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Edmondsham House from the drive. The 18th-century wing by Francis Cartwright of Bryanston is to the left of the gabled stuccoed main front, which dates in part from the 16th century.

IN THE late 16th century, a group of professional stonemasons travelled widely in search of lucrative building work from wealthy landowners. They were led by master-mason William Arnold, a churchwarden from Charlton Musgrove, near Wincanton. He designed Montacute House and worked at Wadham College, Oxford, and Dunster Castle as well as remodelling Cranborne Manor between 1607 and …

 

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