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Lamport Hall in Lamport, Northamptonshire, was the home of the Isham family from 1560 to 1976 and is a fine example of a Grade I Listed House. It is open to the public. Lamport is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...


The 10th Baronet, Sir Charles Isham (1819–1903), is credited with beginning the tradition of garden gnomes in the United Kingdom when he introduced a number of terracotta figures from Germany in the 1840s. The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ...


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Lamport Hall Northamptonshire (594 words)
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family from 1560 to 1976.
The proportions of Lamport Hall are determined by Webb's building of 1655 which has details borrowed from Inigo Jones's Banqueting House in London including rusticated stonework, semicircular and triangular pediments alternating over the windows and a balustrade at roof level.
The Staircase Hall ceiling dates from 1740 and armorial glass was brought to Lamport Hall from the demolished Pytchley Hall, another of the Isham family's houses.
Lamport Hall & Gardens (351 words)
Architecturally, Lamport Hall is of Grade I importance.
During the time of the Commonwealth, the Hall was developed from a Tudor Manor and is now best known for its classical frontage.
The Lamport Hall Trust is a charitable organisation, established for the public benefit and controlled by a governing body of Trustees.
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