Compton Verney House

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Compton Verney House (grid reference SP312529) is an 18th century country mansion in Warwickshire which has been converted into the Compton Verney art gallery.

The building is a Grade-1 listed house built in 1714 and extended and the interiors redesigned by Robert Adam in the 1760s, and is set in more than 120 acres of parkland landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.

The estate was bought in 1921 by Joseph Watson, who became 1st Baron Manton in 1922, only 3 months before his death in a riding accident. The second Lord Manton sold the property to Samuel Lamb.

In 1993 it was bought in a run-down state by Littlewoods millionaire Sir Peter Moores and restored into a gallery capable of hosting international exhibitions. It is now run by Compton Verney House Trust, a registered charity.