The Vyne - Summerhouse & Hundred Guinea Oak (Explored)

            Possibly the earliest domed garden building in England, the summerhouse dates from around 1635 and has been used as a banqueting house and a dovecote. Designed by John Webb and built in the shape of a Greek cross, it is one of two originally built.

Today, the remaining summerhouse is the focus of the formal garden with beds which reflect the shape of the structure itself. The bedding plants are chosen to complement the shades of the summerhouse during the seasons and the garden is enclosed by a yew hedge.

Frail but still standing, the Hundred Guinea Oak is now over 600 years old. William John Chute, who owned The Vyne in the late Georgian period, was offered £100 and later 100 guineas for the timber.

He flatly refused to sell the oak, which is at the top of the Lime Avenue.

Taken in: UK / England / Basingstoke and Deane District / Sherborne St. John (show map)

Taken on: January 8, 2024

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The Vyne

Hampshire

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Leica Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH

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Camera: Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240), f/8.0, 1/60 sec, 35mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240)
Lens:	Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-spot
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.3 (Windows)
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