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Houghton Lodge, Hampshire, England=Built in 1793 by the Bearnards (Motto=bear)Only recently have we discovered that the architect was John Plaw, a disciple of Nash, who designed the Brighton Pavilion. The house, originally symmetrical on all four sides (unlike many later buildings in the vernacular) stood apart from the stables and was originally thatched. It is, in fact, timber framed and the ...