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Fornham Hall 
Fornham St. Martin, Suffolk, England
Circa Date: 1785
Status: Destroyed
Details: Demolished circa 1951
Fornham St. Martin, Suffolk, England
Circa Date: 1785
Status: Destroyed
Details: Demolished circa 1951
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Suffolk
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Fornham St. Martin
Latitude
52.269909
Longitude
0.71361
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1785
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Architects
| Designed | Decorated House for 12th Duke of Norfolk |
| Date | about 1824 |
| Designed | House |
| Date | 1785 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Destroyed
Extant Details
Demolished circa 1951
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)
2.S. Vol. I, p. 94, 1854. 2.S. Vol. II, p. 160, 1855.
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. IV, 1821.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Unknown
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Unknown
Primary Current Ownership Use
Unknown
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
Kent family, until 1789. 12th Duke of Norfolk, 19th century.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Sir Charles Kent, Bt.
House & Family History
James Wyatt designed House. House was remodelled in 19th century. 11th Duke of Norfolk purchased the House from the Kent family in 1789.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
19th century remodelling altered the House so drastically that it is thought the House which was demolished circa 1951 was a different one altogether from the original.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Holmes, Michael |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Reference |
| Author | Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference |
| Author | Harris, John |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Reference |
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