{"id":4094,"date":"2024-03-12T16:37:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:53:09","slug":"littlecote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/","title":{"rendered":"Littlecote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote-ext-crop-e1710261372140.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/littlecote-ext-crop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote-ext-crop-e1710261372140.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"257,134\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Littlecote-ext-crop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote-ext-crop-e1710261372140.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4095 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote-ext-crop-300x156.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#Littlecote_House\" >Littlecote House<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#La_Grande_Salle\" >La Grande Salle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#Salle_Chinoise\" >Salle Chinoise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#Orangerie\" >Orangerie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#La_Bibliotheque\" >La Biblioth\u00e8que<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#Salon_Hollandais\" >Salon Hollandais<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#La_Chapelle\" >La Chapelle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#LEscalier\" >L'Escalier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/#La_Salle_Longue\" >La Salle Longue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Littlecote_House\"><\/span>Littlecote House<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<a href=\"#\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4094-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote_fr.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote_fr.mp3\">\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Littlecote_fr.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n<p style=\"page-break-after: always;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>La <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"stately home\">demeure<\/span> de Littlecote a <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"decorated\">orn\u00e9<\/span> son site pendant pr\u00e8s de huit si\u00e8cles, principalement sous la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de quelques familles <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"wealthy\">ais\u00e9es<\/span>. Tout au long de son histoire riche, ces familles ont investi dans un d\u00e9veloppement p\u00e9riodique, avec des intervalles prolong\u00e9s d\u00e9di\u00e9s \u00e0 la maintenance plut\u00f4t qu&#8217;\u00e0 l&#8217;expansion. Cependant, la dynamique a chang\u00e9 au XXe si\u00e8cle en raison d&#8217;un d\u00e9clin de la richesse aristocratique. La structure actuelle est un m\u00e9lange unique de l&#8217;ancienne <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"stately home\">demeure<\/span> et d&#8217;un h\u00f4tel contemporain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cette vue d&#8217;ensemble se concentre sur l&#8217;\u00e9tat actuel de la maison historique. Une grande partie de Littlecote remonte au XVIe si\u00e8cle, avec des expansions suppl\u00e9mentaires aux XVIIe et XIXe si\u00e8cles. Bien que l&#8217;int\u00e9grit\u00e9 architecturale de la maison soit largement pr\u00e9serv\u00e9e, ses contenus d&#8217;origine ont \u00e9t\u00e9 dispers\u00e9s. Certains objets sont expos\u00e9s dans des mus\u00e9es renomm\u00e9s, tandis que d&#8217;autres r\u00e9sident dans des collections priv\u00e9es. Les artefacts notables comprennent des peintures, des vitraux, des tapisseries, des armures, des livres, des documents, des meubles et des bijoux.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Grande_Salle\"><\/span>La Grande Salle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GrandeSalle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GrandeSalle.jpg\" alt=\"La Grande Salle\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Grande Salle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Le c\u0153ur de la <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"stately home\">demeure<\/span> est la Grande Salle, situ\u00e9e au centre. Le sol d&#8217;origine, datant d&#8217;environ 1550, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"decorate\">orne<\/span> toujours l&#8217;espace. Bien que les d\u00e9corations et les contenus d&#8217;origine ne soient plus pr\u00e9sents, la salle compte des vitraux dignes d&#8217;attention et un portrait du propri\u00e9taire du XVIe si\u00e8cle, Sir John Popham. Une petite collection d&#8217;armures est expos\u00e9e, la majorit\u00e9 \u00e9tant h\u00e9berg\u00e9e au Mus\u00e9e national de l&#8217;Armure \u00e0 Leeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Littlecote a v\u00e9cu une importance historique en tant que lieu o\u00f9 le roi Henri VIII a <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"wooed\">courtis\u00e9<\/span> sa troisi\u00e8me \u00e9pouse, Jane Seymour, consid\u00e9r\u00e9e l\u2019\u00e9pouse pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e d&#8217;Henri, qui est morte tragiquement en donnant naissance au futur roi \u00c9douard VI. Le <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"roundel\">rondel<\/span> dans la fen\u00eatre, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"decorated\">orn\u00e9<\/span> des initiales H et I, comm\u00e9more leur mariage. \u00c0 la mort de Jane Seymour, elle fut inhum\u00e9e au ch\u00e2teau de Windsor, et dix ans plus tard, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Henry joined her\">Henri l\u2019a rejointe<\/span> dans le repos \u00e9ternel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salle_Chinoise\"><\/span>Salle Chinoise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chinoise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chinoise.jpg\" alt=\"La Salle Chinoise\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Salle Chinoise<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cette pi\u00e8ce, vieille de 500 ans, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"contain\">renferme<\/span> des objets datant seulement de 200 ans. Elle donne acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l&#8217;orangerie construite il y a deux si\u00e8cles, offrant ainsi un aper\u00e7u de l&#8217;esth\u00e9tique historique.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Orangerie\"><\/span>Orangerie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Oranderie.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Orangerie.jpg\" alt=\"Orangerie\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orangerie<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>En vogue il y a environ deux si\u00e8cles, les orangeries <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"decorate\">ornaient<\/span> de nombreuses r\u00e9sidences prestigieuses, comme le Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles pr\u00e8s de Paris et le Ch\u00e2teau de Ferney pr\u00e8s de Gen\u00e8ve. Autrefois la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de Littlecote, les Wills, n\u00e9gociants en tabac, a vu l\u2019orangerie transform\u00e9e en piscine, aujourd&#8217;hui recouverte. Une piscine moderne occupe d\u00e9sormais l&#8217;emplacement des anciennes \u00e9curies dans le bloc de loisirs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Bibliotheque\"><\/span>La Biblioth\u00e8que<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bibliotheque.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bibliotheque.jpg\" alt=\"La Biblioth\u00e8que\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Biblioth\u00e8que<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Dating\">Remontant<\/span> \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9poque de l&#8217;orangerie, les contenus de la biblioth\u00e8que r\u00e9sident aujourd&#8217;hui \u00e0 la Bodl\u00e9ien Library d&#8217;Oxford. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, cet endroit a servi de <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"head quarters\">quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/span> \u00e0 un r\u00e9giment de parachutistes am\u00e9ricains en raison de l&#8217;activit\u00e9 militaire intense dans la r\u00e9gion. Un petit mus\u00e9e occupe d\u00e9sormais la salle longue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salon_Hollandais\"><\/span>Salon Hollandais<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hollandais.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hollandais.jpg\" alt=\"Le Salon Hollandais\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Salon Hollandais<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>T\u00e9moin du XVIIe si\u00e8cle, le Salon Hollandais rappelle les conflits entre l&#8217;Angleterre et les Pays-Bas. D\u00e9cor\u00e9e par des prisonniers de guerre hollandais pr\u00e8s de Littlecote, elle pr\u00e9sente des images du h\u00e9ros fictif espagnol Don Quichotte, et notamment, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"a web\">une toile<\/span> d&#8217;araign\u00e9e, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"a spider\">une araign\u00e9e<\/span> et des <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"flies\">mouches<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Chapelle\"><\/span>La Chapelle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chapelle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chapelle.jpg\" alt=\"La Chapelle\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Chapelle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Construite \u00e0 la m\u00eame \u00e9poque que la Grande Salle, la chapelle remonte \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e8re du Commonwealth (1645-1660), pendant la gouvernance autoritaire d&#8217;Oliver Cromwell. Il \u00e9tait courant \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque que les grandes demeures abritent une chapelle substantielle. <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"The Wills family added an organ to it\">Les Wills y ajout\u00e8rent un orgue<\/span> \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9poque victorienne.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>L&#8217;Escalier<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Escalier.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4872\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Escalier.jpg\" alt=\"L'Escalier\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L&#8217;Escalier<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Install\u00e9 il y a 500 ans, cet escalier est fabriqu\u00e9 \u00e0 partir de bois d&#8217;arbres vieux de 500 ans, <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Dating\">remontant<\/span> ainsi \u00e0 la conqu\u00eate normande il y a 1000 ans, t\u00e9moignant de la richesse historique de sa construction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Salle_Longue\"><\/span>La Salle Longue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Longue.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/littlecote\/one-point-perspective-room-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,613\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"One-Point-Perspective-Room\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/saint-christophers-hosting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/One-Point-Perspective-Room-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4872 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Longue.jpg\" alt=\"La Salle Longue\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Salle Longue<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Construite il y a un <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"500 years\">demi-mill\u00e9naire<\/span>, la salle longue, bien que largement vide aujourd&#8217;hui, servait autrefois d&#8217;espace <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"many uses\">polyvalent<\/span> de divertissement. Elle abrite actuellement une table de snooker, pr\u00e9servant son h\u00e9ritage historique en tant que lieu de loisirs et de <span class=\"atp-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"relax\">d\u00e9tente<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Littlecote House &nbsp; Introduction La demeure de Littlecote a orn\u00e9 son site pendant pr\u00e8s de huit si\u00e8cles, principalement sous la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de quelques familles ais\u00e9es. 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