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Portal:Cliveden
{{about|the British mansion|Benjamin Chew's mansion in Germantown, Pennsylvania|Cliveden (Benjamin Chew House)}}
[[Image:Cliveden-2382.jpg|thumb|400px|View looking north from the Ring in the Parterre showing Terrace Pavilion and Clock Tower to the left with Lower Terrace and Borghese Balustrade below]]

(contracted; show full)al Trust also received from the Astors one of their largest endowments<ref name='NT10'>{{Harvnb|National Trust|1971|p=10}}</ref> (£250,000 in 1942 which is equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|250000|1942}}}}<ref>UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from [http://www.measureworth.org/ukearncpi/  Measure Worth: UK CPI]</ref> today). The Astors ceased to live at Cliveden in 1968, shortly after the [[Profumo Affair]] and Bill Astor's death.

==Interior==

[[Image:Cliveden Hall 1.jpg|thumb|right|The Hall looking towards the staircase]]
[[Image:Cliveden Hall 2.jpg|thumb|right|The Hall showing the fireplace]]⏎
The interior of the house today is very different from its original appearance in 1851–52. This is mainly due to the 1st Lord Astor who radically altered the interior layout and decoration c. 1894–95. Whereas Barry's original interior for the Sutherlands had included a square entrance-hall, a morning room and a separate stair-well, Lord Astor wanted a more impressive entrance to Cliveden so he had all three rooms knocked into one large one (the '''Great Hall'''). His aim w(contracted; show full)[[Category:Historic house museums in Buckinghamshire]]

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