Historic houses · London
Brocket Hall
Brocket Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brocket Hall is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Brocket Hall is a neo-classical country house set in a large park at the western side of the urban area of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The estate includes two golf courses and seven smaller listed buildings, apart from the main house. The freehold of the estate is held by the 3rd Baron Brocket. The house is Grade I listed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
On the parkland site were two predecessors: the first of these was built in 1239 as Watership or Durantshide Manor, and was early held variously of Hatfield Manor and the Bishop of Ely. A second predecessor was built about 1430: whereas in 1413 John Mortimer had held Waterships, it is known that in 1477 Thomas Brockett held both manors. The house was acquired by John Brocket in the early 1550s, and passed to his son Sir John Brocket (captain of the personal guard of Queen Elizabeth) on his death in 1558. The building and park owe much of their appearance today to Sir Matthew Lamb, 1st Baronet, who purchased the estate in 1746 and commissioned Brocket Hall to the designs of the architect Sir…
Visiting
Brocket Hall has been used as a filming location for film and television productions, and for music videos, including: Night of the Demon (1957), Murder with Mirrors, Johnny English Reborn, The Queen, Willow, and Pride and Prejudice featuring Colin Firth. It also was featured in the Inspector Morse episode, "Who Killed Harry Field?" (1991); in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "The Labours of Hercules" (2013); in an episode of EastEnders screened on 1 January 2017; in Holby City and in the TV series Victoria. The hall was used in the Shakin' Stevens video "You Drive Me Crazy" in 1980 and in 1983, for Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow". The British pop group Steps used it as the location…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8028, -0.2406
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Parish
- Hatfield
- Postcode
- AL8 7XH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
Sources
- wikidata: Q2663758 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brocket Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brocket Hall?
- Brocket Hall is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode AL8 7XH), in the parish of Hatfield.
- Is Brocket Hall a listed building?
- Brocket Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Brocket Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AL8 7XH. It sits within the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency.