Houghton: Then and Now

As the magnificent art collection of Sir Robert Walpole is reassembled in its original setting, Country Life compares photographs of Hougton Hall, then and now.

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Houghton Revisited

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Fig 1. The Stone Hall, Houghton, as presented for the exhibition.

Fig 2. The Stone Hall, Houghton, 1907.


Fig 3. The Saloon, Houghton, as presented for the exhibition.

Fig 4. The Saloon, Houghton, 1996.


Fig 5. The Carlo Maratta Room, Houghton, as presented for the exhibition.

Fig 6. The Carlo Maratta Room, Houghton, 2009.


Fig 7. The Tapestry Bedchamber, Houghton, as presented for the exhibition.

Fig 8. The Tapestry Bedchamber, Houghton, 2009.


Fig 9. The Marble Parlour, Houghton, as presented for the exhibition.

Fig 10. The Marble Parlour, Houghton, 2009.


Photographs: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, by Paul Highnam; 2 by Country Life; 4 by Tim Imrie-Tait; 6 by June Buck; 8, 10 by Will Pryce. All images are available for purchase from the Country Life Picture Library.


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