Basic Site Details
| Name: | Compton Verney |
| City or county: | Warwickshire |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Orangery demolished. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1761 | c. 1767 | Alterations and additions | Rebuilding of north and south wings, addition of portico, formation of great hall etc and probably designed orangery. |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Robert Adam | A | c. 1761 | c. 1767 | Rebuilding of north and south wings, addition of portico, formation of great hall etc and probably designed orangery. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| de Broke, 14th Lord Willoughby | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Brindle, Steven | 2000 | Compton Verney | Ed. R Bearman. Stratford-upon-Avon | pp108 and seq. | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||