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Sir Roger Newdigate rebuilt his country seat of Arbury Hall into one of the finest, though less well-known, Gothic monuments. It was a project that took 50 years to complete. Work began in 1748, and proceeded gradually. Newdigate opted for a specific medieval structure as a model, the opulently decorated Perpendicular Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Arbury Hall, unlike Strawberry Hill, is consistently decorated throughout with the rich architectural patterns of English Perpendicular, with flattened four-centred Tudor arches, tall, narrow tracery paneling, bay windows, and especially fan vaulting.
The photo shows a detail of bow window in the drawing room.
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