Nibley House, North Nibley (geograph 3377328)
Nibley House, North Nibley in Gloucestershire is a Grade II* listed house on the English Heritage Register. The Neoclassical Georgian facade dates from 1763 behind which lies the Jacobean manor house built in 1609 by John Smythe the Elder, Steward at the time to Lord Berkeley. Nibley House is known as an example of exceptional Georgian design and for its stucco rococo style ceiling located in its drawing room thought to have been inspired by the work of the famous Swiss-Italian stuccoist Giuseppe Cortese. Today Nibley Hall is a private residence. Early residents John Smith (steward of Berkeley), John Smyth (1567-1640) built the Jacobean part of Nibley Hall in 1609. He was the steward and biographer of, and beneficiary of patronage from, the Baron Berkeley, Berkeley family of nearby Berkeley Castle. The numerous books that he wrote are highly regarded by historians and widely quoted as they accurately portray social conditions of that time. Shortly after his second marriage he bui ...
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