Galleries · East of England
Castle House
Castle House — in Dedham, Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Manningtree · 3.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Castle House is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Address: CO7 6AZ. Wikidata describes it as: "in Dedham, Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9500°, 0.9961°.
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Heritage listing
Castle House in Dedham, Essex, England, was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings from 1919 till his death in 1959. Architecturally the building contains a mixture of Tudor and Georgian elements. Shortly after his death his widow established The Violet Munnings Trust Fund in 1962 to establish and run an Art Museum in Castle House, in accordance with Munnings' wish that his pictures and estate be left to the nation.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dedham Vale
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle House in Dedham, Essex, England, was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings from 1919 till his death in 1959. Architecturally the building contains a mixture of Tudor and Georgian elements. Shortly after his death his widow established The Violet Munnings Trust Fund in 1962 to establish and run an Art Museum in Castle House, in accordance with Munnings' wish that his pictures and estate be left to the nation. In 1965 Castle House Trust was formed whereby the house itself, surrounding land, all of Munnings' paintings still in the possession of Lady Munnings, and further amounts of money and investments were made over to the Trust to form the basis of a museum of his works.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.9500, 0.9961
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Dedham
- Postcode
- CO7 6AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Nearest railway station
- Manningtree — 3.3 km
- Opening
- Apr-Oct PH We-Su 14:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.munningsmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050153 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle House, Dedham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Castle House, Sir Alfred Munnings Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1503395.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle House?
- Castle House is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO7 6AZ), in the parish of Dedham.
- Is Castle House a listed building?
- Castle House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Castle House a protected site?
- Yes — Castle House is part of the Dedham Vale National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Castle House?
- The nearest railway station is Manningtree, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO7 6AZ.