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Crichel House (Critchill House) (More Crichel) 
Moor Crichel, Dorset, England
Circa Date: rebuilt in 1744 w/major remodeling in 1770s
Status: Partially Extant
Details: Burned 1742
Moor Crichel, Dorset, England
Circa Date: rebuilt in 1744 w/major remodeling in 1770s
Status: Partially Extant
Details: Burned 1742
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Dorset
Historic County
Dorsetshire
City / Town / Village
Moor Crichel
Latitude
50.87443
Longitude
-2.00953
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
rebuilt in 1744 w/major remodeling in 1770s
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Architects
| Designed | Additions for H.G. Sturt |
| Date | 1869 |
| Designed | Alterations to Entrance for H.S. Sturt |
| Date | 1831 |
| Designed | Italian Garden |
| Date | |
| Designed | Rebuilt House after fire, together with Francis Cartwright, for Sir William Napier, Bt. |
| Date | 1744-46 |
| Designed | Rebuilt House after fire, together with John Bastard, for Sir William Napier, Bt. |
| Date | 1744-46 |
| Designed | Interiors of principal rooms for Humphrey Sturt |
| Date | 1772-80 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
Burned 1742
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
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
LVII, 766 plan, 814, 874, 1925.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. I, 1818.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
No
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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
Marten family
A Past Seat(s) of
Humphrey Sturt, 18th century. Sir William Napier, Bt., 18th century. Lord Alington, late 19th-early 20th centuries.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
The manor house of More Crichel, circa 1615, burned in 1742 and was replaced by the present house.
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
In 1742 the original Tudor house of the Napier family was largely destroyed by fire. Crichel was rebuilt for Sir William Napier between 1744 and 1746 and extensively remodeled in the 1770s by Humphrey Sturt, who inherited the Estate in 1765. Sturt engaged James Wyatt to redesign the interiors; Wyatt employed Biagio Rebecca for painted décor, John Linnell and Ince and Mayhew for furniture, and John Devall for the chimneypieces. Edward VII visited Crichel in 1905.
Collections
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Circhel sits in a park of 400 acres and features a crescent-shaped lake covering 50 acres.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Barry Lyndon" (1975). “Maurice” (1987 - the Crichel Boathouse was the boathouse were Maurice and Scudder meet). "Emma" (1996 - as Donwell Abbey, Mr. Knightley's home).
Bibliography
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pgs. 109, 192, 231, 515, 1114 |
| Author | Pym, John |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 60 |
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