The architect thought to have been responsible for the initial design is William Winde, although the house has also been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe the design to be so similar to Roger Pratt's Clarendon House, London, that it could have been the work of any talented draughtsman.
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This feature of the house was removed by the architect James Wyatt when he modernised the house in the 18th century.
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The Great Dining Room, now the Library, has been greatly altered and all traces of Carolean decoration removed, first by James Wyatt in 1778 when it was transformed into a drawing room with a vaulted ceiling, and again in 1876, when its use was again changed, this time to a library.
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The owners of Belton are buried in the village of Belton's parish church close to the house.
As the Olympics grew near, in 2003 Gibney upped the ante yet again, recording 11th place at Belton Park in the Advanced section.
Belton House near Grantham, Lincolnshire, is attributed to him.
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