[i]Hidden in a Somerset valley, this centuries old house was an irresistible challenge for its owners, who put together a team including architect Ptolemy Dean for the painstaking restoration, which won a Georgian Group award in 2015[/i]
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The grade II*-listed Thorpe Hall was falling to pieces when the last owners took it on – today, it’s a magnificent testament to their hard work, but now they are moving on and selling the entire 85 acre estate. Penny Churchill reports.
The key to Georgian architecture is proportion, inspired by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, with the cube-and-a-half proportions of its classic origins particularly adaptable to domestic construction. This design follows that guide.