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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Goodnestone Park
is a stately home and gardens near the Canterbury-Sandwich village, in
the southern part of the village of Goodnestone, Dover, Kent. It is
approximately 7 miles (11 km) miles from Cantebury. The palladian house
was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet. His grandson, Brook
Bridges' daughter, Elizabeth, married Jane Austen's brother, and Austen
visited them on the estate regularly. Goodnestone House is a Grade II*
listed building, enlisted on 13 October 1952. The 15 acres (6.1 ha)
gardens are considered to be amongst the finest in southeastern England.
Inside, Goodnestone House has a prominent main staircase located in the
large hallway, with open string, enriched brackets, paired balusters.
They are alternately fluted and feature column-type balusters on
half-landings, with a swept and ramped handrail and dado panelling. The
3 eastern rooms of the property are believed to have been furnished by
Robert Mylne around 1770 with a central oval entrance hall with niches.
