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Encyclopedia > Lyme Park
The south front of Lyme Park, Cheshire as rebuilt by Giacomo Leoni. The original Tudor mansion was transformed by Leoni into an Italian palazzo
The south front of Lyme Park, Cheshire as rebuilt by Giacomo Leoni. The original Tudor mansion was transformed by Leoni into an Italian palazzo
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The north front of Lyme from Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819).

Lyme Park is an estate and park in the county of Cheshire in England, near Disley. The principal feature of the park is Lyme Hall, the location for "Pemberley", the home of Mr. Darcy in the BBC's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Lyme Park Cheshire. ... Lyme Park Cheshire. ... This article is about the English county. ... The Tudor style, a term applied to the Perpendicular style, was originally that of the English architecture and decorative arts produced under the Tudor dynasty that ruled England from 1485 to 1603, characterized as an amalgam of Late Gothic style formalized by more concern for regularity and symmetry, with round... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... The north front of Lyme from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... The north front of Lyme from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the English county. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... Disley is a village in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, in the Goyt Valley, very close to the county boundary with Derbyshire at New Mills, and south of Stockport, Greater Manchester. ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ... Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austens novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature— The novel was written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called Revised in 1811, it was published two years later in 1813 by the...


The original Elizabethan house was redesigned to resemble an Italian palazzo in the 18th century by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni. There is further information on the design of Lyme Park on the Giacomo Leoni page. The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Venetian could mean of Venice of the venetia territory of the Republic of Venice of the venet nation the Venetian language The Venetian, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada A venetian blind - a horizontally slatted window blind. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Lyme Park, Cheshire designed by Giacomo Leoni. ... Lyme Park, Cheshire designed by Giacomo Leoni. ...


The parkland is a habitat for many red deer and fallow deer. Lyme has an unusual landmark, "The Cage", a folly which served as a watchtower from which to follow the stag hunts. Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ... This article is about red deer. ... Binomial name Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ...


In front of the house is a 'mirror pool', an 18th-century landscape gardening feature, which is a small lake or pond perfectly reflecting the image of the principlal facade. The garden features an orangery and a sunken Dutch garden. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Orangerieschloss built by Frederick William IV of Prussia in Potsdam in the mid-19th century, in imitation of the Italian Renaissance style Citrus trees grown in tubs and wintered under cover were a feature of Renaissance gardens, once glass-making technology enabled sufficient expanses of clear glass to be... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France Youll find it near, youll find it far. ...


External links

  • Page on the National Trust's website
  • Lyme Park - a Gardens Guide review

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Catching Lyme Disease In The City (386 words)
In one park in Magdeburg, Germany, all the rats and half of the mice tested carried Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, according to a report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Only one case of park-associated Lyme disease has occurred -- in Baltimore -- and in none of the parks was a reservoir host -- such as rats or mice -- implicated in the problem.
Lyme disease is characterized by a spreading, ring-like rash around a tick bite, accompanied by headache, chills and fever.
Tatton Park in Cheshire and Lyme Park near Stockport (936 words)
Tatton park and hall are probably one of the most visited properties of the National Trust, with there being so much to see and do that a lot of families make a weekend of it.
Lyme Hall is part sixteenth, part seventeenth, and part eighteenth century and is the largest house in Cheshire.
Lyme Park was the family home of the Leghs for 600 years, until it was taken over in 1946 to be owned by the National trust and part-financed by Stockport Borough Council.
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