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Blickling Hall (Blickling Park) 
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Started 1616
Completed 1627
Status: Partially Extant
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Started 1616
Completed 1627
Status: Partially Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Norfolk
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Blickling
Latitude
52.8102
Longitude
1.22914
Date
Start Date
1616
Completion Date
1627
Circa Date
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Architects
| Designed | Work for 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, probably including Orangery |
| Date | 1782 |
| Designed | Alterations and additions for Dowager Lady Suffield, including restoration of West Front, new arcades to wings, Clock Tower, and estate cottages |
| Date | circa 1823-30 |
| Designed | Alterations to West Range for 8th Marquess of Lothian |
| Date | 1864 |
| Designed | Simplified gardens |
| Date | 1930s |
| Designed | Parterre, together with W.E. Nesfield |
| Date | 1872 |
| Designed | Parterre, together with Matthew Wyatt |
| Date | 1872 |
| Designed | Pyramid Mausoleum |
| Date | 1794-96 |
| Designed | Redecorated state bedroom; added Orangery |
| Date | 1779-81 |
| Designed | Major alterations to House for John Hobart, 2nd Earl |
| Date | circa 1765-86 |
| Designed | House |
| Date | 1616-27 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade I
Gardens Listed As
Grade II*
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
2.S. Vol. II, p. 131, 1855.
Country Life
XVIII, 822, 1905. LXVII, 814, 902, 936, 1930. LXXXIX, 160, 1941.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. III, 1820.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01263-738-030
Fax Number
01263-731-660
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, 18th century. Marquess of Lothian, Kerr family. Dowager Lady Suffield, 19th century.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Sir Henry Hobart
House & Family History
Robert Lyminge designed Blickling between 1616 and 1627 for Sir Henry Hobart (the familly fortune was made in the law). The House is famed for its spectacular Long Gallery and superb plasterwork ceilings. King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza were probably guests at Blickling in 1671. Thomas Ivory designed major alterations for John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, between circa 1765 and circa 1786. William Ivory redecorated state bedroom in 1779. The three-story wooden clock tower was constructed between 1820 and 1830. The 11th Marquess of Lothian, Ambassador to Washington, left Blickling to The National Trust at his death in 1940; just before his death Lord Lothian helped to initiate the Country Houses Scheme of The National Trust, of which Blickling was one of the first acquisitions.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Blickling contains notable collections of furniture, pictures, books, and tapestries (particularly noteworthy is the "Battle of Poltava" tapestry of 1764, probably given to the 2nd Earl by Catherine the Great). The Ellys Library is especially good, and is probably The National Trust's finest library. Sir William Paston commissioned a large collection of statues for display at Oxnead Hall, Norfolk; of these, Nicholas Stone's statue of Hercules, circa 1640, is now at Blickling.
Comments
Blickling is considered one of England’s greatest Jacobean houses.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The 17th century fountain of Hercules and Diana is from Oxnead Hall. William Ivory’s Orangery dates from 1781. Joseph Bonomi designed the famous Mausoleum in 1794 as a 45 square foot pyramid that stands 40 feet high. W.E. Nesfield and Sir Matthew Wyatt together designed the parterre in 1872; Mrs. Lindsay remodeled the parterre circa 1930.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story" (2005).
Bibliography
| Author | Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pgs. 191, 805, 1126 |
| Author | Henderson, Paula |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Reference | pg. 197 |
| Author | Jackson-Stops, Gervase; Pipkin, James (Photographer) |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Reference | pg. 19 |
| Author | Tinniswood, Adrian |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Reference | pg. 2 |
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