Description

Huntingdon BRAMPTON ROAD
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TL 27 SW 5/4 10.1.51. Hinchingbrooke House
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In origin an Augustinian nunnery suppressed in 1538 and between then and 1627 largely
rebuilt and extended by the Cromwells. There was a serious fire in 1830 and the
house was restored/rebuilt by Blore; it was further restored in 1894 and again in
the 1960's. During the most recent restoration the entrance to the chapter house
was discovered, but otherwise little of the medieval fabric is visible. The buildings
are irregular, and of 2 and 3 storeys. They are of stone and ancient brick, the
Blore rebuilding being in stone, and with a large wing in brick with stone dressings
of 1894. The buildings are castellated throughout and have many tall chimneys of
the Tudor type. The kitchen wing to the north has timber framed gables. The most
noteable external feature is the semi-circular bow window of the library, dated
1602 on the parapet. This originally had an open loggia on the ground floor, and
was moved and reconstructed in its present form by Blore in 1830. There are other
canted bays which also appear to be of Blore's rebuilding. The interior of the
main rooms was entirely rebuilt by Blore, mostly in a Jacobean character. Some
older fittings remain, the main staircase panelling by Vennard circa 1663, and the
library chimney piece dated 1580 are especially noteworthy, There is also the very
fine staircase from Rolls Park installed in the 1960's restoration by Marshall Sisson,
this is sumptuously carved, and dates from the late C17. (RCHM.10).

Listing NGR: TL2273971477

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Hinchingbrooke House at Wikipedia
• Hinchingbrooke House official website
• Wikidata Q5765720

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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