tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post8213844294689783899..comments2024-03-23T07:15:00.762-05:00Comments on The Devoted Classicist: Viscountess Rothermere at Ferne ParkJohn J. Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-81156001306511793462014-07-08T15:20:59.984-05:002014-07-08T15:20:59.984-05:00G., welcome. G., welcome. John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-67824021949296206292014-07-08T14:06:29.074-05:002014-07-08T14:06:29.074-05:00Came across your blog by accidence, but love it al...Came across your blog by accidence, but love it already.<br />Beautiful pics, interesting houses and facts.<br />Not into architecture (yet) but have a nagging feeling that is about to change :)<br />GeeGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209436888131173655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-87364443924192008892014-07-01T14:43:36.449-05:002014-07-01T14:43:36.449-05:00H., thank you for the compliment. Hackwood is als...H., thank you for the compliment. Hackwood is also similar, isn't it? A very handsome house, though I had not previously considered it; your suggestion is noted and appreciated. John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-21748095413128548582014-07-01T11:08:01.753-05:002014-07-01T11:08:01.753-05:00This is a wonderful series of posts, enjoyable and...This is a wonderful series of posts, enjoyable and informative! In my humble opinion, the South Front is better than the North or Main Front, those top floor windows look a little squashed under the portico. Will you be writing about Hackwood in Hampshire?, went there a couple of times, probably in the 80s. Splendid cinema in the basement, very 1950s, think it belonged to one of the Rs and Joan Aly Khan I hear that the current Lady R has quite a hot line to the Mail's rather doddery editor, what she says definitely goes...especially concerning the poor old hacks! Ciao, HertsHertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-36321734046825742632014-06-29T20:16:33.126-05:002014-06-29T20:16:33.126-05:00A.T.R., yes the Abercrombie Residence from the 198...A.T.R., yes the Abercrombie Residence from the 1980s is a great house. It was inspired by Marble Hill, Twickenham, and I visited the historic house on the outskirts of London specifically because of that. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-45163290431512279622014-06-29T20:07:35.186-05:002014-06-29T20:07:35.186-05:00T.S., as the architect for my own new house projec...T.S., as the architect for my own new house projects, I insist that all elevations -- not just the front -- be presentable, whether they are able to be viewed from the public or not. (See Nonesuch House in the Labels in the right-hand margin). So this house is impressive in its exterior symmetry, especially in the original version. <br /><br />For my own new house projects, having a central block with flanking hyphens and end pavilions -- as this house was altered to have -- offers various possibilities for adaptation for modern use. So that is a more expected scheme for a symmetrical modern house. I could go on for a very long time, but the short answer is that I like the extensions but admire the uniqueness of the original scheme in terms of modern classicism. <br /><br />Of course it goes without saying it would not work without a staff and outbuildings, and probably would not be acceptable to American lifestyles. Thanks to one of my Devoted Readers, I was able to see the floor plan but it was a construction drawing and was not legible in reproduction for the blog format. Ferne Park is a remarkable house for this millennium, none the less, and a standard against all luxury homes of this ilk must be compared.<br /><br />As for the other house you mentioned, I think surely you refer to The Menagerie. It was featured in two posts of this blog; click on "Menagerie" under the Labels to read those posts. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-61895093645911376732014-06-29T19:12:01.015-05:002014-06-29T19:12:01.015-05:00Terrific post! Quinlan Terry designed a house ver...Terrific post! Quinlan Terry designed a house very much like Ferne Park for Pin Oak Stud near Versailles, Kentucky. I believe it was Terry's first house in the United States, with interiors done by Anthony P. Browne of Georgetown, DC. It is a stunning, but very comfortable house.A TDC Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-19221477032234194862014-06-28T16:24:53.173-05:002014-06-28T16:24:53.173-05:00What is your opinion of the extensions? I am one f...What is your opinion of the extensions? I am one for the original with Four sides each with facade..ala Petit Trianon. I recall a pavilion of sorts...on the grounds of a demolished main house, perhaps near this location...that has the same symmetrical extensions/additions off the main folly with similar room designations and style. I think a famous designer/dealer/architect occupied this until a few years ago when it went up for sale..perhaps you wrote of this?The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-27743767251225958602014-06-28T11:33:13.930-05:002014-06-28T11:33:13.930-05:00K.A., I love Palladian architecture as well, both ...K.A., I love Palladian architecture as well, both pure and interpreted. I was the architect for a house in Dallas with a considerable amount of stone decoration, but, because of the long lead time, the owners had already commissioned the sculptures before I was hired. So it was an opportunity lost in terms of incorporating special motifs, though an interesting experience for me otherwise. Thanks for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-59920560152032797612014-06-28T11:28:00.947-05:002014-06-28T11:28:00.947-05:00A.F., the wonderful thing about blogs is that each...A.F., the wonderful thing about blogs is that each of us Bloggers gets to post exactly what we like. To each his/her own. But I am glad you are a fan of The Devoted Classicist blog. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-27423065723211146472014-06-28T11:26:03.794-05:002014-06-28T11:26:03.794-05:00L.C., thank you for your comments. I am a big Qui...L.C., thank you for your comments. I am a big Quinlan Terry fan as well, and his former mentor Raymond Erith. I only see occasional on-line articles from The Daily Mail but apparently it is a cash machine that just keeps dispensing money.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-82045300290186465132014-06-28T08:40:38.621-05:002014-06-28T08:40:38.621-05:00John, excellent feature as I love Palladian archit...John, excellent feature as I love Palladian architecture, and as James am entranced by the bee and sunflower details. A stunning work throughout.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by Karena Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-81768658740058428832014-06-28T07:39:43.719-05:002014-06-28T07:39:43.719-05:00I love your blog! Tell your fellow bloggers that ...I love your blog! Tell your fellow bloggers that two pictures and a few sentences do not make a good blog post!A Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-11473165705413879512014-06-28T04:54:53.765-05:002014-06-28T04:54:53.765-05:00I absolutely adore Quinlan Terry's architectur...I absolutely adore Quinlan Terry's architecture, and have always thought that Ferne Park is an exceptionally well executed modern classic. Pity about Harmsworth's connection to that objectionable rag, The Daily Mail.Lord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-72574156515714937952014-06-27T21:04:36.117-05:002014-06-27T21:04:36.117-05:00Just read up...Venice is as good a place to die! B...Just read up...Venice is as good a place to die! Beautiful dreamy La Serenissima...good enough for Diaghliev and Stravinsky.<br />I remember in the 70s, a decorator...FRENCH of course, told me in gest...ALL QUEENS WISH TO DIE IN PARIS...of course, years later, he chose too as well! A wonderful elegant and talented friend with many clients and featured in the day in Architectural Digest whom AIDS took away!The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-45972782894285856672014-06-27T19:36:15.925-05:002014-06-27T19:36:15.925-05:00T.S., thank you for your kind remarks. I strive t...T.S., thank you for your kind remarks. I strive to add something to the basic story, something I would like to know, myself, plus leave an opening for further study.<br /><br />As for the viscount, we may never learn the reason for the self-imposed exile. But for me, that house would be hard for me to forsake.<br /><br />Maybe it is time for the post on William John Bankes and Kingston Lacy.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-91847738517043985822014-06-27T18:02:04.156-05:002014-06-27T18:02:04.156-05:00Obvious shades of Lord Marchmain, though In France...Obvious shades of Lord Marchmain, though In France he lives and not Venice...Venetian all the way thru! Could swear I was going thru one of Palladios jewels near ASOLO. Just adore the bees on the Sunflowers atop the Capitals...as if just alighted from the Family Crest. I am sad his Mama never say this Vision of her boy...though he is very handsome in her favor. Love your engaging posts - scholarly yet easy on the mind for the uninitiated.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.com