Historic houses · East of England
Earsham Hall
Earsham Hall — country house in Earsham, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Earsham Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1707. Built in the Georgian architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Owned by Sir William Windham Dalling, 2nd Baronet. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Earsham, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.4575°, 1.3957°.
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Official information
Large Georgian house restored by the Derham family from a state of disrepair and decrepitude.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
Earsham House is a Georgian country house near the village of Earsham, Norfolk. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house is built in three storeys of red brick with a parapet and a slate hipped roof. It has a symmetrical 7-bay frontage, the middle 3 bays of which are recessed and fronted by a porch. A wing to the north-east contains the Duke of Cumberland's Dining Room. Other service wings are attached.
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Background
History
The site was originally occupied by large timber-framed buildings which were later encased in brick and are now subsidiary blocks to the present main hall. The present main hall was built attached to the previous buildings around 1707 by amateur architect John Buxton (1685–1731), who then sold it to Colonel William Windham in 1721. Windham had made a fortune during the South Sea Bubble and became the MP for Sudbury in 1722 and for Aldeburgh in 1727. It passed to his son William who served the Duke of Cumberland and was also an MP for Aldeburg and for Helston. He employed the architect Sir John Soane around 1784 to make a number of substantial improvements, primarily to the interior, but…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4575, 1.3957
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- South Norfolk
- Parish
- Earsham
- Postcode
- NR35 2AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Established
- 1707
Sources
- wikidata: Q17531622 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Earsham Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Earsham Hall, Earsham (geograph 3396891).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Earsham Hall?
- Earsham Hall is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR35 2AN), in the parish of Earsham.
- When was Earsham Hall built?
- Built or established in 1707.
- Who owns Earsham Hall?
- Earsham Hall is owned by Sir William Windham Dalling, 2nd Baronet.
- Is Earsham Hall a listed building?
- Earsham Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Earsham Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR35 2AN. It sits within the Waveney Valley parliamentary constituency.