hampstead the house is architecturally outstanding, although the architect and even the name of the family for whom it was built are lost.
FentonHouse is now best known for its collection of early keyboard instruments but it also houses outstanding porcelain, needlework, paintings and other collections.
The second recorded owner, he bought FentonHouse in 1706, and was a founding partner with George Washington's father in the Principio Company which was formed to produce pig iron in Maryland USA for sale in England.
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