Croome Court | |
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General information | |
Type | Country house |
Architectural style | Neo-Palladian |
Town or city | Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°05′59″N 2°10′10″W / 52.0996°N 2.1694°W |
Construction started | 1754 |
Completed | 1760 |
Client | George Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry |
Owner | Croome Heritage Trust |
Management | National Trust |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Lancelot "Capability" Brown |
Website | |
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Croome Court is a mid-18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland at Croome D'Abitot, near Upton-upon-Severn in south Worcestershire, England. The mansion and park were designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown for the 6th Earl of Coventry, and they were Brown's first landscape design and first major architectural project. Some of the mansion's rooms were designed by Robert Adam. St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot that sits within the grounds of the park is now owned and cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.
The mansion house is owned by Croome Heritage Trust and leased to the National Trust, which operates it as a tourist attraction. The National Trust owns the surrounding parkland, which is also open to the public.