Charlton Park, Wiltshire

Charlton Park is a country house and estate in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the town of Malmesbury.

[3] Enlargement and alteration of the house, including the addition of the second floor and stair turrets, was completed in 1607.

[3] Major alterations were made in the 1770s by Matthew Brettingham the Younger for Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, with the rebuilding of the south front, additional stair turrets, and the roofing-over of the central courtyard to make a large domed hall; the interior was unfinished on Henry's death in 1779 and was not completed until the early 20th century.

[8] Parts of "Piece of Cake", a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the fictional life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the first year of World War II, were filmed here.

The squadron's officers' mess was set in the house, and Spitfire fighter aircraft were operated from the airfield.

Charlton Park House, entrance
Charlton park from the west, c.1800, Hendrik Frans de Cort