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Spencers, Essex 
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
Circa Date: 1760
Status: Fully Extant
Great Yeldham, Essex, England
Circa Date: 1760
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Essex
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Great Yeldham
Latitude
52.016215
Longitude
0.562706
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1760
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Architects
| Designed | Northeast Greek Doric porch, doorcases, chimneys |
| Date | circa 1840 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade II
Gardens Listed As
Not Listed
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)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Grounds Only
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01787-238-175
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
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
Spencer family
A Past Seat(s) of
Viscountess Bateman (née Spencer), 18th century. Gregory Way, 18th century. R.A. "Rab" Butler, 20th century.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
The House was recast for Dowager Viscountess Bateman, the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland, after 1744. The northeast Greek Doric porch, doorcases, chimneypieces were added circa 1840. Explorer Augustine Courtauld owned the House between 1935-1959.
Collections
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Reference |
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