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Records from 1291 indicate that the estate had three corn mills and a fulling mill used for processing wool from the many sheep owned by the abbey. The latter was converted in the late 17th century to grind corn and is now the Stanway Watermill. Another source states that the work on the House began
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nozzle and is driven from a 100,000-imperial-gallon (450,000 L; 120,000 US gal) reservoir, above the canal in which it is situated. The reservoir is 530 feet (160 m) above the canal. The 12 inches (30 cm) diameter pipe which feeds the fountain is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
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around 1580 on the ruins of an earlier Tudor house, with construction commissioned by Paul Tracy, Richard Tracy's son. The triple-gabled Jacobean gateway was created by Paul's son, Sir Richard Tracy, in 1630. The water features were probably added by John Tracy who was the lord during 1724–35.
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The Long Canal was filled in around 1850 but was restored in the early 2000s, a necessary step to creating the current fountain, which was not an original feature of the estate. The mill pond was dredged and the eight ponds and the cascade were restored at about the same time.
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The Stanway Fountain was opened on 5 June 2004 in the grounds of Stanway House. The single-jet fountain, which rises to over 300 feet (91 m), is the tallest fountain in Britain (followed by
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The current earl recounted his understanding of the history of the property during a 2016 interview with the publication
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all have Grade I listings. The ancient tithe barn was built in about 1370 for Tewkesbury Abbey and restored in 1927.
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at 121 feet (37 m)), the tallest gravity-fed fountain in the world (followed by the Fountain of Fame at
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Stanway House, originally constructed in the late 16th and early 17th century for the Tracy family, is a
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for 800 years, then for 500 years by the Tracy family and their descendants, the
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In addition to the house, the gatehouse, the entrance courtyard gates, and the
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in 1859. The gatehouse was built in about 1630. The construction includes
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house plan of a central hall. The north-east wing, remodelled in 1913 by
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disaster. During some summer months, the property is open to tourists.
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The house has featured as a filming set for TV and movies including:
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The current owner James Charteris, then Lord Neidpath, now the
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Grade I listed historic house museum in the United Kingdom
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yellow stone and some Jacobean mullions and gables.
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Stanway, Gloucestershire
Coordinates
51°59′23″N 1°54′45″W / 51.98981°N 1.91237°W / 51.98981; -1.91237
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
Listed Building
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
www.stanwayfountain.co.uk
Jacobean
manor house
Stanway
Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury Abbey
Earls of Wemyss and March
Grade I listed building
Tudor
Detmar Blow
William Burn
Guiting
13th Earl of Wemyss and March
Thomas Cromwell
J.M. Barrie
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
Amanda Feilding
Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Grenfell Tower fire

Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Elizabethan
Cutsdean Quarry

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