Harewood House

Harewood House is a country house near Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. It is a member of Treasure Houses of England, a marketing consortium for the ten foremost stately homes in England.

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Country house - Harewood - West Yorkshire - England - Treasure Houses of England

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The house was built from 1759 to 1770 for the Lascelles family, who had bought the estate after making their fortune in the West Indies through Customs positions, slave trading and lending money to planters. John Carr was one of the architects. The other architect was Robert Adam. Most of the furniture is by the most famous English furniture designer of the 18th century, Thomas Chippendale, who came from nearby Otley.

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1759 - John Carr - Robert Adam - Thomas Chippendale - Otley

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Lancelot Brown ("Capability" Brown) designed the grounds to which Sir Charles Barry later added a grand terrace.

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Lancelot Brown - Charles Barry

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The house is still the family home of the Lascelles family. Lord Harewood, George Lascelles, is the seventh Earl. His mother was Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.

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Lord Harewood, George Lascelles - Mary, Princess Royal - George V - Queen Mary

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