Rupert Muldoon

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  • Rupert in his studio at Trafalgar Park
  • The centre block of Trafalgar was built as a Villa in 1733 to designs by John James of Greenwich. The house is situated high up on the brow of the chalk down with a commanding aspect of the River Avon below.
  • Front elevation. The North and South wings were added in 1766. Designed by John Wood the Younger.
  • House plan 1766
  • The house was originally called Standlynch Park. In 1814 the estate was purchased by the Nation and given to the heirs of Admiral Nelson’s family as a lasting tribute. An act of Parliament required the name of ‘Trafalgar’ to be instated.
  • Portico entrance designed by Nicholas Rivett in 1766. Rivett took the design for the Portico directly from the Temple of Apollo on Delos, Greece.
  • Billiard room
  • 30-foot cube Rococo plastered Entrance Hall
  • South Wing corridor. Restored 2003
  • South Wing corridor
  • The Cipriani room. Originally a music room, painted by Cipriani in 1733. Restored in 2000
  • Old kitchen, South Wing
  • Pillared entrance to the monumental corridor, North Wing
  • Monumental Corridor, North wing
  • North wing, Lady Juliana’s drawing room build 1766 with the ceiling designed by Nicholas Rivett.
  • North Wing view into Lady Juliana’s drawing room.
  • Old kitchen, North Wing
  • Poplar grove below the house on the River Avon.