Hinton House
| Hinton House | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hinton House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST41811239 |
| Location: | 50°54’29"N, 2°49’44"W |
| Village: | Hinton St George |
| History | |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
Hinton House is a large country house near Hinton St George in Somerset.
History
The house started life as a mediæval hall house and was rebuilt around 1500 by Sir Amias Paulet.[1] Alterations were made for successive Lords Poulett by Matthew Brettingham, John Soane, James Wyatt, and Jeffry Wyattville.[2] The Tower House was added around 1814.[3]
The design of the south front is based on Inigo Jones's Banqueting House in Whitehall.[2] The South Range is Grade II* listed.[4]
The former stable block which was built in the late 18th century, designed by John Soane, is also a Grade II listed building.[5]
Immediately south of the main house is a sunken garden, surrounded by low open balustrading.[6]
During the Second World War, the house was used by the St Felix School for Girls, evacuated from Felixstowe.[7] The estate was broken up in August 1968, when it was sold by the childless 8th and last Earl Poulett. The house itself was divided into several flats.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hinton House". Parks and Gardens UK. http://www.parksandgardens.org/places-and-people/site/1748. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Robinson, p.123
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056133: Tower House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1175284: Hinton House, South Range (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056134: Wyatt's Court (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1056132: Walls enclosing sunken garden immediately south of Hinton House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Robinson, p.124
- Robinson, John: 'Felling the Ancient Oaks' (Aurum Press, 2011) ISBN 978-1845136703