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GREAT HOUSE

 

Definition:

A large house dating from the 16th century onwards, built as a symbol of the wealth and status of the owner but not intended to be defensible unlike the castles and manor houses it replaced.
 

 

Parent Term:

HOUSE
 

 

Hierarchy:

TOP / DOMESTIC / DWELLING / HOUSE / GREAT HOUSE
 

 

show structures that have at least one GREAT HOUSE

Taken from the Building Types Thesaurus, (NMR Monument Type Thesaurus). ©2001 English Heritage

 

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